Qatar Airways has resumed flights to Syria after cancelling operations 13-years-ago, with weekly flights to Doha and Damascus — encouraging tourists to return to the country

Could the return of Qatar Airways to Damascus tempt other international airlines to put the Syrian capital back on the route map?

Turkish Airlines said Wednesday that it would resume flights to Damascus from January 23 after more than a decade, following the fall of Syria's strongman president Bashar Al-Assad.

The first international commercial flight since former President Bashar Assad's ouster landed at Damascus International Airport on January 7

Syria’s Damascus Airport have resumed international flight operations for the first time since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime

People gathered at Damascus International Airport on Tuesday, January 7, to welcome passengers as international flights resumed.On Tuesday, Qatar Airways resumed its flights to Damascus after nearly 13 years,

Qatar Airways is pleased to announce the resumption of three weekly flights to Damascus, Syria, from 7 January 2025. This marks a significant step in reconnecting the region and providing passengers with seamless access to Qatar Airways’ extensive global network of more than 170 destinations.

Qatar is planning to help finance a massive boost in public sector wages promised by Syria's new government, a U.S. official and a senior diplomat said, vital assistance to the new Islamist rulers in Damascus a month after they toppled Bashar al-Assad.

‍ DALLAS — The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a Qatar Airways (QR) Airbus A330-202, reg A7-ACM, from Doha, landed Tuesday at the Damascus International Airport (DAM).

Syrians reunite with their families as Damascus airport reopens international flights:: Damascus, Syria :: "I am a dissident police officer, I left Syria in 2012 and did not return since then. I cannot describe my happiness.

A crowd gathered in a celebratory spirit at the arrivals area inside Syria’s Damascus Airport on Tuesday, January 7, as international flights resumed.This footage filmed by @kusey_yusuf shows a crowd of people chanting and clapping their hands as they wait at the arrivals area inside Damascus Airport.

A post shared on X claims that Qatar Airways closed its offices in Pakistan. Verdict: False There is no evidence Qatar Airways closed its offices in Pakistan. Fact Check: Qatar also resumed flights to Syria following the collapse of former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s government,