ANKARA, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - All 118 children being kept in a Turkish hotel in a dispute over unpaid accommodation will return home, the Russian consulate in Antalya said Wednesday.
"Twenty children have already gone to the airport and taken a flight home. The rest are giving evidence and filing complaints, and as soon as they are done with the procedure they will be taken to the airport," the diplomatic mission said.
"A plane, which was supposed to fly to Russia 6.35 p.m. local time (3.35 p.m. GMT), is waiting for the children at Dalaman airport, but has been delayed for the children," the consulate added.
Russian diplomats said that after the dispute, the owner of the Panorama Hotel, which is near the resort of Marmaris, stated he would never again work with the Moscow-based travel agent Spectrum, which organized the children's trip.
