Egyptair has decided to decrease flights between Cairo and Sanaa airport, Yemen from seven to just four times weekly.
An official from the Egyptian carrier said that the cuts are due to low occupancy rates on to-and-from flights through the Yemeni capital. He denied receiving any requests from Yemeni officials regarding the matter.
According to the official, Egyptair had planned to increase the number of flights between the two capitals to 10 weekly trips during the summer; however, political turbulences prevented this from materialising.
From its side, Yemenia Airways merged its trips between Cairo, Frankfurt and Sanaa into one.
Flights to Sanaa airport have been suspended and diverted to the southern city of Aden, an aviation official told AFP as fighting raged between armed tribesmen and security forces in the capital.
"All flights have been diverted to Aden airport," said the official who requested anonymity. The decision came as heavy fighting gripped Al-Hasaba neighbourhood, 10 kilometres (six miles) south of the airport.
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