YEREVAN. – The aircraft of Armavia Airline Company—which is Armenia’s national carrier—has no technical problems. The Beirut airport in Lebanon does not accept the plane unlawfully, Armavia press service told Armenian News-NEWS.am, commenting on the current situation at the airport.  

“The plane has passed through the С-chek maintenance procedure and had just returned from abroad. Beirut is not accepting the Armavia plane unlawfully, and the information on a technical malfunction is false. At present, the Armenian General Department of Civil Aviation is working on resolving the matter, and Armavia hopes that the plane will soon take off. The company will demand explanations from the Lebanese party, in connection with the unlawful decision,” the respective statement reads.           

To note, the aforesaid aircraft was scheduled to fly back to Armenian capital city Yerevan on Tuesday evening, but its departure was postponed until Wednesday 1:30pm at first and, subsequently, until 3pm, and, still, there is no clear information as to when the plane will actually take off from Lebanon.  

Most of the passengers of this flight were forced to spend the night at Beirut airport.