Chinese nationals leave Mexico City in chartered plane

Source: Xinhua | 05-05-2009 21:42

MEXICO CITY, May 5 (Xinhua) -- A total of 79 Chinese citizens left Mexico City early Tuesday aboard a chartered flight sent by the Chinese government.

Chinese ambassador to Mexico Yin Hengmin (R) says good-bye  to Chinese citizens waiting for boarding at Benito Juarez  international airport in Mexico City, capital of Mexico,  May 5, 2009. A total of 79 Chinese citizens left Mexico  City early Tuesday aboard a chartered flight sent by the  Chinese government. The plane took off from Mexico City,  heading towards Tijuana, northern Mexico, to lift 20 more  Chinese before returning to China. (Xinhua/David De la Paz)

The plane took off from international airport Benito Juarez at about 3:05 a.m. local time (0805 GMT), heading towards Tijuana, northern city on the U.S.-Mexico border, to lift 20 more Chinese before returning to China.

China sent the chartered flight after an agreement with Mexico, the epicenter of the A/H1N1 flu outbreak, to send chartered flights to each other's countries to bring back their stranded nationals.