Spanish migrant rescue NGO
Open Arms on Monday suggested flying the 130 migrants aboard its
rescue ship off Lampedusa from Catania to Madrid.
"To give the rescued migrants dignity they could transfer
them to Catania and from there take them to Madrid by plane,"
said Open Arms President Riccardo Gatti.
Gatti was speaking to journalists in the port of Lampedusa.
"Hiring a Boeing for 200 people comes to 240 euros per
passenger," he said.
"The Acquarius solution, last year, for a coast guard ship
cost 250,000 euros while the expenditure for the other ship was
not even known".
Open Arms earlier said Italy and Spain should respect a
reported deal and take the migrants to the safe port of Majorca.
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