Yemen's Sanaa International Airport was reopened today after one-day closure due to alleged threats by the dismissed air force chief to shoot down planes. Security officials said the air traffic completely resumed and the situation at the airport is normal. The airport was shut down early yesterday, after aviation officials received threats by the fired air force chief, Mohammed Saleh al-Ahmar, to shoot down planes in response to his dismissal.

Late yesterday, in a statement, the general, who is half brother of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, denied links to the closure of airport and said that he welcomes President Abd- Rabbu Mansour Hadi's decision to remove him from the air force.