The Yemeni government clarified that the first commercial flight from Sana’a International Airport in Yemen, scheduled for yesterday, was delayed due to the intransigence of the Houthi militias.
The Government of Yemen has confirmed that it is committed to doing everything to alleviate the human suffering of the Yemenis and has taken all internal procedures to start operating a number of flights to and from Sana’a airport in accordance with the ceasefire agreement under the leadership of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General. United Nations for Yemen.
The government indicated that “flights have been agreed to operate in accordance with the procedures in force at Seiyun and Aden airports, including accepting only government-issued passports, given that passports are sovereign national documents belonging to the exclusive right of the government of Yemen. “
The government said in a statement: “Unfortunately, the Houthi militia, through the Yemeni office in Sana’a, closed all ticket sales points and restricted the issuance of tickets at the Yemeni office in Sana’a, and tickets were issued to travelers with issued passports. militias.”
She explained that as a result of refusal and obstruction by the Houthi militias, the scheduled flight for 24 April was delayed until the militias returned to their agreed commitments.
For his part, Yemeni Information Minister Muammar al-Eryani held the Iranian-backed militias fully responsible for the failure of the flight, which was supposed to fly from the Yemeni capital to Amman as part of the announced two-month truce agreement. United Nations in Yemen earlier this month (April 2022).
