Russia-Ukraine crisis: We have capacity to evacuate Nigerians – Max Air Chairman

March 4, 2022

Max Airline has said the airline has the capacity to evacuate fleeing Nigerians as a result of the war in Ukraine.

In a statement by Mr. Raymond Omodiagbe, Max Air General Manager of Operations, on Friday in Abuja, “One of the Max Air Boeing 747-400 arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Friday morning with the first batch of 416 passengers who were affected by ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine”.

“Max Air signed agreement with the Federal government to evacuate stranded students and other people affected by the war.

“Max Air deployed one of its Boeing 747–400 which left Nigeria yesterday evening to Romania where the stranded people were gathered for onward journey to home“, he said.