12 airlines resume flights to and from Syria

Twelve airlines have resumed operations to and from Syria, the head of the country’s civil aviation authority said Friday, as officials seek to expand links with Europe, Anadolu Agency reports. Omar al-Hosari, head of the Syrian Civil Aviation Authority, said in a statement that Syrian airports and airspace are seeing a gradual return of regional and international carriers “as part of the recovery of the civil aviation sector and efforts to strengthen air connectivity and overflight traffic.” The number of airlines operating to Damascus International Airport and Aleppo International Airport as of May 1 reached an even dozen, alongside a “notable improvement” in transit traffic through Syrian airspace, he added. Hosari said the figures reflect “improved operational performance and growing […]