Air Moldova Airbus A319 Impounded In Dublin By High Court Order
An Air Moldova Airbus A319 has been impounded in Dublin following an order from the high court. The aircraft cannot depart Dublin Airport after a court ruled in favor of Just Us Air SRL, represented by the law firm Crowley Millar.
From time to time, aircraft are seized. Typically such action may be taken if an airline ceases operations to protect creditors. However, we have also seen similar situations happening involving active airlines. A month ago, a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 was impounded in Malaysia over a British court case.
Air Moldova Airbus A319 impounded
An Air Moldova Airbus A319 registered as ER-AXL has been impounded in Dublin. The aircraft flew from Chisinau (KIV) to Dublin (DUB) on Tuesday, February 9th, as 9U831. Following a turn around in the Irish Capital, it was due to return to Chisinau at 00:05 yesterday. Crew and passengers found themselves stranded in Dublin when the aircraft was unable to leave Dublin.
According to Flying In Ireland, the aircraft was ordered to be seized by the high court last week. It seems that only the plaintiffs were represented in the court. However, media were kept from reporting the matter until the aircraft had been secured. It appears that the court was worried Air Moldova would cancel their flight to Dublin had they known their aircraft would be seized.
Publicly available court records show that the law firm Crowley Millar represented Just Us Air against Air Moldova. According to breakingnews.ie, the aircraft was seized over €4.2 million awarded to the plaintiff by a Romanian Arbitrator. The publication reports that the case will return to court before the end of the month.
According to the IPN Press Agency, an airline spokesperson said,
“Given the restrictive measures in relation to flights introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of financial resources led to the suspension of payments for the accumulated debt. As a result, on February 9, after the 9U 831 Chisinau-Dublin flight, the Airbus 319 ER-AXL aircraft, after landing in Dublin, wasn’t authorized to fly back to Chisinau.”
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