Nigerians were stranded at Egypt’s Aswan Airport on Wednesday.
WITHIN NIGERIA learned that the delay in the airlift of stranded Nigerians at Aswan Airport is due to specific requirements from Egyptian authorities for allowing entry into their country.
Nura Rimi, the Nigerian Ambassador to Egypt, revealed that Egypt had granted Nigeria’s approval, but with several conditions.
These requirements include detailed information about the aircraft, a commitment to transport citizens directly to the designated airport, a comprehensive list of evacuees with passport numbers and valid travel documents, and the presence of Nigerian government officials at the points of embarkation.
When 26 more people attempted to board the Air Peace and NAF C130 planes, the situation became even more complicated.
Egyptian authorities refused to allow the additional passengers to remain at the airport or return to the border.
After consulting with officials, the pilots determined that they could not safely transport any more passengers with excess luggage.
However, it appears that the problem has been resolved, with Air Peace transporting all luggage and the NAF C130 aircraft transporting the additional passengers.
An official that spoke with Punch said;
Eventually, Air Peace took all the luggage & C130 carried the extra people.
The stranded Nigerians were rescued from Sudan which is currently going through a rival war.