President Zelaya Failed to Land in Honduras

His plane circled the Tegucigalpa airport, but it could not land as the authorities had blocked the runway. Photo by BGNES

The jet plane of the Honduran ousted President, Manuel Zelaya, has failed to land in his country as the airport was blocked by military machines.

His plane circled the Tegucigalpa airport, but it could not land as the authorities had blocked the runway, the BBC reported.

After several failed attempts to touch down at Tegucigalpa airport, where military vehicles were placed on the runway, the plane eventually flew to Nigaragua, where Mr Zelaya met President Daniel Ortega.

The deposed Honduran leader went on to El Salvador where he was due to meet the presidents of Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay and the head of the Organization of American States (OAS).

Zelaya departed from Washington and was hoping to fly home, despite warnings from the self-declared interim government that he would not be allowed to land.

The new government, which said it came to power through due legal process, is offering to negotiate with the international community, the BBC reported.

But it says one thing is not negotiable and that is the return of Mr Zelaya to the presidency, our correspondent says.

 

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