MOSCOW, April 5 - RAPSI. Aeroflot has reached a settlement with passengers who sued the company in a U.S. court after a 30-hour flight delay in 2010, according to the court records made available to the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.ru).

According to the plaintiffs, they bought tickets for Aeroflot's March 13, 2010 flight from New York to Moscow, but the flight was delayed for more than 30 hours due to a storm.

The plaintiffs said Aeroflot violated their rights under the Russian Aerial Code's Section No. 99 on financing accident investigations and Section No. 117 on responsibility for inflicting harm to a passenger's life or health. The documents do not specify how their rights were violated.

Russia's flagship airline denied all the claims, stating that it acted in good faith and gave the plaintiffs no reason to accuse it of negligence or require compensation.
The settlement details have not been made public. The litigation has been terminated.

Earlier, lawyer Sergei Zhorin, who represented the passengers stranded in Moscow airports during a December 2010 air collapse, told RAPSI that such arrangements are always confidential. Zhorin, whose clients also resolved their dispute with the airline out of court, added that judging by his experience both parties are satisfied with the settlement.