Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Damasus, SANA- Director of Public Relations at the Syrian Civil Aviation Authority, Alaa Sallal, announced Monday that Emirates Airlines and Saudi Flynas will rerun flights to Damascus durind next few days.
Emirates Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus International Airport as of next July 16, after a hiatus that has continued since 2012, while Saudi Flynas will begin operating its flights during the next few days.
In a statement to SANA, Sallal, explained that’’the return of Emirates Airlines, which is considered as one of the best airlines in the world, to Damascus will contribute significantly to motivating other airlines to operate their flights to Damascus International Airport’’.
‘’ It will also have positive repercussions on commercial and economic activity, encourage tourism, and facilitate the movement of Syrians especially from the large community in the UAE’’he added
Salal pointed out that ‘’there are many companies that are expressing their willingness to operate flights to Syria, including Arab and foreign companies’’.
He affirmed that ‘’the movement of Emirati aircraft to Syria is not limited to Emirates Airlines only, but has recently included the return of Fly Dubai, and there are indications of the entry of other Emirati companies in the coming period’’.
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