31.   She claims she only acted as an agent when arranging the flight for another person and is not responsible for the costs of the jet.

32.   The charter company said in its affidavit that Mandela had confirmed that she would make the payment when she arranged the flight to the Angolan capital.

33.   The flights were arranged after agreement was reached with aviation authorities in India, which announced the airspace ban last Thursday, the spokesman said.