UK's Only Giant Pandas Return to China

After a 12-year stay at Edinburgh Zoo, pandas Yang Guang and Tian Tian embark on a 'first-class' journey back to their homeland.

Yang Guang and Tian Tian, the UK's only giant pandas, are returning to China after 12 years at Edinburgh Zoo.
The pandas are traveling in specially designed metal crates on a chartered plane, described as 'first-class bedroom accommodation'.
The pandas' journey includes a handover of responsibility for their welfare from the UK to China at the halfway point of the flight.
Despite efforts, the pandas did not produce a cub during their stay at the zoo, which was the initial aim of their transfer to the UK.
The pandas will undergo quarantine and health checks upon their arrival in China, where they will live at a sanctuary in Sichuan province's capital, Chengdu.