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.
Sri Lanka’s Airport and Aviation Services company said that a court hearing on the aircraft seizure was scheduled for 8 June. The Russian Foreign Ministry handed a note of protest to the Sri Lankan Ambassador in Moscow, while Aeroflot has suspended further flights to Colombo.