News - Yemen: The Minister of Transport, Abdulwahhab Al-Durra, confirmed that the worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen is caused by the illegal siege imposed on Sana'a International Airport by the US-Saudi aggression and its mercenaries in Aden.

This came during a meeting the Minister of Public Works and Roads, Ghaleb Mutlaq, and Director the Office of UN Representative, "Roxana Bazarjan", where the meeting discussed the suffering of the Yemeni people as a result of the siege and aggression.

The Minister of Transport stated that the aggression deliberately multiplied the suffering of the Yemeni people, including the sick, by reducing the number of flights to the only destination represented in Jordan, from six to three flights per week without any justification.

He stressed the need to allow international airlines to operate flights through Sana'a International Airport to several international destinations in accordance with international laws and charters.

The Minister of Public Works and Roads affirmed that Sana'a International Airport provides its humanitarian services to all Yemeni people, especially patients who suffer from serious diseases that are difficult to treat in the country as a result of the aggression and siege.

The Director of the Office of the UN Representative pointed out the importance of opening Sana'a airport to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people, including the sick, pointing out that the UN representative is making great efforts to achieve this.

For his part, the Minister of Public Health and Population, Taha Al-Mutawakel, said that the death of a sick woman at Sana'a International Airport is a result of the siege imposed on Yemen.

He pointed out that three flights per week do not meet the needs of a country like Yemen, and there is a real tragedy for patients who need to travel for medical treatment.

"Sana'a airport is still under siege, so we cannot bring in radiological devices, import medicines directly, or bring in medical personnel," he said.

The Minister of Health noted that the arrival of medical delegations is the best way to save thousands of patients, because less than 10% of patients are able to travel in light of the siege.

Recently, officials at the Ministry of Public Health and Population confirmed that the restriction of Sanaa International Airport to one destination (Jordan) and the limited flights exacerbate the humanitarian crisis and the suffering of patients.

The head of the Supreme Medical Committee, Dr. Mutahar Al-Darwish, confirmed to Almasirah that only 10% of the patients who cannot be treated in Yemen are able to travel in light of the US-imposed siege on Sana'a airport.

He explained that the cost of treatment abroad ranges between 30 and one hundred thousand dollars, and these amounts cannot be afforded by patients, pointing out that the aggression coalition prevents the entry of medical personnel into Yemen to provide assistance and save thousands of patients who are unable to travel.

He noted that 60,000 patients who cannot be treated in Yemen are registered in the Supreme Medical Committee and the same number in medical centers, and the number is increasing with the continuation of the blockade.

Dr. Al-Darwish said that opening multiple destinations for patients through Sana'a airport would reduce travel costs and increase the number of those who are able to travel for treatment abroad.