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Iranian Plane Seized at Istanbul Airport Over 360,000 Rupees Debt; High-Voltage Drama Unfolds.
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News18•01-10-2026, 17:15
Iranian Plane Seized at Istanbul Airport Over 360,000 Rupees Debt; High-Voltage Drama Unfolds.
- •A Caspian Airlines plane, ready to depart for Iran, was seized at Istanbul Airport following a court order.
- •Passengers were already seated when the plane was stopped over an unpaid debt of approximately 360,000 rupees.
- •The action was initiated by 'ACM Temsil Gözetim,' an aviation service company claiming Caspian Airlines owed them around 3 million euros.
- •Iranian airlines face severe financial and technical difficulties due to US sanctions, preventing them from acquiring new planes or spare parts.
- •New stringent US sanctions have halved Iran's international flights, pushing its aviation sector into a major existential crisis.
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A Turkish court seized the Boeing 737 aircraft after an aviation service company claimed that Caspian Airlines owed approximately 3 million euros in unpaid debts for airport services.
Severe secondary sanctions and warnings issued under the US 'Operation Economic Outcast' led global airlines and neighboring countries to suspend routes, reducing Tehran's daily international flights from 80-90 down to 41.
Exasperated by the economic grip and aircraft seizures, Iran filed formal complaints with the United Nations, the International Civil Aviation Organization, and the International Court of Justice, stating the actions violate international aviation rules.
