Russia's Aeroflot allocates special seating to maskless passengers

Aeroflot said Tuesday it would designate a special seating area on its aircrafts for passengers refusing to wear medical masks. Aeroflot spokeswoman Yulia Spivakova said: “Dedicated seats are allocated to passengers who declare their refusal to use masks after (the aircraft’s) doors close.” She added this was a common practice worldwide and a necessary measure. Aeroflot said on Monday that passengers would only be allowed to board its flights wearing a mask that fully covered their mouth and nose. Russia grounded international commercial flights during the coronavirus lockdown it imposed earlier this year. It has since resumed flights to some destinations, including the UK, Turkey and Tanzania.<br/>