Yemen Monitor/Newsroom:
Employees of Yemeni Airways have issued an urgent appeal to the head and members of the Presidential Leadership Council, demanding immediate intervention to save the company from what they describe as “systematic destruction” at the hands of senior leadership within the institution.
The employees accused both Mohsen Haidara, Deputy General Manager for Commercial Affairs, and Khalil Jahaf, Acting Chairman of the Board, of tampering with the company’s integrity and turning it into an arena for regional and political conflict. They claim that decisions made serve narrow interests and entrench division.
The statement clarified that the collapse began with pressure exerted by Haidara to appoint Jahaf to a sensitive position, aiming to push through policies that serve specific parties. This includes opening sales for Sana’a at the expense of other regions, inciting against legitimate government directives, illicit interference in departmental operations, withholding company funds, and changing bank signatures without legal basis.
Employees indicated that these practices have led to heavy financial losses estimated at over $200 million, in addition to hirings based on regional and political loyalties. They consider what is happening a “dangerous attempt to legitimize division through a national company that is supposed to serve all Yemenis.”
They demanded a series of urgent measures, foremost among them the dismissal of Haidara and Jahaf, their investigation into the alleged violations, and referral of the case to the judiciary. They also called for the cancellation of all appointments based on discriminatory grounds or special interests.
The appeal concluded with a call to halt the collapse and save Yemeni Airways from a bleak fate, emphasizing the need to preserve its national and unified character away from conflicts and narrow considerations.
