Yemen’s Transport Losses Exceed $13.5 Billion After Nine Years of Aggression

The Ministry of Transport and its affiliated bodies and institutions confirmed that the cost of losses in the transport sectors over nine years of aggression and blockade has reached more than $13.5 billion.

In a press conference organized on the ninth anniversary of National Resilience Day, the ministry explained that the cost of losses in the air sector reached nearly $7 billion, losses in the maritime sector exceeded $5.5 billion, and losses in the land sector were close to $1 billion.

At the conference, the Minister of Transport, Major General Abdulwahab Al-Durra, called for the full and comprehensive opening of Sana’a International Airport without any restrictions or conditions for all international destinations. He also called for the rehabilitation of Al-Hodeidah port as committed by the United Nations in the Stockholm Agreement of 2018.

The Minister of Transport also called for the opening of all main roads without exception throughout the Republic and expressed readiness for this. He urged the other party to prove good faith and prioritize public interest over personal interest for the sake of the Yemeni people and to alleviate their suffering.

Al-Durra pointed out that the maritime destinations to any port in the world are safe via the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, except those linked to the Israeli enemy in any way. He indicated that more than 5,530 ships crossed the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab during the first quarter of the current year, 2024.

The Minister of Transport pointed out that the American party is holding international navigation hostage and insists on the passage of Israeli ships without stopping the aggression and blockade on Gaza. He confirmed that the American party is practicing intimidation, militarization of the Red Sea, and false propaganda to protect the navigation of the Israeli enemy.