I've never seen my country. I'm so excited to see it for the first time,' says Syrian teenager whose family fled to Türkiye when she was only 2 years old - Anadolu Ajansı

As a result of a regime change in Syria, Turkish Airlines has resumed service to Damascus, the capital of Syria. The carrier's new service will assist some of the over 4 million Syrian refugees that fled to Turkey following the outbreak of the nation's civil war in 2011.

The first Turkish Airlines flight in 13 years landed in the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, an AFP correspondent reported. "The first Turkish Airlines passenger plane landed at Damascus International Airport after a hiatus of some 13 years,

Turkish Airlines resumed flights to Syria on Thursday after a 13-year suspension, with a flight landing in Damascus from Istanbul airport, state media reported.

Commercial flights between Turkey and Syria have resumed after 13 years with a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Damascus

"I have never seen my country. This is the first time, and I am very excited. We are going from Damascus to Aleppo, where I will see my grandmother,” said 14-year-old Fatma Zehra.

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to more than 3m Syrian refugees, and wants Syria to be safe enough for many to return.

Royal Air Maroc has started its new longest route, which is its only link to Asia (excluding the Middle East). It is from Casablanca to Beijing Daxiing, flown thrice weekly on the 302-seat 787-9. It is a resumption, as the carrier briefly served it in 2020.

A delegation from the Ministry of Trade met with Syrian Minister of Trade and Consumer Protection Maher Khalil al-Hasan, Chairman of the Land and Maritime Border Authority Qutayba Badawi and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Duhan in Damascus yesterday.

Türkiye's national flag carrier on Thursday said it would not carry Israeli and Iranian citizens on its flights to Syria, per directives from

“The first Turkish Airlines passenger plane landed at Damascus International Airport after a hiatus of some 13 years, with Syrian passengers on board,” Syria’s official news agency SANA reporte

Flag carrier Turkish Airlines is resuming service to Syria on Friday with an Istanbul-Damascus flight after halting operations in 2012, due to the country’s civil war, which lasted over a dozen ...