NO involvement of State in Aeroflot issue: AASL

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka says in a statement that the Sri Lankan Government has no involvement in the issue with regard to the detained Russian 'Aeroflot' aircraft.

It states that the issue was raised due to a dispute over a commercial transaction between Aeroflot Russian Airlines and Celestial Aviation Trading Limited.

On 2nd of June, the Colombo Commercial High Court issued an enjoining order preventing a Russian 'Aeroflot' aircraft from leaving Sri Lanka.

Colombo Commercial High Court Judge Harsha Sethunga issued the enjoining order on the respondent Russian airline after hearing a complaint filed by Celestial Aviation Trading Limited in Ireland, and this enjoining order will remain in effect until the 16th of June.