Malaysia Seizes Pakistan Airlines Jet for Unpaid Dues, Leaving Passengers Stranded
A Pakistan International Airline plane taxis on the runway in Islamabad.
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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.