It is noted that the decision was made by the High Commercial Court of Colombo after considering the relevant petition of the Attorney General.

On June 3, it was reported that the High Commercial Court of Colombo issued a restraining order, according to which the Aeroflot aircraft could not leave Sri Lanka.

The press service of the airline confirmed the arrest of the company's aircraft in Sri Lanka.

Later, Aeroflot announced that it was suspending flights to Colombo due to the unreliability of the situation in terms of ensuring unhindered flights to Sri Lanka.