Johannesburg (CNN) -- A plane carrying Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana was turned away from Madagascan airspace Saturday as he tried to return from exile, his spokesman and the airline said.

Ravalomanana, who had been in South Africa in exile, took off from Johannesburg Saturday morning in what was his second bid to return to his home country.

But Ravalomanana's spokesman Patrick Gearing, in South Africa, told CNN that the civil aviation authorities on the Indian Ocean island had closed the airspace, refusing the plane permission to land.

By Saturday afternoon the plane -- and Ravalomanana -- were back in South Africa, said Gearing.

Ravalomanana was ousted in March 2009 through a coup backed by the military, which handed power to current President Andry Rajoelina, the youthful former mayor of Antananarivo.

Shortly before boarding his flight to the capital, Antananarivo, Ravalomanana said that he had just spoken with the Madagascan Prime Minister Omer Beriziky, who told him "everything was OK."

Speaking before the flight took off, Gearing said: "He has no control over what will happen to him when he arrives but he is prepared to face whatever comes his way."

Ravalomanana's previous unsuccessful effort to return last year came to an end in Johannesburg, when the airline he was using was told it wouldn't be allowed to land if he was on board.

Madagascar is in the process of implementing a peace agreement facilitated by a regional body, the South African Development Community.

Gearing says Ravalomanana met with South Africa's President Jacob Zuma Friday to thank him for letting him stay following his ouster.

Answer this series of questions:

1. Who was formerly the leader of Madagascar?
2. What was he trying to do?
3. Who was his spokesman?
4. What did he say?
5. Who did he tell that?
6. Did they let him land?
7. Where did they go after that?
8. When was he removed from office?
9. How?
10. Who became President?
11. Who was the Prime Minister?
12. What did he say?
13. What is Madagascar doing?
14. Who is facilitating it?
15. What's their name?
16. Who did he meet with?
17. Why?
18. For what?
19. When did he stay?
20. Who was the South African President?

Numbered answers:
1. Marc Ravalomanana
2. to return
3. Patrick Gearing
4. Airspace was closed.
5. CNN
6. No
7. South Africa
8. 2009
9. a coup
10. Andry Rajoelina
11. Omer Beriziky
12. everything was OK
13. implementing a peace agreement
14. a regional body
15. South African Development Community
16. South Africa's President
17. to thank him
18. letting him stay
19. following his ouster
20. Jacob Zuma