Syria's New Administration Reopens Airspace

Syria reopens airspace, airports stay closed

The newly installed government in Syria reopened the country's airspace to overflights on December 15, 2024, after a week-long closure. Minister of Transport Bahaa el-Din Sharm said the country's two main airports, Damascus and Aleppo, will reopen "in the coming days". The Syrian Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) removed its Notice to Air Personnel (NOTAM) closing the entire airspace, replacing it with two separate NOTAMs for the main airports. I…

Syria's New Administration Reopens Airspace

DAMASCUS: Syria’s new interim administration reopened the country’s airspace on Sunday afternoon. Following the lifting of the airspace closure, flights have resumed over Syrian territory. The first flight, MEA 311, traveled from Amman, Jordan, to Beirut via Syrian airspace. Subsequent flights to Baghdad, Jeddah, and other cities also passed through Syrian skies. Syria’s airspace had been closed a week earlier following the ousting of President …