Yemen’s aviation authority closes all airports until further notice

Middle East Monitor — Jul 13, 18:13 PM

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The internationally recognized Yemeni government’s aviation authority on Monday announced closure of all airports to air traffic until further notice, a decision that comes after Sanaa airport’s runway was struck to prevent an Iranian plane from landing, Anadolu reports. “We will not allow any aircraft to violate our airspace, whether it be Sana’a Airport or any other airport.

We will deter any attempt to impose a fait accompli that infringes on our sovereignty,” Rashad Al-Alimi, chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, said in a statement carried by the official Saba news agency. “I instructed that the confrontation not be expanded to avoid Tehran dragging Yemen and its people into wars that serve its interests in the regional conflict,” Al-Alimi added. […]

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