Damascus airport reopened Wednesday for the first time since the fall of the government of Bashar Assad and the first civilian plane took off from Damascus and landed in the northern city of Aleppo.The airport is currently open only to domestic flights, but Syrian airspace is open to international flights. (AP video shot by Abdulrahman Shaheen)

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Damascus airport reopens with first flight to Aleppo since Assad’s fall

Name: Damascus airport reopens with first flight to Aleppo since Assad’s fall
Uploaded: 2024-12-18T13:07:04.219Z
Duration: 37 s
Description: Damascus airport reopened Wednesday for the first time since the fall of the government of Bashar Assad and the first civilian plane took off from Damascus and landed in the northern city of Aleppo.The airport is currently open only to domestic flights, but Syrian airspace is open to international flights. (AP video shot by Abdulrahman Shaheen)

Damascus airport reopened Wednesday for the first time since the fall of the government of Bashar Assad and the first civilian plane took off from Damascus and landed in the northern city of Aleppo.The airport is currently open only to domestic flights, but Syrian airspace is open to international flights. (AP video shot by Abdulrahman Shaheen)