Turkish Airlines resumes Damascus flights

Turkish Airlines Resumes Flights To Damascus After Syrian Regime Change
As a result of a regime change in Syria, Turkish Airlines has resumed service to Damascus, the capital of Syria. The carrier's new service will assist some of the over 4 million Syrian refugees that fled to Turkey following the outbreak of the nation's civil war in 2011.
Turkish Airlines will resume flights to Damascus, officials say after visit by Syria’s new rulers
Officials say that Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade.
Commercial flights between Turkey and Syria resume after 13 years
Commercial flights between Turkey and Syria resumed Thursday after 13 years with a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Damascus. Turkish media showed Syrian families draped in their national flag singing pro-opposition songs and cheering as they prepared to board flight TK0846 to Damascus.
Turkish Airlines resumes Damascus flights after 13-year break
Turkey's national flag carrier resumed flights to the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday after a break of nearly 13 years, state news agency Anadolu reported. A plane with 349 passengers took off from Istanbul International Airport for Damascus on Thursday morning in first such flight since April 2012,
Commercial plane from Turkey lands in Damascus for first time in 13 years
A commercial plane from Turkey landed in Damascus for the first time in 13 years on Thursday, Syrian state media said.The Turkish Airlines plane flew from Istanbul to the Syrian capital, SANA reported,
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