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Evacuation of Nigerians in Canada suffers setback

The planned evacuation of over 200 Nigerians in Canada has suffered a setback following refusal of Canadian government to grant landing permit to the designated carrier, Air Peace Airlines.

Confirming the development, the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa, Canada, in a statement, said: “Due to some logistics issues that are beyond the control of the High Commission (failure to secure overflight and landing permits from the Canadian authorities in time), the Air Peace special flight No. APK 8711 that was earlier scheduled to depart from Canada to Nigeria on Thursday, 14 May, 2020 will not be taking place as previously scheduled.”

The High Commission said the challenges were as a result of the fact that Air Peace was flying the route for the first time.

“The High Commission opted for Air Peace because the airfare was relatively more affordable compared to the offers of other airlines that were contacted, coupled with the fact that only Air Peace had agreed to convey the evacuees from more than one location in Canada.

“The High Commission is awaiting information on the overflight and landing permit from the Canadian authorities and the new date would be communicated as soon as the clearance is secured. Any inconveniences caused by this painful development is highly regretted.”

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When contacted, the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had nothing to do with landing permit.

Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ferdinand Nwonye, who spoke with Daily Sun, said the flight was rescheduled indefinitely.

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