SANA'A, May 05 (Saba) - A spokesman for the Civil Aviation and Metrology Authority Mazen Ghanem, on Thursday confirmed that the aggression countries' repudiation of the implementation of the armistice regarding Sana'a International Airport caused the death of a number of patients who were scheduled to travel on the first commercial flight from the airport to the Jordanian capital, Amman.
In a statement Saba Ghanem said, "The failure of the aggression countries to abide by the terms of the armistice announced by the United Nations at the beginning of last April, including the opening of Sana'a airport for commercial flights, caused a number of patients to be deprived of traveling to receive treatment abroad."
He stated that preventing the countries of the aggression from giving permission for Yemeni airlines to land at Sana'a International Airport negatively affected the psyche of patients, especially after completing their travel procedures to the Jordanian capital, Amman.
Ghanem added, "Many expatriates who wanted to visit their families and spend the Eid holiday, were disappointed by the failure to operate flights from Sana'a International Airport, whose closure was described by 12 international organizations as an unforgivable crime on the humanitarian side."
The spokesman reiterated that there is no legal justification for closing Sana'a International Airport to civilian flights, calling on the international community and the United Nations to assume responsibility in taking a binding decision to open the airport.
It is noteworthy that the countries of the aggression canceled the first commercial flight to and from Sana'a International Airport on April 24, and did not abide by the terms of the armistice announced by the United Nations in early April.
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