The French have grounded the Indian-manned “Dunki” jet at Mumbai. What about the other twenty-five passengers?

Legend Airlines’ aircraft, which was headed for Nicaragua, had landed at Vatry on Thursday with 303 Indians on board when it was grounded by French authorities.Early on Tuesday morning, a charter aircraft carrying 276 passengers—mostly Indians—that had been grounded in France for four days due to allegations of human trafficking touched down at the Mumbai airport, according to news agency PTI. Just after 4 a.m., the Airbus A340 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was originally scheduled to arrive in Nicaragua but was stopped by French officials after its departure, touched down in Mumbai, according to flightradar24.com. At about 2.30 p.m. local time, it had taken off from the Vatry airfield near Paris.

The flight, which was being run by the Romanian charter company Legend Airlines and was headed for Nicaragua, had landed in Vatry on Thursday with 303 Indians on board for a technical layover on the way from Dubai when it was grounded by French officials.1. According to French authorities, when the aircraft took off for Mumbai, it carried 276 passengers. Up to twenty-five people—two of whom were minors—had indicated that they would like to petition for asylum and were still in France.

2. According to a French news channel, two more people were detained, produced before a judge, released, and given the status of assisting witness.

3. Of the 303 Indian passengers on board, 11 were unaccompanied minors when the Airbus A340 plane landed at Vatry airport.

4. The stranded travellers were given access to meals and hot beverages in the Vatry airport hall, as well as makeshift mattresses and restrooms and showers.

5. Following the aircraft’s landing at Vatry, a section dealing in organised crime looked into possible people trafficking as part of a judicial probe into the circumstances and intent of the journey.

6. According to news agency AFP, judicial sources stated that while the French authorities are still looking into possible immigration law violations, they are no longer looking into possible people trafficking.