Xenophobia: South African authorities again frustrate evacuation of Nigerians
The airline had volunteered to evacuate Nigerians willing to return to the country following the recent violence against foreigners in the southern African country.evacuated the first batch of 187 Nigerians from South Africa.
However, Mr Allen Onyema, Chairman of Air Peace, told NAN in Lagos that the airline’s B777 aircraft deployed for the operation was still on 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.
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