For the second week, the cancellation of Yemeni flights worsens Socotra's isolation and traps dozens in Al-Mahra. For the second week in a row, dozens of travelers from the Socotra archipelago find themselves stranded in the capital city of Al-Mahra province after Yemeni Airlines canceled its regular flights, doubling their lives and their humanitarian suffering due to the lack of safe alternatives for transportation. This is at least the third crisis of its kind in the last three years since the reactivation of the direct air route between al-Jayda and Debi, which was previously suspended for more than 8 years. According to sources at Al-Jedah airport, "Yamnia Airlines" operates one regular flight per week (number IY430, which lasts about 75 minutes) connecting Al-Jedah and Skotra airports. This trip is the only safe alternative for citizens to escape the dangers of maritime transport using fishing and wooden boats ("avers"), which have always claimed dozens of lives in tragic drowning accidents. The sources attributed the recent flight crisis to complex operational challenges. One of the national airline's planes was damaged due to bad weather conditions, causing it to be temporarily grounded and undergoing maintenance in the Jordanian capital, Amman, disrupting the flight schedule of a company already suffering from a limited fleet. The crisis also repeats itself due to repeated interruptions in the supply of aviation fuel at Al-Jaida Airport and the airports in the eastern region. Dozens of residents of Socotra have been living in extremely difficult conditions for about two weeks, as a result of the flight crisis at Al Jaida Airport, which caused their movement to stop and prevented them from returning to their homes and families. Travelers stuck in Al-Jaida confirmed to Al-Masdr Online that the long waiting period imposed enormous financial burdens on them due to the high housing and living costs, and noted that the lack of advance notice of flight cancellations and the lack of compensation mechanisms doubled the severity of the suffering. More details.

For the second week, the cancellation of Yemeni flights worsens Socotra's isolation and traps dozens in Al-Mahra. For the second week in a row, dozens of travelers from the Socotra archipelago find themselves stranded in the capital city of Al-Mahra province after Yemeni Airlines canceled its regular flights, doubling their lives and their humanitarian suffering due to the lack of safe alternatives for transportation. This is at least the third crisis of its kind in the last three years since the reactivation of the direct air route between al-Jayda and Debi, which was previously suspended for more than 8 years. According to sources at Al-Jedah airport, "Yamnia Airlines" operates one regular flight per week (number IY430, which lasts about 75 minutes) connecting Al-Jedah and Skotra airports. This trip is the only safe alternative for citizens to escape the dangers of maritime transport using fishing and wooden boats ("avers"), which have always claimed dozens of lives in tragic drowning accidents. The sources attributed the recent flight crisis to complex operational challenges. One of the national airline's planes was damaged due to bad weather conditions, causing it to be temporarily grounded and undergoing maintenance in the Jordanian capital, Amman, disrupting the flight schedule of a company already suffering from a limited fleet. The crisis also repeats itself due to repeated interruptions in the supply of aviation fuel at Al-Jaida Airport and the airports in the eastern region. Dozens of residents of Socotra have been living in extremely difficult conditions for about two weeks, as a result of the flight crisis at Al Jaida Airport, which caused their movement to stop and prevented them from returning to their homes and families. Travelers stuck in Al-Jaida confirmed to Al-Masdr Online that the long waiting period imposed enormous financial burdens on them due to the high housing and living costs, and noted that the lack of advance notice of flight cancellations and the lack of compensation mechanisms doubled the severity of the suffering. More details.