Air India pilot held in Dubai

A 63-year-old pilot from KwaZulu-Natal was detained by authorities in Dubai who said he owed money to HSBC bank.
Air India pilot Gavin Bosse, who lives with his wife, Natalie, in Mooi River, was leaving Dubai for India on Saturday afternoon when he was arrested by immigration officials.
Initially unsure of what money he owed HSBC, Bosse said it eventually emerged that he had stood surety for his son's vehicle purchase agreement about five years ago. His son had left the country soon after the vehicle had been written off in an accident.
Attempts by his wife to ascertain who she needed to speak to at HSBC to resolve the issue had been stymied, she said, as calls to the bank's numbers were greeted only by recorded messages asking for account numbers. She said she was unable to find direct numbers for HSBC branches or officials.
Bosse, who is diabetic and suffers from high blood pressure, had been without his prescribed medication until yesterday afternoon, when he was eventually admitted to hospital.
He said an official from the South African embassy in Dubai, who had been helping him, had taken him as far as a taxi rank after his release from prison.
Attempts to get comment from HSBC in Dubai were unsuccessful as there were no direct contact numbers for branches or officials.
Air India officials referred The Mercury to the South African embassy for comment.
09/12/09 Bronwyn Gerretsen/The Mercury/iOL, South Africa

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