After days of blockade: plane flown from France to India
According to the website "Flightradar24", the Airbus A340 operated by Romanian airline Legend Airlines landed there early Tuesday morning at around 4.00 a.m. local time. The French public prosecutor's office had given the go-ahead for the flight to take off on Sunday. According to the authorities, 25 passengers remained in France to apply for asylum. Among them were five minors.
On Thursday, the French judiciary prevented the Airbus A340 with 303 passengers on board from continuing its flight at Vatry airport, a good 130 kilometers east of Paris. According to the public prosecutor's office, there had been an anonymous tip-off that the people on board could be victims of human trafficking. During the investigation, the passengers were accommodated in the reception hall of Vatry airport and provided with showers and beds.
The plane had made a stopover in France on its way from the United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua. According to information from investigators, the Indian passengers may have been traveling illegally from Central America to the USA or Canada.
Two Indian passengers were brought before an investigating judge on Monday. The two men were initially accused of human trafficking. They were released after the hearing. However, they are still being investigated for aiding and abetting illegal entry, according to judicial sources. According to their lawyers, they were ordered to leave France immediately.
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- Despite being prevented from continuing their journey on Thursday, the Airbus A340 had originally planned to fly from France to Mumbai on Sunday, with the approval of the French public prosecutor's office.
- The blockade at Vatry airport triggered by human trafficking suspicions affected the journey of the Airbus A340, which had been in France for days.
- The passengers who remained in France for asylum applications included five minors, as reported by the authorities, leading to further investigations.
- The two Indian men accused of human trafficking, who were later released after the hearing, had initially flown on the Airbus A340 that made a stopover in France.
- Despite being discharged by the investigating judge, the two Indian men are still under investigation for aiding and abetting illegal entry, as per judicial sources.
- The blockade at Vatry airport resulted in the delay of the Airbus A340 flying from France to Mumbai, causing inconvenience to the passengers and potential disruption to travel schedules.
- The Human Trafficking allegations led to the detention of the Airbus A340 at Vatry airport, blocking its journey from France to Mumbai, India.
- The Public prosecutor's office in France intervened in the situation, examining the reports of human trafficking onboard the Airbus A340 before allowing its departure to Mumbai on Sunday.
Source: www.stern.de
