According to French authorities, the plane had 276 passengers on board when it took off for Mumbai, and 25 persons, including two minors, had expressed the wish to apply for asylum and were still on French soil.
Acting on an anonymous tip-off from the UAE, France detained the Romanian Airlines chartered flight. India and France worked together to repatriate the stranded Indians to Mumbai.The Indian Embassy in Paris expressed gratitude to the local administration for the prompt resolution.
France has granted permission for a chartered plane carrying 303 Indians, previously grounded on suspicion of human trafficking, to resume its journey. The airline s attorney stated that the plane will transport the majority of stranded passengers back to India. Local authorities worked through Christmas Eve to complete necessary formalities, transforming the airport into a temporary courtroom for emergency hearings.