LONDON: The Syrian Civil Aviation Authority announced on Tuesday that 160,000 passengers passed through Damascus International Airport in October, as the country undergoes recovery after the civil war.
The authority recorded a total of 828 flights in October, which included 84,965 departures and 77,076 arrivals. Currently, 15 airlines operate at the airport, and 4,964 visas were issued on arrival during the same period.
The 828 flights included 801 passenger flights, 20 diplomatic flights and 7 charter flights.
The data emphasizes efforts to revitalize Syria’s air transport sector and enhance the airport’s services as part of a national plan to improve connectivity and operational capacity, according to the SANA news agency.
Damascus International Airport, located south of the capital, has seen a gradual recovery in flight activity following the fall of the Bashar Assad regime in December 2024.
The new authorities have signed several agreements to reconstruct services in Damascus, including a $4 billion investment project at the airport, signed with Qatar’s UCC Holding in August.
There are currently 15 airlines operating flights to Damascus, including those from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Qatar, Jordan, Kuwait and Romania, among others. Damascus International Airport is the largest in the country and connects to other domestic destinations, such as Aleppo in the north.
