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A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation is scheduled to leave Monday for India, after an exceptional holiday ordeal at a rural French airport for four days.

A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation departed on Monday for India, after an exceptional holiday ordeal that left about 300 Indians en route to Central America blocked inside a rural French airport for four days.

French authorities are still investigating the aim of the original flight. The Legend Airlines A340 plane stopped Thursday for refueling in Vatry en route from Fujairah airport in the United Arab Emirates for Managua, Nicaragua, and was grounded by police based on an anonymous tip that it could be carrying human trafficking victims.

The regional administration said that 276 of the original 303 passengers were en route to Mumbai, and that 25 others requested asylum in France.

A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation is scheduled to leave Monday for India

Vatry, France: A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation is scheduled to leave Monday for India, after an exceptional h...

VATRY, France (AP) — A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation departed Monday for India with 276 Indians aboard, authorities said. The passengers<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/276-indians-stuck-in-a-french-airport-for-days-for-a-human-trafficking-probe-have-left-for-india/">Read More</a>

French authorities worked through Christmas Eve and Christmas morning on formalities to allow passengers to leave France.

A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation has departed for India carrying 276 Indians blocked inside a rural French airport for days. Associated Press reporters outside