“Road to peace” journey has been marred by challenges including technical, red tape and extreme logistical issues
President Cyril Ramaphosa's advance team meant to provide critical security in Kyiv, Ukraine, remained stuck on their plane in Poland on Thursday night because of aviation regulations and bureaucracy.
The journalists covering the mission travelled abroad with specialised police officers including the presidential protection services and the army, among others, were not allowed to disembark in Poland. The journalists on board were told there were “issues” with the plane that was meant to transport them to Rzezouw as the “chartered flight had not arrived”. An hour into the wait, they were told that Ramaphosa had departed in his jet, named Nkwazi, to Rzesouw to make his way to Kyiv, Ukraine.
After four hours of waiting the pilot and crew went to the back of the plane where they were heard talking about the matter.
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