“Everyone wanted to go home as soon as possible, but it didn't work out ... When I found out the news of the cancellation, I was furious, but I understand why this happened,” Zlodeev told TASS.
He also added that no one personally addressed him with comments regarding sanitary masks.
“When we got on the plane, a steward came up to us and reminded us that masks should cover our nose all the time.
He suggested new masks - that's all.
Then they announced that they had to get off the plane, ”said the hockey player.
He clarified that no one shouted or behaved indecently on the plane.
Earlier, the manager of the youth national team of the Czech Republic Otakar Cerny commented on the incident with the removal of the team from the Calgary (Canada) - Frankfurt am Main (Germany) flight.
Ivan Didkovsky, forward of the Russian youth ice hockey team, also spoke about the incident with the team's removal from the Calgary (Canada) - Frankfurt-am-Main (Germany) flight.
On January 1, the Russian youth team was removed from the flight due to a violation of the mask regime.