Aden airport receives first commercial flight after Yemen blockade

Yemen's national airline said Tuesday a commercial flight had landed at Aden international airport after acquiring security permits, a step that will ease a blockade on one of the poorest Arab nations. A Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi movement said last week it had closed all air, land and sea ports in Yemen. A Yemenia Airways official said a flight took off from Cairo and landed in Aden Tuesday before returning to the Egyptian capital. He said the flights would increase gradually over the coming days. Transport minister Mourad al-Halimi had said Yemenia flights to the pro-Saudi-government-held cities of Aden and Seiyun would resume Sunday, but the carrier said it did not have the necessary permits to fly.<br/>