Again, Coalition hinders first flight through Sanaa airport

SANAA, May 15 (YPA) – The Saudi-led coalition once again has obstructed the  first commercial flight through Sana’a International Airport, scheduled for Sunday, as part of a UN truce flight.

In a Facebook post, Yemenia Airways said it would begin flights from Sana’a to Amman on Monday.

This came days after Yemenia announced on Friday that it had received notice of the first flight from Sana’a International Airport to Jordan from Sunday.

The coalition blocked the resumption of commercial flights at Sana’a airport on April 24, claiming  that passengers did not obtain passports issued from Aden, before bowing to international pressure on Thursday, and agreeing to use passports issued by the main immigration and passport center in the capital Sana’a.

The UN Armistice Agreement provided for two flights per week during its two-month period announced in early April, but none has been operated so far.

E.M