1st commercial flight in years takes off from Yemen's Houthi-held capital

STORY: 1st commercial flight in years takes off from Yemen's Houthi-held capital DATELINE: May 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a plane of the Yemenia Airlines arriving at the Sanaa International Airport to pick up passengers 2. various of passengers entering the departure building of the airport 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): KHALED AL-SHAYEF, Manager of Sanaa International Airport 4. various of passengers in Sanaa airport 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NASR AL-SHAHRI, Yemeni passenger 6. various of the Sanaa airport 7. various of airport in Jordan STORYLINE: The first commercial flight in six years took off on Monday from Sanaa, Yemen's capital under the control of the Houthi rebels, as an essential part of the ongoing truce between the Yemeni warring sides. The Yemenia Airways flight carried 151 passengers, many of whom are patients who seek urgent medical treatment in Jordan. Earlier, the Yemeni national carrier's plane arrived in Sanaa from the southern port ci