By our reporter| The United Kingdom has refused landing rights to an Air Peace airline flight deployed to evacuate stranded in that country.
The Nigeria high commission in London which made the disclosure on Sunday evening, said the evacuation flights from London Heathrow to Abuja and Lagos will now depart on Tuesday, July 14.
The flights, the High Commission said, will now depart from Gatwick Airport aboard an Air Partner flight.
The statement read, “This is to inform all prospective evacuees that have been issued tickets for the Air Peace flights departing on July 13, 2020, from London Heathrow to Abuja and Lagos, that due to landing clearance issues, the flights have been rescheduled to depart on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at 10:00am from Gatwick Airport.”
“Furthermore, Air Peace Airlines has contracted Air Partner to operate the flight on its behalf and any other information will be communicated directly to the passengers.
“In light of the foregoing, the mission wishes to extend its appreciation to the chairman and management of Air Peace Limited for ensuring that our stranded nationals in the United Kingdom returm home safely. ”
The federal government has been airlifting nationals stranded in different countries across the world back home following the imposition of travel restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus by many countries.
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