The Airbus A340 is scheduled to depart from the airport on Monday after receiving approval from the French Civil Aviation Authority.
A passenger plane carrying more than 300 Indian passengers detained at a French airport since Thursday has been allowed to depart following an investigation into human trafficking allegations, French authorities said.
French prosecutors said Sunday that the plane’s departure from Vatry airport, 150 kilometers (95 miles) east of Paris, was canceled after two days of questioning the passengers over suspicions they may be victims of human trafficking. gave the go-ahead.
The Airbus A340 is scheduled to depart on Monday after the French Civil Aviation Authority secured final approval for departure, and a lawyer for Romania-based Legend Airlines said most of the stranded passengers would return to India. Stated.
Two passengers have been detained since Friday as authorities investigate whether they traveled for a different purpose than the other passengers, and “under what circumstances and for what purpose.”
Several other passengers have also applied for asylum in France, according to the local government.
The Nicaragua-bound airliner stopped for refueling in Vatry on its way from Fujairah airport in the United Arab Emirates, after authorities received an anonymous tip that it may be carrying human trafficking victims. I was restrained.
The plane’s passengers, including a 21-month-old child, have since been confined at the airport, where local authorities say beds, toilets and showers have been set up for their stay.
After police stopped the plane, authorities turned the airport into a makeshift courtroom, filling the terminal with judges, lawyers and interpreters for an emergency hearing to determine whether the passengers could be detained any longer.
The Indian embassy in Paris posted on X on Saturday that consular staff were working with French authorities to “resolve the situation as soon as possible.”
François Procureur, president of the Chalons-en-Champagne Bar Association, told local television that the hearing was “unprecedented.”
“I am surprised by the developments in the waiting room,” Procurer told BFM TV. “People should have been informed of their rights, and clearly they were not.”
