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MNG Jet: Employee Acted Alone in Arranging Flights for Fugitive Ghosn
MNG Jet alleges that one of its employees acted alone in falsifying records to conceal that Carlos Ghosn used two of its jets to escape from Japan.
MNG Jet said a Bombardier Global 6000 that it operates for charter flights was unwittingly used by former automotive executive Carlos Ghosn to escape from Japan, where he is facing charges of financial misconduct. (Photo: MNG Jet)
MNG Jet said a Bombardier Global 6000 that it operates for charter flights was unwittingly used by former automotive executive Carlos Ghosn to escape from Japan, where he is facing charges of financial misconduct. (Photo: MNG Jet)

Turkey’s MNG Jet has confirmed that two business jets it operates for charter flights were used by former automotive executive Carlos Ghosn to escape from Japan, where he is facing charges of serious financial misconduct. In a statement issued on Friday morning, MNG said it has filed a criminal complaint against an unnamed employee who it alleges falsified records for two flights to conceal the fact that Ghosn was on board.

According to MNG Jet general manager Can Sasmaz, the company “leased” two aircraft to two different clients—one for a trip from Dubai to Osaka in Japan and then from Osaka to Istanbul, and the second for a flight from Istanbul to Beirut. A company spokesman confirmed to AIN that, as previously reported, the aircraft used for the flights were a Bombardier Global 6000 (tail number TC-TSR) and Bombardier Challenger 300 (TC-RZA).

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