PIA acquired plane on expensive lease during PML-N term: Ghulam Sarwar
Malaysian authorities seized PIA plane at Kuala Lumpur airport over unpaid dues on Friday.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Saturday claimed that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) acquired plane on expensive lease during tenure of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) term.
The aviation minister, while talking to media persons, said that PIA failed to pay lease on time due to coronavirus pandemic but Malaysian court issued order without listening to arguments of the airline.
He also said that PIA will appear before London court on January 22 and in Malaysian court on January 24.
Also read: Malaysian authorities seize PIA plane at Kuala Lumpur airport over unpaid dues
It is pertinent to mention here that Malaysian authorities on Friday have seized Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777 over being defaulter of lease payment.
According to details, the plane was taken into custody on court’s order at Kuala Lumpur airport with passengers on board.
It is to be mentioned here that the PIA plane was taken on lease from a Vietnamese company in 2015.
The national flag carrier’s spokesman said that the matter is under hearing at British court. We are trying to resolve the issue at government level, he assured.
