By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
After a video making the rounds on some Nigerians stranded in Chad aboard an Airfrance plane. Airfrance has responded to the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo giving further information
Honorable Minister,
Our flight AF878 scheduled to connect N’Djamena to Abuja, then Paris-Charles de Gaulle, on Friday May 31, 2024, has been cancelled due to a heavy storm in N’Djamena. Before takeoff, the aircraft A330’s hull was damaged. The aircraft is grounded in N’Djamena.
Air France reiterates that the safety of its customers and crews is its absolute imperative. Therefore, the company has taken care to accommodate all customers in hotels guaranteeing the best conditions of safety and comfort, in the vicinity of N’Djamena airport. A part of our customers will be able to board AF820 on Sunday June 2 at 7.45pm (landing in Abuja at 9.15pm), and the other part will be able to board AF 4191 on Monday June 3 at 8.15am (landing in Abuja at 10.15am).
Air France regrets the inconvenience caused by this situation.