Yemen’s Houthis say Sanaa airport reopen to flights after bombing

The UN envoy for Yemen said the recent escalation was "among the worst" seen in the conflict in years.
Airport workers inspect the damage at Sanaa International Airport on Dec. 21, 2021, following a reported airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition.
Airport workers inspect the damage to the quarantine building of the Houthi rebel-held Yemeni capital's Sanaa International Airport on Dec. 21, 2021, following a reported airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition. - MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images
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The aviation body under Yemen’s Houthi rebel administration said it temporarily reopened Sanaa’s international airport to flights after the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition targeted the area with airstrikes last week.

The authority said in a statement to Houthi-run SABA news agency that “communications and navigation devices” at the airport “have been temporarily repaired.”

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