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Yemen's Houthis fired a number of ballistic missiles and drones at the Aden International Airport in southern Yemen early on Wednesday. One of the missiles landed near the runway of the airport just minutes before a passenger flight from Cairo was due to land, according to Yemen's Ministry of Transport. The incident was heard by an Associated Press journalist who was in Aden at the time and heard the explosions at around 2 am local time.
The Ministry of Transport said that two ballistic missiles and a number of drones were fired at the airport's runways and passenger terminals. The ministry, along with airport officials, decided to cancel the landing of Yemenia Airways flight 603 heading from Cairo to Aden, and diverted it to Jeddah instead. Two aircraft were also evacuated from the terminal, and moved to the edge of the airport's tarmac. Despite the missiles and drones, no casualties were reported. The AP managed to trace the flight's route via the online tracking service FlightAware, and reported that the plane landed safely in Aden at 3:30 a.m. local time.
Houthi forces have said they were not targeting civilians in the attack on the airport, which they claimed hit a "military camp" storing "Saudi military equipment" near the airport. Aden is the capital of Yemen's internationally recognized government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia.
Separately on Tuesday, the Houthis launched a wave of missile and drone attacks against targets in Saudi Arabia, including King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Abha airport, and several military bases in Saudi's western regions, the AP reported, citing the Saudi-led coalition. A ballistic missile was intercepted and destroyed by the coalition near Riyadh, FlightAware and Flightradar24 data showed, briefly disrupting flights at the airport, the AP reported.
The new front in the Iran war is reportedly widening according to AP reports. A ground and air campaign by Saudi-backed Yemeni forces has been launched to try to retrieve recently lost Houthi-held territory on the Red Sea coast including around the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Dhubab and parts of the Taiz province are reportedly the main areas of fighting, AP reported. The conflict threatens a major shipping route, an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
