PIA plane ‘held back’ by Malaysian authorities over UK court case

PIA plane ‘held back’ by Malaysian authorities over UK court case

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane prepares to land at Islamabad airport in Islamabad, Pakistan. File/Reuters



A Pakistan International Airlines plane has been held back by Malaysian authorities over a British court case, the airline said on Friday, adding that it would pursue the matter through diplomatic channels.

The Boeing 777 aircraft was seized after a court order, an airline spokesman said, and alternative arrangements were being made for passengers due to fly back to Pakistan.

“A PIA aircraft has been held back by a local court in Malaysia taking a one-sided decision pertaining to a legal dispute between PIA and another party pending in a UK court,” a PIA spokesman said in a statement.

The national carrier in a statement described the situation as “unacceptable” and said it had asked for support from Pakistan's government to raise the matter diplomatically.

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