Yemenia Airlines announced on November 3, 2024, the return of an Airbus A320 to its fleet after a two-month hiatus due to a technical malfunction in one of its engines. In a statement reviewed by "Barran Press," the airline credited the successful return of the aircraft to the efforts...
Yemeni Airways announced on Sunday, September 15th, 2024, that they have scheduled an additional flight on the Aden-Cairo-Aden route to accommodate stranded passengers from the "Queen Balqis" airline. "Mohsen Haidara," the commercial director of Yemeni Airways, stated ...
On September 10, 2024, the French news agency reported that the Paris Court of Appeal found Yemenia Airlines guilty of involuntary manslaughter following the 2009 crash of one of its planes off the coast of the Comoros, which resulted in 152 fatalities. The court upheld a previous ruling from S...
The Yemeni Tourism Union has accused the Houthi group of organizing a flight from Sana'a International Airport to Amman, Jordan, without obtaining official permits, calling it a "reckless act" and a "crime." Bassel Hizam, President of the Yemeni Tourism Union, issued a s...
Yemenia Airways announced on Sunday, August 11, 2024, the resumption of operations at its maintenance center at Sana'a International Airport, controlled by the Houthi group, which is designated as a terrorist organization by several countries. The center had been inactive for 10 years. In a...
Yemenia Airways announced on Sunday, July 28, 2024, the resumption of civilian flights from Sana'a International Airport to Cairo and India, starting this evening. According to a statement released by the airline, seen by "Barran Press", flights from Sana'a to Cairo and back w...
Yemenia Airways announced the resumption of flights from Sana'a International Airport to Jordan, with three daily flights, and has opened ticket sales for discounted fares through its offices. The airline also confirmed that it is making arrangements to operate flights to Egypt and India soon....
Yemenia Airways resumed scheduled flights between Sana'a and the Jordanian capital Amman on Tuesday, July 9th, 2024, after a twenty-day suspension. This comes following a period of tension surrounding the Houthi group's seizure of Yemenia aircraft in Sana'a airport and subsequent Omani...
The board of directors of Yemenia Airways held a meeting in Cairo on Friday, July 5th, 2024, just hours after an agreement was reached for the release of the airline's planes seized by the Houthis. The company also announced that two flights would be operated to Sana'a, transporting strand...
Informed sources have confirmed that the Houthis have agreed to release Yemeni Airlines planes in exchange for the resumption of flights from Sana'a to Jordan. The sources, who spoke to "Barran Press" on condition of anonymity, attributed the Houthis' decision to the return of Ho...
The Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) on Friday, June 28th, approved the formation of a government committee headed by Prime Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak to address the Houthi group's seizure of three Yemenia Airways planes. The planes were transporting pilgrims to Sana'a International A...
For years, the internationally classified terrorist group, the Houthis, has launched extensive pressure campaigns against the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Saudi-led coalition supporting it, demanding the reopening of Sana'a International Airport. These camp...
The Yemeni Ministry of Transportation has accused the Houthi rebels of holding over 1300 Yemeni pilgrims hostage in Jeddah and Mecca, citing the group's seizure of Yemenia Airlines planes. The ministry issued a statement on Wednesday, June 26, condemning the Houthi's actions as a "bla...
Yemenia Airways issued a heartfelt apology on Wednesday, June 26th, 2024, to thousands of Yemeni pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia after the Houthi militia seized four of the airline's planes in Sana'a International Airport. The airline's statement, obtained by Barran Press, c...
Yemen's internationally recognized Transport Minister, Abdulslam Humaid, explained the rationale behind his ministry's recent decision to mandate Yemenia Airlines to transfer its revenue to the Central Bank in Aden, the country's temporary capital, or to the company's account...
On Wednesday, June 5th, 2024, Yemen's internationally recognized government's Ministry of Transport issued a directive to Yemenia Airlines, ordering the transfer of all past and future revenue to the airline's bank accounts in Aden, the interim capital, or to its overseas acc...
Aden, Yemen - A Yemenia Airlines flight caused panic among residents of Aden on Saturday, May 18, 2024, after circling the city for over two hours. While social media buzzed with speculation of a technical issue, both the airline and the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Meteorology (GA...