PM inspects final preparations for resuming Sana'a airport operations, receiving flights starting tomorrow, Wednesday
Sana'a - Saba:
Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahwi, accompanied by his First Deputy, Scholar Mohamed Miftah, inspected on Tuesday the final preparations for resuming operations at Sana'a International Airport and receiving civilian flights starting tomorrow, Wednesday.
Al-Rahwi and Miftah, along with Minister of Transport and Public Works Mohamed Qahim, his deputy—Chairman of the General Authority for Civil Aviation and Meteorology Yahya Al-Sayani, Chairman of the General Roads and Bridges Corporation Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Hadrami, and Sana'a Airport Director Khaled Al-Shaif, reviewed the completed work by technical and engineering teams in preparing the departure and arrival halls, VIP lounges, the airport's main runway, and docking areas. This comes after the airport was targeted by the Israeli enemy, in addition to assessing the damage to aircraft resulting from the aggression.
In a media statement, the Prime Minister confirmed that the airport is now fully ready to resume its normal functions, meeting all security and safety requirements in accordance with approved international standards.
He praised the efforts of the Ministry of Transport and Public Works, represented by the General Authority for Civil Aviation and Meteorology, Sana'a International Airport, the General Roads Corporation, for repairing , maintaining the airport and restoring its operational readiness in such a short time.
He stated, "The message of the Yemeni people to Zionist imperialism is that no matter how many facilities you destroy, we are capable of rebuilding and restoring them even better than before."
Al-Rahwi affirmed that no matter the scale or type of Zionist aggression, it will not deter Yemen—its leadership, government, people—from their steadfast religious and moral stance toward their brothers in Gaza until the aggression ceases, the siege is lifted, and essential aid reaches the people of Gaza. He expressed confidence that God's promise of victory over the aggressors is inevitable.
For his part, the First Deputy Prime Minister commended the efforts of technicians and engineers in maintaining and rehabilitating Sana'a Airport, which is now fully prepared to receive flights in terms of procedural, security, and technical aspects, in line with approved international standards.
He expressed gratitude to all for their precision in maintaining , repairing the airport, runway, and docking areas, hoping for the resumption of flights to and from Amman Airport in brotherly Jordan after the airport's full operational readiness is restored, allowing the transport of passengers , patients to and from the airport.
He added, "The government hopes to begin facilitating the departure of pilgrims to the Holy House of God through Sana'a Airport, in accordance with the approved plan and procedures."
In turn, the Minister of Transport and Public Works considered the visit of the Prime Minister and his deputy to Sana'a Airport as an official announcement of the airport's reopening after restoring its readiness to receive flights.
He thanked all workers from the General Authority for Civil Aviation, engineers, the Roads Corporation, and Sana'a International Airport for their efforts in repairing, maintaining, and preparing the airport in all aspects to receive flights, with the first flight expected to arrive tomorrow.
Minister Qahim emphasized that the government's swift achievement in this regard confirms that it is a government of change , construction in both word and deed.
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