No fewer than 200 Nigerians at Stansted Airport, London are presently stranded and protesting after they were forced to disembark from a Nigeria-bound Titan Airline.
One of the stranded passengers exclusively explained to Vanguard that the flight was billed to take off 7am, August 15, but was rescheduled for 10am, then 1pm.He explained further that “the minimum amount paid by a passenger was N411,000. The pilot told us that they (Nigerian government) refused him landing permit which was granted before now.
“We were forced to pay COVID-19 test in Nigeria after undergoing one test here in the United Kingdom. All of us were forced to pay N50,400 to the hospital for test when we get to Nigeria,” he said.
The passenger also said that the requirements for boarding the aircraft include: “Nigerian passport, COVID-19 test results, payment for another COVID-19 test in Nigeria.
“The police chased us out of the aircraft without making another arrangement for us.” As at press time, efforts are in place to get the Nigerian government’s reaction on the development.
Vanguard
