Iranian airliner with passengers on board seized at Istanbul over €3-million debt
Passengers and crew were removed after court-ordered enforcement officers acted on a creditor claim of about €3 million, Anadolu Agency reported.
- On Monday, court-ordered enforcement officers seized a Caspian Airlines Boeing 737 at Istanbul Airport over an approximately €3 million debt claim, stranding passengers who had boarded the aircraft before departure.
- The seizure followed the Treasury's September 8 imposition of secondary sanctions on 27 Iranian airlines under Operation Economic Outcast, which warned foreign airports and service providers that servicing Iranian carriers risks exclusion from the U.S. dollar system.
- Daily international flights from Tehran fell from 80 to around 41 by Monday, as Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and Qatar Airways suspended routes or cited airspace restrictions amid deteriorating conditions.
- Following the incident, Tehran filed formal complaints with the International Civil Aviation Organisation and the International Court of Justice, as passengers and cabin crew were removed from the aircraft.
- While Mahan Air suspended flights to Turkey and Oman, China, Russia and Pakistan continue maintaining services to Iran; Caspian Airlines, a Tehran-based carrier founded in 1993, operates Boeing 737s on international routes despite mounting pressures.
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Turkey seized an Iranian airliner over an alleged unpaid debt of 3 million euros.
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Kenya InsightsIranian Airlines plane seized by Turkey over millions in unpaid debts, stranding Iranian passengers
Notably, the seizure came a week after the US imposed secondary sanctions on Iran’s aviation sector, prompting airports and airlines across the region to cancel flights to and from Iran for the fores
Turkish bailiffs boarded a Caspian Airlines Boeing 737 in Istanbul as passengers were preparing to depart and served it with a €3 million debt payment order before takeoff. The seizure came days after US secondary sanctions on Iran's aviation sector took effect, cutting international flights at Tehran's main airport in half.
IRANIAN PLANE SEIZED: Turkey Grounds Caspian Airlines Jet With Passengers Aboard Over €3 Million Debt
Turkish authorities seized an Iranian Caspian Airlines passenger plane at Istanbul Airport as it was preparing to depart for Iran with passengers onboard, following a court order tied to approximately €3 million in unpaid debt. The Boeing 737-500 was grounded after lawyers representing Turkish aviation services company ACM Temsil Gozetim arrived at the airport with […]
aljazeera.net
sawaleif.comThe authorities in Turkey seized an Iranian aircraft and prevented it from proceeding from Istanbul airport minutes before taking off because of debts owed to a Turkish company worth $3.4 million.
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