The Federal Government has confirmed a delay in the fourth evacuation flight for stranded Nigerians in South Africa after cracks were detected on the cockpit windscreen of the aircraft scheduled for the operation.
The development was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which said the aircraft could not depart from Johannesburg due to the safety issue.
The ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, said Air Peace has arranged to send a replacement aircraft to South Africa later on Wednesday to evacuate the affected passengers.
“We have a situation in Johannesburg, South Africa, regarding the operation of the fourth evacuation flight. The flight couldn’t take off because cracks were discovered on the windscreen in the cockpit. Air Peace will deploy another aircraft to South Africa later today to bring the returnees. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience,” Ebienfa said.
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