Stranded Chinese tourists begin journey home

Chinese tourists who have been stuck at Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow since Saturday after a local airline went bankrupt are finally returning home, according to the Chinese embassy in Russia.

Jiang Wei, counselor in the consular office of the embassy, said the Russian Foreign Ministry and tourism authority were contacted when the incident happened, and the Russian government arranged to send the Chinese tourists back home as soon as possible.

About 290 Chinese tourists have been flown home so far, the embassy said.