I wouldnt call the pilot 'racist',i would call him 'silly',..they can work out a better system,such as,..they can ask them to take off their veils and show their faces to a female attendent,
I was gonna say that, When we went on PIA a women attendent checked all the females! SURLEY that is better than this ...unless....the women in russia are scared that once then touch a part of the Hijab IT WILL BLOW UP AND BAM THEY WILL BE SPLATTED LIKE JAM!....