Al-Shayef denies coalition’s claims regarding Sanaa International Airport

The director of Sanaa International Airport Khaled Al-Shayef denied the allegations of Saudi-led aggression regarding Sanaa international airport.

The allegations made by the coalition against the Sana’a airport are not something new; and are an attempt to mislead world public opinion and provide a justification for repeated attacks on it,” Khaled al-Shayef said in a statement released on Sunday.

He noted that the United Nations is the exclusive client of the Sanaa airport, and the strikes have disappointed ill Yemeni civilians requiring treatment abroad because of the serious nature of their medical condition.

Al-Shayef hoped for a clear position by the UN with regard to the reopening of the airport to, at least, humanitarian flights, stressing that the airport is ready to receive various commercial and cargo flights given the fact that Yemeni aviation authorities have not received any complaints when receiving UN aircraft.

He highlighted that the economic cost as a result of the Saudi-led air blockade and closure of the Sana’a airport stands at a very high level.

E.M