Ariana sources say, its in their favour and two Russian courts ordered the release of the aircraft. Earlier, the plane had been impounded at Sheremetyevo international airport after leaving the airport without the permission of the Russian Customs Agency, Russian authorities said.
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Ariana officials said that all allegations against the airline were baseless and they plan to file a lawsuit against the Government of the Russian Federation to seek compensation for the losses incurred during the past 3 months.
“The plane was grounded there for three months and 11 days. During this period, we have recorded the number of losses that we incurred,” said Mohammad Salim Rahimi, Deputy of commercial affairs at Ariana Afghan Airlines aviation company.
The Afghanistan Aviation Support Association (AASA) says that Ariana Afghan Airlines lost more than 30% of its revenue in the past three months due to the impoundment of one of its aircrafts in Russia.
Though Ariana airlines did not make the details of estimated loss public, the Afghanistan Aviation Support Association say that Ariana Afghan Airlines has endured significant losses as one of its three planes was seized by Russia for three months.
"Ariana Afghan airlines has only three aircrafts. When one of these aircrafts stops operating, it means that over 30% of the company's revenue has been cut in the past few months," said Mahmoud Shah Habibi, director of the Afghanistan Aviation Support Association.
Ariana Afghan Airlines is a state-owned aviation company that currently owns only three aircraft.
Airline officials say they will soon resume flights to Islamabad as the issue with Russia has been resolved.
