Colombia searches Avianca offices amid ticketing investigation

Colombia’s attorney general’s office searched the offices of embattled Avianca Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged irregular ticketing practices. Officials originallysaid the search was connected to an investigation into an alleged bribery scheme involving European manufacturer Airbus, before later clarifying that though the search may provide information for the Airbus probe it is based on the ticketing case. Computer equipment at Avianca’s offices thought to contain “detailed information” prompted Wednesday’s search as part of an effort to “obtain probatory material,” the attorney general’s office said Wednesday afternoon. “Since not all the requested equipment was handed over at the headquarters of the company, the attorney general’s office ordered a search warrant,” added the statement. In a statement later, Avianca said the search was related to the ticketing investigation.<br/>