[Xenophobia] BREAKING: Nigerians’ evacuation delayed as authorities withhold landing permit from Air Peace SouthAfrica Nigeria
File copy: Returnees from South Africa who faced xenophobic attacks on arrival at the MMIA ... last Wednesday
The airline had volunteered to evacuate Nigerians willing to return home following the recent violence against foreigners in the southern African country.reports that the airline, in collaboration with the Federal Government had, on September 11, evacuated the first batch of 187 Nigerians from South Africa.
However, Chairman of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema, told newsmen in Lagos that the airline’s B777 aircraft deployed for the operation was still on a standby at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. “We did not take off at 1:00am as scheduled because South African authorities are yet to give us landing permit.“Our crew waited till 3:00 am, but when the permit did not come, they went back to the hotel.“We don’t want to speculate, but we are hopeful they will give the permit,” Onyema said.
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