New Delhi: A chartered aircraft took off for Mumbai on Monday after it remained grounded at Châlons Vatry Airport in northeastern France for four days because it had nearly 300 Indians onboard – all suspected to be victims of human trafficking.
The aircraft – operated by Legend Airlines of Romania – had 276 passengers aboard when it took off from Châlons Vatry Airport, 150 km east of Paris, leaving behind 25 people, including two minors, who expressed their wish to request asylum in France, according to a press release issued by the local authorities in Marne, a department in Grand Est region of France.
