UAE budget carrier Flydubai resumes flights to Damascus after years-long suspension

A flight operated by the Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai landed at Damascus International Airport on Sunday, marking the resumption of direct commercial flights between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Syria after a year-long hiatus, Syria's state-run SANA news agency reported.

Flydubai had launched scheduled flights linking Dubai and Damascus, in a move aimed at enhancing regional connectivity and strengthening bilateral relations, SANA quoted Syria's General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport as saying.

The inaugural flight was received by UAE Ambassador to Syria Hassan Ahmad al-Shihi, who was accompanied by an official delegation.

On April 14, the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority announced its decision to resume commercial air links with Syria.