Syrian Airlines resumes flights to Germany after 14-year break

LONDON: The first Syrian Airlines flight from Berlin in more than 14 years landed at Damascus International Airport on Tuesday, as the national flag carrier resumed its direct service connecting the German and Syrian capitals.

Omar Hosari, president of the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport, said the flight marked a milestone in the revival of services between the Syrian Arab Republic and European destinations, and enhanced direct air connections between Syria and the EU cities, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported.

Syrian Airlines halted flights to Europe in July 2012, during the civil war in the country that began in 2011 and ended in December 2024 with the fall of President Bashar Assad and his regime in the face of an opposition advance.