JOHANNESBURG Jan 21 (Reuters) – Ousted Madagascar
leader Marc Ravalomanana was boarding a South African Airways
plane on Saturday to return home after nearly three years in
exile, a spokesman said.
“He is about to climb onto the plane and is departing out of
the state protocol lounge. The airline has said they will allow
him to board,” a spokesman for the former president told
Reuters.
The plane is scheduled to depart at 10 a.m. (0800 GMT) and
is expected to land in the capital Antananarivo at 3 p.m. 1200
GMT).
(Reporting by Ed Stoddard; editing by Tim Pearce)
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