# Iranian airliner with passengers on board seized at Istanbul over €3 million debt

https://mins.news/en/item/78279

- euronews, 2026-09-29 08:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/29/iranian-airliner-with-passengers-on-board-seized-at-istanbul-over-3-million-debt

> Bailiffs boarded a passenger-carrying Caspian Airlines Boeing 737 in Istanbul before departure, served an order over a €3 million debt and seized the aircraft. The action came days after US secondary sanctions on Iran’s aviation sector took effect, cutting international flights at Tehran’s main airport by half.

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