MALAYSIA – A PIA Boeing 777 registration APBMH operating flight was seizedat the Kuala Lumpur airport on Friday on the orders of a local Malaysiancourt over nonpayment of the aircraft lease dues.
PIA had failed to pay the lease amount to the leasing company which led itto the court. Alongside the lease rate, there are other payments that arepending, and have been showed as ‘profits’ by the air force management ondeputation PIA, headed by Air Marshal Arshad Malik.
The crew informed that they were prepared for the departure with passengerson board, when they were told to standby as the local authoritiesrestricted the departure upon the court orders.
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PIA was well aware of the fact that the amount of the aircraft was unpaid,yet, allowed the same aircraft to fly to Kuala Lumpur. The situation wasquite embarrassing for the crew, passengers, reputation of the airline andthe country. Air Marshal Arshad Malik and his team is liable for suchnegligence for putting the reputation of country’s aviation on stake.
