Air Peace has found an alternative carrier acceptable to the UK authorities to carry out the evacuation a day later than scheduled.
The evacuation of stranded Nigerians from the United Kingdom has suffered a delay because the UK government denied Nigeria’s Air Peace landing permit, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, said Sunday night., London on Monday, the airlift of about 584 Nigerians has been rescheduled for Tuesday at Gatwick Airport London.
While Air Peace airline had evacuated over 300 Nigerians from the UK about a fortnight ago, the reason for the UK’s sudden withdrawal of the landing clearance remains unclear. According to aviation experts, wet-lease which requires the leased aircraft to be operated by the crew of the company, often puts a prohibitive cost on the airline that hires it.
“The Nigerian government nonetheless expressed its gratitude to the management of the airline for its “commitments and patriotism in ensuring that our stranded nationals in the United Kingdom return home safely. He said it has to do with diplomatic issues yet to be revealed, while noting that the economic interest of the UK cannot be ruled out.
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