Madrid .- About 20 Spanish stay in Libya waiting to leave the country, but are scattered throughout the territory of Libya, said today as the director general of Consular Affairs, Santiago Cabanas. Cabanas, told reporters after the arrival this evening at Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid) of the plane of the Spanish Air Force sent to Tripoli to evacuate some 40 Spanish, said that despite the instability in the country is confident that last nationals to leave as soon as possible.
However, will not confirm how the landlocked country and has secured several options being considered by boat and plane. The diplomat added that other Spanish, most of them married to Libyans, did not see fit to leave the country and prefer to stay with their families. Cabanas has described as complicated the situation in Tripoli airport, which is overcome and the crowded terminal waiting to leave the country.
In this regard, said that the Libyan authorities have contributed to the departure of the Spanish and underlined the work of the Spanish Government to facilitate the departure of nationals in collaboration with various Spanish companies operating in Libya. The aircraft of the Spanish Air Force sent to Tripoli has landed this evening at 00.10 hours at the airbase of Torrejon de Ardoz (Madrid).
In the aircraft have traveled 124 passengers of which about 40 are Spanish and the rest from 17 other nationalities, among others, Mexican, British, Canadian, Portuguese, Venezuelan, Uruguayan Finnish, Ukrainian, Romanian and Congolese. A military base have gone dozens of family members and some consulates that have left the airport without comment.
The Government has provided two vans for those evacuees who have no consular representation destination for those looking to leave Madrid, Terminal 4 Madrid-Barajas airport and railway station Atocha. 
However, will not confirm how the landlocked country and has secured several options being considered by boat and plane. The diplomat added that other Spanish, most of them married to Libyans, did not see fit to leave the country and prefer to stay with their families. Cabanas has described as complicated the situation in Tripoli airport, which is overcome and the crowded terminal waiting to leave the country.
In this regard, said that the Libyan authorities have contributed to the departure of the Spanish and underlined the work of the Spanish Government to facilitate the departure of nationals in collaboration with various Spanish companies operating in Libya. The aircraft of the Spanish Air Force sent to Tripoli has landed this evening at 00.10 hours at the airbase of Torrejon de Ardoz (Madrid).
In the aircraft have traveled 124 passengers of which about 40 are Spanish and the rest from 17 other nationalities, among others, Mexican, British, Canadian, Portuguese, Venezuelan, Uruguayan Finnish, Ukrainian, Romanian and Congolese. A military base have gone dozens of family members and some consulates that have left the airport without comment.
The Government has provided two vans for those evacuees who have no consular representation destination for those looking to leave Madrid, Terminal 4 Madrid-Barajas airport and railway station Atocha.
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