News - Yemen: The Deputy Resident Coordinator of the UN for Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen pointed to the importance of opening Sana'a International Airport for all civil, humanitarian and relief flights, as it is a lifeline for all Yemenis, the UN and for humanitarian and relief work.

He stressed that Sana'a International Airport did not have any military manifestations, during his visit to the airport. The US-Saudi aggression targeted the airport multiple times and the UN Official was invited to witness the extent of the destruction inflicted on the building of the Aviation Institute, the branch of the YPC  and its accessories, the quarantine center, and the Yemeni hangar.

Minister of Transport Amer Al-Marani discussed with the Deputy Resident Coordinator of the UN for Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen, Diego Zorrilla, the effects of the destruction inflicted on Sana'a International Airport, as a result of its targeting by the aggression, which led to it being out of service.

He confirmed that Sana'a International Airport is not closed to UN flights, but rather stopped receiving aircraft as a result of technical malfunctions in communications and navigational equipment, which guarantee the safety and security of civil aviation.

He pointed out that the direct targeting by the US-Saudi aggression of Sana'a International Airport and some places related to the humanitarian and civil aspect exacerbated the situation at the airport and further complicated the matter.

He explained that the technical devices and navigational equipment, which failed at the airport, had been purchased as a replacement earlier with the knowledge and know-how of the UN, and are currently in Djibouti, which the countries of the US-Saudi aggression did not allow to enter Sana'a.

The meeting stressed the importance of allowing the navigational technical devices and equipment of the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Meteorology located in Djibouti, which were purchased with the flag of the UN, to enter Sana'a airport.

The Minister of Transport called on the UN to put pressure on the countries of the US-Saudi aggression to allow the entry of navigational equipment and devices that have been in Djibouti for more than a year, because of their importance in the airport’s continuity of work and the provision of its navigational services to the fullest.

 

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