Saudi Arabia began to accept flights from the San International Airport, which is controlled by the rebels of the Ansarullah movement. About this Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Yemen Muhammad al-Jabir reported on Twitter.
According to him, the King Abdulaziz International Airport accepts the first Yemenic pilgrims to arrive from Sana.
Al-Jabir noted that Saudi Arabia took this step to support the Yemeni people and alleviate their suffering.
– the first flight from the international airport San flew the night before
Yemenia Airways National air carrier on Saturday, after an almost eight -year break, resumed direct flights from Sana controlled by the Husitomes to the King of Abdulazis International Airport in Jidd.
A SANIA International Airport Employee, who did not want to disclose the name, told Anadol that the first from 2016 a commercial flight to Saudi Arabia went 275 pilgrims.
Since 2016, only flights to Amman, the capital of Jordan have been completed from the San International Airport. This happened in 2022.
Since 2015, Yemenis, who want to go to the sacred Mecca for Hajj or Milo (Small Hajj), were forced to use alternative airport sanches of land and air routes.
Husita supported by Iran in Yemen control the capital and some regions of the country since September 2014.
Coalition forces, led by Saudi Arabia, support the Yemen government in the fight against the Hussites since March 2015.