Alitalia orders passengers to wear masks on busy flights

Alitalia is to enforce the wearing of protective masks on board flights if load factors mean passengers cannot be adequately spaced. The carrier has imposed the measure with immediate effect, part of the effort to combat the coronavirus outbreak which has affected Italy particularly badly. Alitalia is having to cope with severe restrictions to its operations as the govt attempts to bring the situation under control. Passengers will be asked to provide themselves with a protective mask before boarding, and such masks “must be worn” if a large number of passengers means a 1m interpersonal spacing cannot be maintained. Alitalia warns that it could deny boarding to passengers who do not have a mask in their possession. <br/>