Volga-Dnepr Airlines served notice Monday of its intent to initiate a formal dispute with the Canadian government over Ottawa’s seizure of an Antonov-124 cargo plane that’s been parked at Pearson airport ever since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine 18 months ago.
A spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada told CBC News the federal government received a letter from the airlines group Monday formally notifying Canada of its dispute.
“The Government of Canada is assessing the letter. We will continue to defend the interests of Canadians,” the spokesperson wrote in a brief email, confirming a report that appeared on the Air Cargo News site which cited a Russian
