Khaled al-Shayef, the Houthi-appointed director of Sana'a International Airport, which is controlled by the Houthi group, announced on Tuesday that the airport will resume operations starting Wednesday. This comes days after it was taken out of service following Israeli airstrikes.

In a post on the "X" platform, al-Shayef stated that technical and engineering teams have completed the rehabilitation work on the runway of Sana'a International Airport, and the airport is now ready to receive flights starting Wednesday.

On May 6, Israeli airstrikes targeted Sana'a International Airport, hitting civilian aircraft, runways, and the passenger terminal in approximately 15 raids that rendered the airport inoperable. Three aircraft belonging to Yemenia Airways were also destroyed in the attack.

Subsequently, the recognized Yemeni government held the Houthi group responsible for the losses and destruction of three Yemenia Airways aircraft due to the Israeli bombing of Sana'a International Airport. Western reports indicated that the three destroyed aircraft were "not insured."
According to a statement from the Yemeni Ministry of Transport, the Houthi group bears full responsibility for the significant losses and damage incurred by Yemenia Airways, as three of its aircraft were at Sana'a International Airport when it was subjected to the airstrikes. The ministry attributed this responsibility to the group's continued illegal and illegitimate detention of the aircraft.