A passenger airliner. File photoMOSCOW, June 5The issue of the detained Aeroflot aircraft in Sri Lanka is still awaiting a final court decision, consultations are also underway through diplomatic channels, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. Previously, the Sri Lankan authorities — The Lanks said they had nothing to do with the delay of the Aeroflot plane at Colombo airport, noting that they consider this a commercial dispute between the Russian air carrier and the Irish Celestial Aviation Trading. «The issue is still awaiting a final court decision. Consultations are also underway on this issue regular diplomatic channels,» the statement posted on the website of the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said. Aeroflot's Airbus A330-300, which was supposed to fly Colombo-Moscow on June 2, was canceled due to lack of permission from the Sri Lankan aviation authorities. The company reported that a court hearing on the removal of the arrest was scheduled for June 8. The Russian Foreign Ministry protested to the Ambassador of Sri Lanka in connection with this incident, and Aeroflot itself suspended flights to Colombo. Lanka commented on the cancellation of the Aeroflot flight
