The airplane left without the Angolan nationals and is scheduled to return tonight from a round trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and Tanzania with six Namibians to be airlifted from Luanda.
The Namibian embassy in Luanda has reportedly been informed by their host country's authorities that they are ready to receive their nationals.
The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation notified Air Namibia last night at 23h45 via email not to check any Angolan in on the repatriation flight.
"At 23h00 today, our ambassador in Luanda received information that the Angolan authorities are not ready to receive the 39 passengers, and they will not be allowed to disembark in Luanda should they board the aircraft," the ministry's email read.
Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, executive director of international relations and cooperation, referred The Namibian to the Angolan embassy for more information, which proved futile.
