While promising to update Nigerians on the outcome, the Minister urged Air France in Nigeria to issue a statement on the fate of those Nigerians immediately.
Some Nigerians on an Air France flight from Paris to Abuja are presently stranded in Chad, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has disclosed.
Keyamo, who made this known in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday, said he had directed the Consumer Protection Department of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to go into action and engage Air France to ensure the stranded passengers were brought to Nigeria.
He said they were stranded in Chad from where the flight earlier dropped some passengers.
While promising to update Nigerians on the outcome, the Minister urged Air France in Nigeria to issue a statement on the fate of those Nigerians immediately.
He wrote: "It has come to my attention that some Nigerians on an Air France flight from Paris to Abuja are presently stranded in Chad, from where the flight earlier dropped some passengers.
"I have immediately directed the Consumer Protection Department of NCAA to swing into action and engage Air France. We shall inform everyone of the outcome soon."
"Meanwhile, I urge @AirFranceNG to immediately issue a statement on the fate of those Nigerians," he wrote.