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Syria’s Main Airport Handles First International Flights Since Fall of al-Assad
The country’s new leaders are pushing to restore a sense of normalcy. But Syria remains under a host of international sanctions imposed during the Assad regime.
First international commercial flight since Assad’s ouster lands at Syria’s main airport
A Qatar Airways plane, in the background is the first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad to land at Damascus international airport on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Omar Sanadiki/AP)
Syria’s Damascus International Airport to resume global flights following the fall of Assad’s regime
International flights in and out of Syria’s main airport in Damascus will resume next week after being halted since rebels overthrew the former regime last month.
First international commercial flight since Assad’s ouster lands in Syria’s capital
The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad has landed Tuesday at the Damascus airport arriving from Qatar.
International commercial flights resume at Damascus airport
The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad landed at Damascus airport on Jan. 7.
International Flights To Syria Resume Since Fall of al-Assad
A Qatar Airways plane became the first to land at Damascus airport since the ousting of the government of former President Bashar al-Assad last month, as Syria’s interim leaders hope to reassert a semblance of normalcy in the country.
Syrian families reunite as Damascus reopens international flights
Passengers at Damascus airport hugged their families and cried with joy on Tuesday (January 7), as international flights resumed for the first time since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last month.
First international commercial flight since fall of Assad lands at Damascus airport
Crowds of people were gathered to greet those arriving at Damascus airport, with several Syrians returning for the first time in years.
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