ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal has given Jean-Pierre Bemba, a former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo and current deputy prime minister for transport and communication channels, 60 days to remove a 1965-built derelict B727-100, 9Q-CMC (msn 18371), impounded at Faro at the request of the International Criminal Court on April 11, 2007. Failure to remove the aircraft may result in it being declared abandoned, with ownership transferring to the state.

The move follows Decree-Law 57/2025, issued on March 31, which strengthened the powers of airport concessionaires to manage abandoned aircraft. Under the law, owners are responsible for all parking and removal costs. Two other aircraft remain abandoned in Portugal, namely two A319-100s at Porto, previously operated by White and owned by Sonair.