A Turkish private jet operator admitted it helped Carlos Ghosn stage his daring escape from Japan but blamed a rogue employee for leasing two planes to the former Nissan chairman. “He confirmed that he acted in his individual capacity, without the knowledge or the authorization of the management of MNG Jet,” Sasmaz said in a statement published on Friday. Those taken in for police questioning included a manager at MNG Jet and four pilots, Turkish media reported. The chairman of MNG Holdings, Mehmet Nazif Gunal, was initially reported to have denied that MNG Jet planes had been used in the escape. MNG Jet said that the two aircraft — which records identify as a Bombardier Global Express and a Bombardier Challenger 300 — did not belong to MNG Jet but were operated by the company.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 03, 2020 17:26 UTC