On February 9, 2021, an Air Moldova Airbus A319 was confiscated at Dublin Airport due to a court order. The Romanian company Just Us Air, which specializes in providing ACMI and charter services, has submitted the relevant application.

According to the Irish court, there are arrears of payments amounting to 4,2 million euros, which are said to result from an ACMI activity of Just Us Air for Air Moldova. The court order was issued earlier this month. According to local media, the responsible authorities are said to have taken precautions so that the seizure could be carried out without the public and the media.

The Romanian Just Us Air flew with the YR-URS between May and October 2018 on behalf of Air Moldova. Shortly afterwards, the former state carrier was privatized and the cooperation with the wetlease partner ended. For this order, the million euro amount should be open. Since all other attempts to collect the money were unsuccessful, an application was made to seize an aircraft.

Carrier confirms the attachment

Air Moldova has confirmed that an Airbus A319 has been seized at Dublin Airport. One looks to blame for this in the measures of pre-privatization management. “The debt arose due to a dubious agreement signed by the airline's previous executives. Flight restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a lack of working capital, which led to the suspension of payments for the accumulated debt, ”said a spokesman.

The ER-AXL is affected, which landed in Dublin on Tuesday evening from Chisinau. Due to the garnishment ordered by a court, the machine is still at the Irish capital airport. Just Us Fly is unlikely to benefit much from the measure, because the Airbus A319 is not owned by Air Moldova, but is a leased aircraft that is leased by Fly Leasing.

The return flight to the capital of Moldova had to be canceled. The company hopes to fly passengers home on February 13, 2020. Efforts are currently being made to have the seized aircraft released by then. Otherwise, consider using a replacement aircraft. Theoretically, one could run the risk that this would also be fixed.