Malaysia seizes Pakistan Airlines jet for unpaid dues, leaving passengers stranded


KUALA LUMPUR (Bloomberg): A Boeing Co 777 jet operated by Pakistan International Airlines Corp was impounded on May 29 in Kuala Lumpur over unpaid charges to a leasing company, forcing the carrier to send a replacement aircraft to pick up stranded passengers.

A Malaysian court ordered the plane to be seized on the lessor’s request, PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez Khan said in a statement.

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