Canada’s export bank welcomes order that Guptas return jet to Lanseria
High court orders that the controversial brothers must return their Bombardier jet to SA pending the outcome of court proceedings in England
Canada’s export bank has welcomed a judgment handed down on Monday morning ordering the Guptas to bring their Bombardier jet back to Lanseria airport. In a ruling handed down in the High Court in Johannesburg Judge Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane ordered that the Guptas must return the plane to SA pending the outcome of court proceedings in England. Export Development Canada (EDC) brought an urgent application to ground the aircraft on February 15, a day after the Hawks raided the Gupta compound in Saxonwold and announced that the family patriarch Ajay Gupta was considered a fugitive from the law. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has also been ordered to deregister the aircraft with the tail number ZS-OAK, which effectively means it will not be able to fly anywhere in the world. The CAA previously said it would not oppose the application. The Guptas have 15 days to comply and are expected to appeal the ruling. "EDC is pleased with the favourable ruling and expects an orderly handover of...
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