The Yemeni government announced on Thursday that the Al Gayda Airport, located in the eastern province of Al Mehra, has reopened.
The Yemeni government announced on Thursday that the Al Gayda Airport, located in the eastern province of Al Mehra, has reopened.
The airport has been closed for nine years due to ongoing military conflicts. According to the state-owned Saba news agency, the reopening of the airport came as a result of successful renovations carried out by the King Salman Humanitarian Centre.
According to the report, this success is seen as a very important step forward in war-ravaged Yemen, promising new hope for economic opportunities and improving links with other countries despite the current difficulties. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the airport, Yemeni Minister of Transport, Abdulselam Humaid, stated that this was an important turning point and drew attention to the fact that Al Gayda is the fourth international airport that has come under the control of the government and resumed flights.
Yemen has been in a devastating civil war since 2014, in which Houthi rebels have been fighting against the internationally recognized government and its allies, primarily the Saudi-led coalition. The war, which disrupted the food supply chain and caused widespread famine in Yemen, has brought the poorest country in the Arab world to the brink of collapse.