Sri Lankan Authorities Say Not Involved in Seizure of Aeroflot Plane in Colombo Airport

© AP Photo / Marina LystsevaSukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft of Aeroflot Airlines
Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft of Aeroflot Airlines - Sputnik International, 1920, 04.06.2022
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Sri Lankan authorities said they have nothing to do with the seizure of a Russian Aeroflot plane at the Bandaranaike airport in Colombo, adding that they consider it a commercial dispute between the Russian airline and the Irish Celestial Aviation Trading.
According to Sri Lanka’s Airport and Aviation Services, the Commercial High Court of Colombo had a hearing on 3 June on the motion filed by Aeroflot and established there was no effective Enjoining Order issued.
"It was also noted during the hearing that the dispute between the Aeroflot - Russian Airlines and Celestial Aviation Trading 10 Limited (Plaintiff) was purely of a commercial nature which should be dealt between the said two parties and no involvement of the State was emphasized," the aviation services company said in a statement.
The Aeroflot Airbus A330-300 flight from Colombo to Moscow departing on 2 June was cancelled due to the lack of authorisation from the Sri Lankan aviation authorities.
Airbus A330 aircraft of Aeroflot airlines - Sputnik International, 1920, 03.06.2022
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