Malaysia hunts for owners of abandoned 747 jets

Are you missing a 747-200F jet? It might be at Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport, along with a couple of others. Malaysian authorities would like you to pick it up.

A file picture of a Boeing jet. Source: AAP

The hunt is on for the owners of three 747 jets abandoned at Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

CNN reported the 747-200F jets had been left at the airport for more than a year and airport authorities had been unable to determine the owners.

The authorities took out advertisements in Malaysian newspapers giving the owners 14 days to claim the aircraft or they would be sold to pay off the expenses and debts the planes had incurred during their year at the airport.

Parts of the advertisements in Malaysia's The Star and Sin Chew Daily newspapers. Source: Supplied

Malaysia Airports general manager Zainol Mohd Isa told CNN the aircraft had been abandoned at different times.

In a statement, Malaysian Airports said it had the right to sell the aircraft if they were not claimed.

"The advertisements dated 7 December 2015 in The Star and Sin Chew Daily serve as notice to the owner of the aircraft that the aircraft may be sold to recover the charges owed by the owner to Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd under the Civil Aviation Regulations 1996," the statement said.

"The giving of such notice by way of advertisement is a common and reasonable step in the process of debt recovery, especially in cases where the company concerned has ceased operations and is a foreign entity whereby exhaustive steps undertaken to find a contact person have not been successful.

"This step is also a common process undertaken by airport operators all over the world when faced with such a situation."