Syria said on Saturday that the country’s main airport in Damascus would resume international flights starting next week after such commercial travel was suspended following the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad last month.
“We announce that we will begin receiving international flights to and from Damascus International Airport from January 7,” state news agency. FURY he said, quoting Ashhad al-Salibi, who heads the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport.
“We assure Arab and international airlines that we have started the rehabilitation phase of Aleppo and Damascus airports with the help of our partners so that they can receive flights from all over the world,” he said.
International aid planes and foreign diplomatic delegations have already landed in Syria. Domestic flights have also resumed.
On Thursday, Qatar Airways announced it would resume flights to the Syrian capital after almost 13 years, starting with three weekly flights on Tuesday.
A Qatari official said AFP last month that Doha had offered help to the new Syrian authorities to resume operations at Damascus airport.
On December 18, the first flight since rebels overthrew Assad on December 8, it left Damascus airport for Aleppo in the north of the country. AFP The journalists saw.
