The aircraft took off after several hours of delay by South African authorities
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The ministry told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday that the returnees were on board Air Peace Airline expected to touch down at the Murtala International Airport, Lagos, at 11. 15p.m.
The Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama, has said that the first batch of the Nigerian returnees from South Africa would depart South Africa for Lagos on Wednesday.
The union on Saturday noted that the gesture came in the wake of the recent xenophobic attacks that swept across parts of the former apartheid enclave recently leading to loss of properties and lives.
Obi, who earlier cancelled a scheduled trip to South Africa, appealed to government at all levels as well as well-meaning Nigerians to support those affected by the crisis
The Federal Government has concluded plans on how to bring back back home Nigerians in South Africa as a result of xenophobic attacks.
The plan by the Air Peace Airline to evacuate Nigerians in South Africa from September 6 suffered a setback as majority of those interested in the process have expired passports.
The Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, told newsmen in Lagos on Thursday that the airline was offering free flights for Nigerians fleeing from xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Air Peace Airline would commence the evacuation of Nigerians in South Africa from September 6, following recent attacks on Nigerians in that country.
Domestic airlines operating in Nigeria recorded 16,429 cases of delayed flights between January and June 2019 according to figures released by the Consumer Protection Department of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.
Kukah made the call on Friday while delivering a homily at the funeral mass of Chief Michael Onyema, father of the Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Mbosi in Anambra.
The Chief Operating Officer of Air Peace, Oluwatoyin Olajide, confirmed the development to newsmen on Monday in Lagos.
Tunji Oketunbi, General Manager, Public Affairs, AIB, confirmed the development on Wednesday in Lagos
The position of the Management was contained in a statement signed by its Safety Manager, Godfrey Ogbogu, on Wednesday
Air Peace, in a statement by its Safety Manager, Capt. Godfrey Ogbogu, on Wednesday said preliminary investigation by the airline indicated that the aircraft landed harder than intended by the pilot.
The plane, which had a female pilot, took off from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, crashed-landed as the female pilot tried to control the situation
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency has reopened the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for flight operations, following Tuesday’s incident involving an Air Peace aircraft at the airport.
The Accident Investigation Bureau says investigation into the Air Peace aircraft incident at Port Harcourt International Airports is still ongoing.
“They displayed the Nigerian resilience,” Air Peace Chief Operating Officer, Oluwatoyin Olajide, said in a statement.
Allen Onyema, Chairman, Air Peace, says Nigeria does not need the assistance of any foreign airline to establish a new national carrier for the country.