Video. On 7 January, Qatar Airways made the first international commercial flight to Damascus since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

A Qatar Airways plane became the first to land at Damascus airport since the ousting of the government of former President Bashar al-Assad last month, as Syria’s interim leaders hope to reassert a semblance of normalcy in the country.

Passengers at Damascus airport hugged their families and cried with joy on Tuesday (January 7), as international flights resumed for the first time since the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last month.

The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a Qatar Airways (QR) Airbus A330-202, reg A7-ACM, from Doha, landed Tuesday at the Damascus International Airport (DAM).

Syria’s Damascus airport to resume operating international flights Damascus airport in Syria will resume operating international flights. Qatar Airways plane will land for the first time after 13 years of suspension.

International flights resumed at Syria’s main airport in Damascus on Tuesday for the first time since rebels toppled President Bashar Al Assad last month. A Syrian Airlines flight with 145 passengers left the capital for Sharjah airport in the UAE,