Syria will resume international flights from her main international airport in the capital, Damascus after flights were halted following the violent overthrow from power of President Bashar al-Assad.

It is reported that no commercial flights had taken off or landed at the airport since December 8, 2024, when the opposition fighters took over state power.

According to Ashhad al-Salibi, the head of the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport, Damascus will be open for all international flights from Tuesday, January 7, 2025, and the airport is open to all airlines with the permit to operate from Syria.

“We announce we will start receiving international flights to and from Damascus International Airport starting from Tuesday, January 7, 2024,” Ashhad said.

Ashhad mentioned that Syrian Airlines will resume flights from Damascus to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, starting on Tuesday.

He also revealed the new administration plans to rehabilitate both Damascus and Aleppo airports in order to handle all the flight traffic across the world.

“We reassure Arab and international airlines that we have begun the phase of rehabilitating the Aleppo and Damascus airports with our partners’ help so that they can welcome flights from all over the world,” he said.

However, international aid planes and foreign diplomatic delegations have already been landing in Syria to deliver relief and aid to the displaced families.

Domestic flights also between cities, especially Damascus and Aleppo resumed in December 2024 and are being monitored to ensure the full safety of air transport in the country.

Authorities in Qatar have already announced that the nation’s airline, Qatar Airways, after nearly 13 years, will resume its flights to Syria on Thursday, January 9, 2025, and will conduct three weekly flights.