SANAA: Yemen's Houthi administration has started renovation work at Sanaa airport, two industry sources said, as the group that holds most of northern Yemen prepares for a possible reopening of the facility under U.N.-led peace efforts.
Arrangements are underway to re-open Yemens Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport next week, nearly five years after it closed to commercial flights, informed sources said on Thursday. The airport is ready to operate and receive international flights starting next week, as per reports from reliable sources.
The airport will operate flights connecting eight international destinations, the sources said, without naming them. Re-opening the Sanaa airport is part of a UN-backed initiative to end the conflict. It has been closed to commercial flights in August 2016 by the Saudi-led alliance fighting the Houthis.
Omani mediators also discussed a partial re-opening of the Hodeida port and a ceasefire that would be followed by UN-sponsored political negotiations. On Wednesday, Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi met with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh.
In March, Saudi Arabia offered an initiative to the Houthis that would include a UN-supervised ceasefire and the reopening of Sanaa airport.
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