Mexico receives second plane that repatriated compatriates from Ukraine

Mexico City, 15 Mar A second Mexican Air Force (FAM) plane, which served to repatriate Mexicans and South Americans fleeing the Ukrainian war, arrived this Tuesday at Mexico City International Airport. With a final stop at Trenton Military Air Base, in the province of Ontario, Canada, the aircraft arrived in the Mexican capital shortly before midnight on Tuesday. Hours earlier, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) had reported that the plane, which had left Romania on Tuesday morning, bound for Mexico, was carrying 57 Mexicans and five Peruvian-Ukrainian citizens, in addition to five pets. In addition, 23 members of the crew and support team traveled, as well as representatives of various media who accompanied the rescue operation. According to diplomatic sources, the FAM plane has space for about 150 people and at first the rescue of some citizens of Central America was also contemplated. The aircraft, which departed on 11 March, carried 1.5 tons of humanitarian aid items on the outbound flight to Ukrainians fleeing the invasion of Russia that began on 24 February. This Mexican Air Force aircraft was the second to perform these functions after a first one that landed on March 4 with 81 people rescued, including 44 Mexicans, 28 Ukrainians, 7 Ecuadorians, one Peruvian and one Australian, as well as a dog. CHIEF jmrg/ig (photo)