Chinese nationals fly home from Mexico

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-06-2009 09:28

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A chartered China Southern Airlines plane is bringing back home nearly 140 Chinese nationals who were stranded in Mexico. They boarded the plane both in Mexico City and in Tijuana, and are expected to arrive in Shanghai on Wednesday.

Chinese citizens wait 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 wait was finally over for these Chinese nationals who boarded the plane at Tijuana's International Airport.

Chinese student, Song Yi, said, "My family worried very much for me. They wanted me to come back to China, but I couldn't change the flight because all the tickets for May were sold out."

79 Chinese nationals boarded the plane in Mexico City. The rest boarded in the city of Tijuana which borders the United States.