Russia welcomes Sri Lanka s decision to release seized Aeroflot aircraft

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Russian Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) has expressed its gratitude on Monday to the Sri Lankan authorities for
resolving the issue with the seized Aeroflot aircraft.On Monday, a Sri Lankan court suspended an order barring an Aeroflot plane from
leaving the country
The order was suspended after the Colombo high commercial court considered a motion filed by the Attorney General
A330-343 aircraft under the Russian registration mark RA - 73702 of the Aeroflot airline, after being detained at Colombo airport, departed
to Moscow
The Russian Federal Agency for Air Transport expresses its gratitude to the leadership of the aviation authorities and other state
statement.The Russian foreign ministry also thanked the state authorities of Sri Lanka.The Aeroflot Airbus A330-300 flight from Colombo to
Moscow departing on June 2 was canceled due to the lack of authorization from the Sri Lankan aviation authorities and was detained at the
scheduled for June 8, noting that it was a private issue between Aeroflot - Russian Airlines and Celestial Aviation Trading 10 Limited
The Russian Foreign Ministry handed a note of protest to the Sri Lankan Ambassador in Moscow, while Aeroflot has suspended further flights
to Colombo.Source: Sputnik--Agencies
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