First commercial flight from Yemen's capital since 2016 postponed as warring sides trade accusations

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First commercial flight from Yemen's capital since 2016 postponed as warring sides trade accusations

STORY: First commercial flight from Yemen's capital since 2016 postponed as warring sides trade accusations DATELINE: April 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport 2. various of the press conference 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): RAAID JABAL, Deputy of the Houthi-controlled aviation authority in Sanaa STORYLINE: The first commercial flight scheduled to depart Yemen's Houthi-held capital airport in six years has been delayed indefinitely amid accusations between the country's warring sides. A plane of the national carrier Yemenia Airways planned to take off from the Sanaa International Airport on Sunday morning, to transport passengers in need of medical treatment to Jordan's capital Amman, as an essential step in a two-month truce. Just hours before the flight, the airline said it had not received permits and had to postpone the flight indefinitely, expressing "deep regret to the travelers." Raaid Jabal, deputy of the Houthi-controlled av

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