Efforts by some Ghanaians who are stranded in Nigeria as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic induced lockdowns to return home may have hit a snag as they say the amount being charged for the one way flight too high. According to a press release from the Ghanaian High Commission, Abuja weekend, those willing to go back home will pay the sum of $800. This sum is to help facilitate their return home via a chartered flight, as announced by Ghana’s High Commission. In a notice issued in Abuja, the Commission noted that arrangements are being made for a chartered flight with Africa World Airlines (AWA) to evacuate these persons ‘possibly on Tuesday 2nd June, 2020’.
The cost, it stated, ranges from $800-1,000 for a flight from Abuja to Accra and $700-$900 from Lagos to Accra, all depending on the maximum number of passengers available. Passengers are required to pay a mandatory cost of a 14-day quarantine before boarding. The move forms part of government’s efforts to evacuate or repatriate stranded Ghanaians from other countries. It comes after government received some over 200 citizens from Kuwait.
Kelechi Deca
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