Iranian Plane Captain Asks to Be Sent to Mission Impossible in Yemen Again

[MoshteAhani]

TEHRAN (FNA)- The pilot of the Iranian cargo plane that was forced to return home after Saudi fighter jets bombed the Sana'a airport control tower and runway seven times to prevent his landing only moments before the final touchdown said he desires to fly to Yemen again to deliver his humanitarian cargo to the war-ravaged nation.
"Certainly, I will fly to Yemen if I find another opportunity. Of course my other colleagues also rival with each other over such an opportunity," Captain Behzad Sedaqatnia told FNA on Wednesday.

Captain Sedaqatnia's plane was bound for Sana'a International Airport on Tuesday but was intercepted by the Saudi fighters before landing in Yemen's airport. The Saudi fighter jets staged seven air raids on Sana'a airport which also set fire to an aircraft belonging to the al-Saeeda airlines to make the Iranian captain avoid landing.

The cargo plane was due to take humanitarian aid to Yemen and take several civilians, who were critically wounded in the recent Saudi bombings, back to Tehran to receive specialized medical treatment.

Captain Sedaqatnia said the Saudis are not qualified and are not wise enough to have hi-tech equipment and weapons, "because they have dangerous weapons in their hands while this barbaric and Wahhabi tribe is committing frequent crimes under the name of Islam to serve the Zionists".

Also on Tuesday night, Sedaqatnia had told the Iranian state-run TV that "15 minutes after entering Yemen's airspace, Saudi fighter jets came to escort us insisting that we change our flight plan and go to Saudi Arabia".

"Then they once again warned us to go to Saudi Arabia and land in an airport there, but we refused," the captain added, saying that the Saudi fighter jets have even threatened to shoot the plane down and told him that the cargo plane had no other way, but to change the flight plan accordingly.

"But when we defied and approached the Sana'a International Airport, the Saudi warplanes targeted the airport with rockets and bombs, and when we found out that we couldn't land in there we decided to return," said the captain who went to the Omani capital, Muscat, to refuel the plane before returning to Iran.

Captain Sedaqatnia's plane was the third Iranian aircraft that was carrying humanitarian aid to Yemen, but was intercepted by the Saudi fighter jets and made to return home.

 

[-SINAN-]

"15 minutes after entering Yemen's airspace, Saudi fighter jets came to escort us insisting that we change our flight plan and go to Saudi Arabia".

WTFFF...Didn't Coalition said that they closed Yemen's airspace ???

Did they re-opened it recently ?

 

[-SINAN-]

Coward wahabis, after failing to stop Iranian plane they decide to bomb civilian airport runway

Allah Allah..... weird.

If you have closed the Airport...you would say "OK, land your plane in Saudi Arabia, we are gonna search the plane if you are really carrying humanitarian aid, we will let you land in Yemen". If plane is not complying, you would fire some warning shots and repeat your orders again. If the plane is still not complying you would shot it down.

Saudi's have the US backing when It comes Iran... so they would face no problems in UN, like Israel... so why they didn't shoot the plane.... very weird.

 

[SOHEIL]

​

 

[SipahSalar]

WTFFF...Didn't Coalition said that they closed Yemen's airspace ???

Did they re-opened it recently ?

The plane had to turn back when the Saudis bombed the runway the plane was meant to land on.

 

[SOHEIL]

The plane had to turn back when the Saudis bombed the runway the plane was meant to land on.

Now i fully understand the meaning of no fly zone !

 

[Hack-Hook]

Allah Allah..... weird.

If you have closed the Airport...you would say "OK, land your plane in Saudi Arabia, we are gonna search the plane if you are really carrying humanitarian aid, we will let you land in Yemen". If plane is not complying, you would fire some warning shots and repeat your orders again. If the plane is still not complying you would shot it down.

Saudi's have the US backing when It comes Iran... so they would face no problems in UN, like Israel... so why they didn't shoot the plane.... very weird.

Well they knew if they shoot down our civilian plane we will shut down their military desalination planet .

 

[-SINAN-]

The plane had to turn back when the Saudis bombed the runway the plane was meant to land on.

Yeap, i could read that much...

 

[SipahSalar]

Now i fully understand the meaning of no fly zone !

I think they handled it very smartly. Instead of escalating the situation with Iran, they decided to bomb the run way and force the plane back. Win-Win situation.

 

[-SINAN-]

Well they knew if they shoot down our civilian plane we will shut down their military desalination planet .

No, if you are declaring a no-fly zone...you have to make sure everybody obey your rules...or next day Iranian F-4s would come and bomb Houthis enemies...and you will say to Iranian Jets "Iranians fighters, I beg your pardon but please leave Yemen's airspace or we are going to cry in our seats...."

Unacceptable act if you ask me.

 

[Hack-Hook]

I think they handled it very smartly. Instead of escalating the situation with Iran, they decided to bomb the run way and force the plane back. Win-Win situation.

Well next time they can package the goods to resist impact and release them as they fly low over the runway .

No, if you are declaring a no-fly zone...you have to make sure everybody obey your rules...or next day Iranian F-4s would come and bomb Houthis enemies...and you will say to Iranian Jets "Iranians fighters, I beg your pardon but please leave Yemen's airspace or we are going to cry in our seats...."

Unacceptable act if you ask me.

If you ask me shutting off those desalination planets are completely acceptable because the closed all the routes to provide basic necessities for civilians in Yemen . In some cities it's several day they have no water . At least by doing so KSA will understand the hardship that Yemen people face when they faced this illegal war against them which is worse than what Israel did to Gaza .

 

[SipahSalar]

Well next time they can package the goods to resist impact and release them as they fly low over the runway .

That is possible of course. I think the Saudis were not expecting Iran to challenge the No-Fly-Zone so i think it was sort of on the spot thinking of the pilots. But next time they will probably have better plans on how to counter the situation. They may even decide to shoot down the plane if all else fails.

 

[Hack-Hook]

That is possible of course. I think the Saudis were not expecting Iran to challenge the No-Fly-Zone so i think it was sort of on the spot thinking of the pilots. But next time they will probably have better plans on how to counter the situation. They may even decide to shoot down the plane if all else fails.

Well as I said then we also have our options .
By the way I don't think pilots do any sort of bombing without order from operation control room .unless they are fan of Dr. Strangelove

 

[-SINAN-]

I think they handled it very smartly. Instead of escalating the situation with Iran, they decided to bomb the run way and force the plane back. Win-Win situation.

A no-fly zone (NFZ) is a territory or an area over which aircraft are not permitted to fly. Such zones are usually set up in a military context, somewhat like a demilitarized zone in the sky, and usually prohibit military aircraft of a belligerent power from operating in the region. Aircraft that break the no-fly zone may be shot down, depending on the terms of the NFZ.

No-fly zone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[SOHEIL]

No, if you are declaring a no-fly zone...you have to make sure everybody obey your rules...or next day Iranian F-4s would come and bomb Houthis enemies...and you will say to Iranian Jets "Iranians fighters, I beg your pardon but please leave Yemen's airspace or we are going to cry in our seats...."

Unacceptable act if you ask me.

No Fly Zone™ Made in KSA