A flight conveying 329 stranded Nigerians in the United Kingdom has arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) said on Tuesday.
According to NIDCOM, Earlier, 261 stranded Nigerians had arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja at exactly 7pm.
NIDCOM said the flight was operated as a partnership between Air Peace and Air Wamos, a Spanish airline headquartered in Madrid.
Thousands of Nigerians have been evacuated back home from across the world since the pandemic disrupted world travel.
NIDCOM tweeted, “The Lagos flight landed at exactly 8 pm, This brings to 590 the total passengers evacuated from the UK today”.
“All Evacuees tested Negative to COVID-19 before boarding and are now on a 14-day SELF-ISOLATION as mandated PTF on COVID-19”.
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