The Saudi-led aggression refuses to open any new destinations from Sanaa airport: Civil Aviation Authority

Sanaa confirmed that the US-Saudi-Emirati aggression coalition insists on continuing to impose the criminal blockade on the country, and refuses to open any new destinations for civil flights to and from Sanaa International Airport, which represents a negative indicator that confirms the Saudi aggression lacks seriousness in dealing with the demands of the Yemeni people, despite Sanaa’s response to the mediators’ efforts.

The Undersecretary of the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority, Raed Jabal, said on Tuesday: “The aggression coalition led by Saudi Arabia is working directly to obstruct the opening of new destinations through Sanaa Airport.”

The opening of Sanaa airport is one of the main headlines in the ongoing negotiations that are mediated by the Sultanate of Oman. In addition, talks are still under the process between the disbursement of salaries from oil and gas revenues, and the opening of the port of Hodeidah.

The previous armistice agreement provided a partial opening of Sanaa airport, in which planes were allowed to travel to only two destinations: Jordan and Egypt. Nevertheless, the aggression coalition refused to allow any flight to operate until after the end of the first phase of the armistice approached.

Moreover, the Saudi-led aggression coalition refused to open flights going to Egypt, except for one flight, amid flagrant complicity on the part of the United Nations, which did not play its role in obliging the aggression coalition to implement the agreement.

Jabal explained that “the Saudi aggression and its mercenaries are continuing their procrastination and intransigence by not opening any new destinations that would contribute to alleviating the suffering,” noting that “the destination to Cairo is still closed, and the only to start operating to this destination requires a direct approval of Riyadh, which is obstructing the conduct of the flights along with its mercenaries.”

Saudi Arabia had previously pushed the mercenary government to impede flights at Sanaa airport, by imposing arbitrary passport requirements.

Jabal said, “The aggression coalition and its mercenaries refused to add any flights to Jordan, except for the three weekly flights, which are not enough for patients.”

“Opening a destination to India is subject to the approval of the aggression coalition,” he added.

This position clearly expresses the insistence of the aggression coalition and its sponsors to continue imposing the criminal blockade on Yemen, and the lack of seriousness in moving towards real solutions that contribute to alleviating the suffering of the Yemeni people.

The leader of the revolution, Sayyid Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, recently confirmed that the United States of America is working to distance the aggression coalition from any obligations towards the legitimate entitlements of the Yemeni people. It is also trying to push mercenaries as a main party to evade the implementation of the requirements of a just peace, which is clearly confirmed today by the rejection of the Saudi aggression to open Sanaa International Airport.

The representative of the Civil Aviation Authority held the aggression coalition and its mercenaries responsible for continuing to impose an unjustified ban on Sanaa airport in front of all civil aviation companies.

The director of Sanaa International Airport, Khaled Al-Shayef, confirmed to Al-Masirah newspaper a few days ago that: “The movement of Sanaa International Airport during the years of closure and siege is not equal to the movement of two months in the normal situation,” and that the number of passengers traveled through the airport since the announcement of the armistice is equivalent to the number of passengers traveling in two days before the Saudi aggression began.

Al-Shayef emphasized that: “The percentage of sick cases that left through Sanaa International Airport since the beginning of the armistice until today does not equal 10% of the number of expected sick cases, which were supposed to leave through Sanaa Airport for treatment.”