First Passenger Plane in 8 Years Lands at Aleppo Int’l Airport

Date: 19 February 2020 - 21:59

News ID: ۷۶۳۲۰

ALEPPO (Sputnik) – The first civilian plane flying from the Syrian capital of Damascus with 120 passengers aboard has landed at Aleppo International Airport after a nearly eight-year hiatus. The passengers included the Syrian transport and tourism ministers and a number of travelers and media workers. Earlier in the day, the airport’s director, Mohammad al-Masri, said that all of the airport’s departments were ready. The facility was shut down in 2012 due to terrorist attacks. According to al-Masri, the airport was severely affected by the crisis in the country. The opening comes as the Syrian government recently won back access to the M5 Damascus-Aleppo international highway from terrorists.