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Iran War Hands Syria Windfall as Airlines Reroute over Its Airspace

Regional airlines rerouted through Syrian skies, and Reuters calculations say the new $499 fee could bring in up to $5.9 million.

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DUBAI/LONDON: Syria recorded nearly 12,000 aircraft transits in May as regional airlines rerouted around airspace disrupted by conflict in the Middle East and into skies that most carriers had avoided for more than a decade.Figures from Syria’s General Authority for Civil Aviation show 11,801 flights crossed Syrian airspace, more than double the 4,267 recorded in February, the

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Syrian airspace developed into an important alternative route for international airlines in May. The country recorded almost 12,000 overflights.

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Reuters broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, June 1, 2026.
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