grounded aircraft Arriving in India are 276 travelers.

Paris : On Monday, a ROMANIAN plane carrying 276 passengers—mostly Indians—departed for India, four days after they were taken into custody by French officials at a Parisian airport on suspicion of "human trafficking." "Shortly after 14:30 pm (local time), the plane—which had been grounded since Thursday—departed,” stated BFM TV, a French news radio and television network. The 303-person charter flight headed for Nicaragua that took off from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was forced to land at the Vatry airport, 150 km east of Paris, on Thursday over suspected “human trafficking”. The passengers include a 21-month-old child and 11 unaccompanied minors. On Sunday, the French authorities allowed the A340 aircraft, operated by Romanian company Legend Airlines, to resume its journey. According to the Marne prefecture, the plane had 276 passengers on board.

In fact, 25 people—including two minors—have declared their desire to seek for asylum and are still in France. The station reported that two more people who were taken before a judge on Monday were freed and put on aided witness status. The Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport will analyze the asylum application. The aircraft was originally scheduled to take off at ten in the morning. However, according to media accounts, some of the passengers objected to leaving the aircraft and delayed its departure. "I appreciate the kindness and promptness of the French government and Vatry Airport in resolving the issue and allowing the Indian passengers to go back home."

Additionally, for closely collaborating with the embassy personnel, who is on site constantly to guarantee welfare and a smooth and safe return. In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in France expressed gratitude to Indian agencies as well. The aircraft is expected to land in the United Arab Emirates before continuing on to Mumbai. Liliana Bakayoko, the attorney for the airline, claimed that the circumstances were unclear for a long. Speaking to BFMTV, she said that some travelers had initially refused to board the aircraft on Monday morning because they did not want to go back to their home country. 

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