Discussing the damage caused to Sana’a International Airport as a result of the aggression
The Minister of Transport, Amer Al-Marani, discussed with the Deputy Resident Coordinator of the United Nations 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.
The meeting, which was attended by the Deputy of the Ministry of Transport for the Air Transport Sector Abdullah Al-Ansi, the President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Dr. Muhammad Abdul Qadir, the Authority’s Deputy Raed Jabal and the Director of Sana’a International Airport Khaled Al-Shayef, touched on the reasons for the technical devices and equipment that were targeted by the US-Saudi aggression.
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 United Nations, to enter Sana’a airport.
In the meeting, the Minister of Transport confirmed that Sana’a International Airport is not closed to United Nations flights, but rather stopped receiving planes 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-led aggression of Sana’a International Airport and some places related to the humanitarian and civilian side – although there are no military manifestations – 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 United Nations, and are currently in Djibouti, which the countries of the aggression coalition did not allow to enter Sana’a.
The Minister of Transport reiterated the denial of any military manifestations at Sana’a International Airport.. He said: “Sana’a Airport is a civilian airport that is subject to the international conditions and requirements applicable in all international airports, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and with the testimony of the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, David Grassley, who visited the airport last November.
He called on the United Nations to pressure the countries of the coalition of aggression to allow the entry of navigational equipment and devices that have been in Djibouti for more than a year, due to their importance in the continuation of the airport’s work, and the provision of its navigational services to the fullest, to ensure the safety and security of civil aviation.
For his part, the Deputy Resident Coordinator of the United Nations 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 and the United Nations and for humanitarian and relief work.
He stressed that Sana’a International Airport does not have any military manifestations, which he touched during his visit – last week – after it was targeted and the extent of the destruction inflicted on the building of the Aviation Institute, the branch of the oil company and its accessories, the quarantine center, and the Yemeni hangar.
“We will work to find solutions to introduce the required technical equipment and devices, which are in Djibouti,” Zorella said
