Saudi 777 seized in Paris

A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777-200 was seized at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport in a legal dispute over a two million dollar debt, Agence France Presse said Saturday.

Confirming a report on Europe 1 radio, they said the airliner was seized Friday after its arrival from Riyadh by bailiffs acting on instructions from the Saint Nazaire commercial tribunal in the west of France.

Lessor Eagle Aviation, based in Saint Nazaire, alleges that it is owed $2 million for providing the aircraft.

Travellers affected by the seizure - fewer than 100 in all - were put up in a hotel by the airline, waiting for another flight on Saturday, an airport source said.
Management at Eagle Aviation and Saudi Arabian Airlines could not be reached for comment.

Saudi Arabian Airlines operates 23 777s