Iraqi Airways’ chief asked to stay put in London
Published by Irhal
May 2- A judge on Friday ordered the chief executive of Iraqi Airways to remain in London till Wednesday in the aftermath of the disastrous first Baghdad-London commercial flight. Kifah Hassan Jabbar, the chief executive, appeared in London's High Court on Friday after he had his passport seized and the plane he arrived on was impounded at Gatwick Airport on Sunday in a two-decade-long legal dispute with Kuwait…
The Kuwaiti airline claimed in court that Iraqi Airways owes it $1.2 billion and pressed Jabbar to produce a statement under oath of his airline's worldwide assets. The dispute dates back to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, when, according to the oil-rich emirate, 10 of its planes and aircraft parts were plundered after its airport was seized.
The judge said Jabbar must return to the High Court on Wednesday to make his case for the return of his passport.
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