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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Shweta Sharma

Passengers had valid visas, says lawyer for charter airline in ‘donkey flight’ investigation

REUTERS

Passengers on a flight that was grounded in France for four days over suspicions of human trafficking had valid documents and visas, a lawyer for Romania-based charter carrier Legend Airlines said.

The airline’s Airbus A340 arrived in Mumbai, India on Tuesday carrying 276 passengers after its original flight to Nicaragua from the UAE was grounded in rural Vatry, in the Champagne region, where it had stopped to refuel.

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