Yemen’s Houthis say Sanaa airport reopen to flights after bombing
The UN envoy for Yemen said the recent escalation was "among the worst" seen in the conflict in years.
The aviation body under Yemen’s Houthi rebel administration said it temporarily reopened Sanaa’s international airport to flights after the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition targeted the area with airstrikes last week.
The authority said in a statement to Houthi-run SABA news agency that “communications and navigation devices” at the airport “have been temporarily repaired.”
The rebel administration on Monday said the UN had been informed of the restoration of runway use but added that “long-term operation” of the new equipment was “not guaranteed given how old they are,” the Houthis’ Al-Masirah TV reported.
The rebels accused the Saudi-led coalition of disabling the airport in a series of strikes on facilities there last week. The airfield has been closed to civilian air traffic since 2014 but remains an occasional entry point for international humanitarian aid entering the war-torn country.
