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Jordan to resume flights to Syria on Jan. 31 after 13-year hiatus

Jordan’s flag carrier to operate four flights weekly to Damascus

Laith Al-Jnaidi  | 16.01.2025 - Update : 16.01.2025
Jordan to resume flights to Syria on Jan. 31 after 13-year hiatus

AMMAN, Jordan

Jordan said on Thursday that it will resume its air flights to Syria as of Jan. 31 after a 13-year suspension.

The Royal Jordanian Airlines said flights to the Syrian capital, Damascus will operate four times weekly, connecting the city to a network of over 45 destinations across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and the Gulf countries.

This decision follows the Jan. 7 reopening of Damascus International Airport to international air traffic.

Several airlines have since resumed flights to and from the Syrian capital.

Airlines largely suspended operations in Damascus in 2012 due to the Syrian regime's violent suppression of pro-reform protests that erupted in 2011.

Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime groups took control of Damascus on Dec. 8, ending the Baath Party’s regime, which had been in power since 1963.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul

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