Aviation Authority announces resumption of UN flights
The General Authority of Civil Aviation and Meteorology announced the resumption of flights of the United Nations and international humanitarian organizations operating in Yemen to Sana’a International Airport, starting, Monday, after the defect in communications and navigational devices was temporarily fixed.
The authority said, in a statement, that the communications and navigational devices at Sana’a International Airport, which were out of order during the past week, were temporarily repaired, which led to the suspension of civil aviation traffic at the airport.
The statement pointed out that the aggression prevented the entry of communication devices and navigational devices, which the authority had purchased for Sana’a Airport to replace those old devices, which exacerbated the problem and led to the failure of those devices.
The authority confirmed that it had contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inform the United Nations and all international organizations operating in Yemen that Sana’a International Airport is ready to receive all flights starting today, Monday, December 27, 2021.
She pointed out that the United Nations and international organizations in Yemen were informed that the long-term continuity of the work of these agencies was not guaranteed, given their age.
The statement held the United Nations and international organizations fully responsible for the landing and take-off of its flights to and from Sana’a airport in the event of a sudden failure of these devices, pointing to the lack of fuel supply for aircraft due to the bombing of the oil company’s facility at Sana’a Airport.
The General Authority of Civil Aviation called on the United Nations to fulfill its obligations and cooperate quickly by transporting and delivering the recently agreed devices that are currently in Djibouti, and transferring them to Sana’a Airport for installation to ensure the security and safety of the arrival and departure of all flights to Sana’a Airport.
HTS held the aggression coalition responsible for the consequences of targeting the airport and seizing its equipment.
