Syrian Air resumes flights to Baghdad
A Syrian Air Boeing 747 taxiing for departure in Paris, France. Photo: Jet Photos/Stéphane Mutzenberg
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Syrian Air announced the resumption of its flights between Damascus and Baghdad as two flights will be operated every Sunday and Thursday, starting from February 2, 2023.
“Baghdad is one of the important destinations for Syrian Air. In light of the increasing demand and the economic feasibility, passenger flights will be operated to Baghdad through Damascus International Airport,” Director General of Syrian Air, Obaida Gebrael, said in a statement to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
The resumption of flights between Damascus and Baghdad after a suspension that lasted for two years is due to the improving operational capacity of flights, and the increasing demand for travel between Syria and Iraq.
In a related development, the Syrian Ambassador to Iraq, Sattam Jadaan Al-Dandah, announced last week that Iraqi and Syrian commercial cargo trucks will be allowed to enter both countries in a few days.
Al-Dandah explained that the freight traffic between Iraq and Syria stopped since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iraqi authorities prevented Syrian cargo trucks from entering the Iraqi territories due to security and health concerns.
The trade exchange with Iraq represents Syria’s most important commercial partnerships in the region, The Syria Report explained.
Last December, the Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade, Samer Al-Khalil, said in a press statement that Syrian officials will communicate with the Iraqi side to allow Syrian cargo trucks to enter Iraq again.