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348 stranded Spaniards in Morocco arrive in Madrid with Iberia Airlines flight

Madrid, Apr 4 (EFE).- Almost 1,200 Spaniards or residents of Spain on Sunday boarded a ship or an aircraft chartered as part of a special mechanism to repatriate the roughly 4,000 people who remained stranded in Morocco when the Arab country last Tuesday closed its airspace to Spain for health reasons.The Balearia ferry set sail from the port of Tanger Med en route for Algeciras with 800 passengers on board shortly after 4:30 am local time, while at almost the same time an Iberia Airlines jet carrying 348 passengers departed from Casablanca for Madrid. (Camera: EFE).SHOT LIST: SPANIARDS WHO REMAINED STRANDED IN MOROCCO ARRIVED AT THE MADRID-BARAJAS ADOLFO SUÁREZ AIRPORT IN MADRID, SPAIN.SOUND BITES: SPAINARDS WHO ARRIVE FROM MOROCCO WITH THE IBERIA AIRLINES FLIGHT (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS: 1. THE FIRST WOMAN WITH RED SCARF.- The nightmare that dragged on for four has finally come to an end. The repatriation process was very quick this time (compared to last year). Last year, there were people left stranded in Morocco for like four months. We were lucky to have the seats on this plane.2. THE SECOND LADY.- We could return home thanks to our contacts, not because of the Consulate, not because of anyone. No one has contacted us.