Yemen's exiled government reopens Aden airport

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Yemen's exiled government reopened Aden airport on Wednesday, a week after its loyalists retook control of most parts of the southern city.

Local journalists told dpa that a Saudi military plane landed at the airport, marking its reopening. It was closed about four months back because of the fighting between forces loyal to the exiled president, Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi, and Iran-backed Houthi rebels, reports dpa.
"An operation to rehabilitate the airport is still under way so that it would be able to handle all kinds of flights," a journalist said.
Last week, Hadi's government announced regaining control of Aden from the Houthis and allied military units.
Senior government officials are currently in Aden, preparing it for the return of Hadi's administration.
In March, the mostly Shiite rebels advanced on Aden, forcing Hadi, a Sunni, and his government to flee to neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
The Saudis and their fellow Sunni partners have since mounted an air campaign against the rebels in Yemen.

Earlier this year, Hadi declared Aden a temporary capital after he fled from the Houthi-controlled capital Sana'a.

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