MOSCOW, August 23 - RAPSI. The Moscow Commercial Court will resume on August 27 its hearing of Aeroflot's complaint against the VTB 24 Bank to recover $4.6 million in damages due to a problem with its online ticket sales system, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).

During the previous session in May, the judge satisfied the bank's motion to request data on domestic flights from Sheremetyevo airport. The bank had attempted to obtain the data on its own accord, but Sheremetyevo replied that it had no such information.

In May, the court adjourned the hearing indefinitely.

Aeroflot seeks to recover losses resulting from a July 16, 2010 hacker attack on its online ticket sales system. The problem was fixed only a week later.

Earlier, the airline provided the court with a list of clients who were unable to book air tickets during the system's malfunction. The list shows more than 9,000 reservation failures.

The bank filed a counterclaim seeking 23.7 million rubles ($745,000) in expenses for American Express card authorizations and contract execution costs.

VTB 24 told the court that hackers attacked the Assist and MultiCarta servers, which sell e-tickets for the bank. The court involved both companies as third parties in the case. Assist also facilitates Aeroflot's online operations and sells its e-tickets together with VTB 24.

Chronopay General Director Pavel Vrublevsky, who has been charged in connection with the hacker attack, intervened in the proceedings.

Based in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, Aeroflot is a member of the SkyTeam Alliance, which flies to 898 destinations in 169 countries. Its fleet is one of the youngest in Europe. In 2010, Aeroflot transported over 11 million passengers. The Federal State Agency for Property Management is Aeroflot's primary shareholder, with a 51.17 percent stake.

VTB 24 is Russia's second largest retail bank. Its profits in 2011 amounted to 26.6 billion rubles ($893.7 million).