Emirates Airlines returns the city of Jasmine to its international network

Yesterday, Emirates Airlines officially resumed its service to the Syrian capital, Damascus, and returned the “city of Jasmine” to its wide network of destinations in the Middle East, to restore the largest international air carrier in the world, linking Damascus again to more than 150 destinations across the six continents of the world.

The flight «EK 913» arrived at Damascus International Airport at exactly 14:30 with 286 passengers, where she received an official reception that included traditional water machine guns, and it was received by the UAE’s ambassador to Syria; Hassan Ahmed Al -Shehhi, along with a high -level Syrian official delegation.

The first vice president of the commercial operations of the central region said, ” Adel Al -Ghaith: “Today we celebrate the resumption of our flights to Damascus, where this service will contribute to linking the Syrian capital to the world and reuniting families, friends and societies from around the world.”

He added: «The UAE and Syria are related to strong bilateral relations over the decades, and Syria has always been an important market for (Emirates Airlines) since our flights to it in 1988, and by facilitating the transportation of passengers and goods, we aim to vibrantly contribute to enhancing the movement of tourism, trade and investment, and linking Syria with approximately 150 destinations through our network of flights around the world.

For his part, the director of the Public Relations Department at the General Authority of the Syrian Civil Aviation, Alaa Salal, said: “The Syrian General Civil Aviation Authority team and the UAE team made continuous efforts characterized by higher coordination and joint vision, in order to create the technical and administrative conditions necessary to resume flights and these fruitful efforts culminated in success, by restarting the flights (Emirates Airlines) to Damascus, in a move that reflects the depth of cooperation between the two sides and their keenness to enhance brotherly ties And economic. ”

Emirates Airlines will start operating three flights a week in the first stage, on Monday, Wednesday and Sunday, with plans to increase the number of flights to four weeks starting from the second of next August, by adding a trip on Saturday, and the carrier will also expand its services to the Syrian capital to a daily trip as of next October 26 (subject to government approvals), in what will benefit Emirates Airlines travelers from Damascus and to it, from an exchange partnership. The symbols with “Fly Dubai” provides wider options.

And Emirates Airlines announced that it will operate its flights to Damascus with a Boeing 777-200LR plane, which provides 38 seats in the business degree, along with 264 seats in the Economy Class.

The flight No. “EK 913” from Dubai will leave 12:00 pm, to reach Damascus International Airport at 14:10 local time, while the return flight “EK 914” will leave Damascus at 16:30 to reach Dubai at 20:30, local time.

And Emirates Airlines began operating its flights to Damascus in 1988, and transferred before the suspension of its operations in 2012 more than 2.1 million passengers from Syria and to Syria. The carrier is currently running its flights to 14 cities in the Middle East and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, with a total of 194 flights per week.

It is mentioned that he was on the trip: the Minister of Sports and the Chairman of the Emirates Space Agency, Dr. Ahmed bin Abdullah Hamid Balah Al -Falasi, while the delegation of «Emirates Airlines» included: Vice President and CEO of Operations; Adel Al -Rida, and Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Vice -President of the Senior Department of International Relations; And the vice -head of the first commercial operations for the Central Region, Adel Al -Ghaith, Deputy Chairman of the Senior Airport Services Department, Sami Aqeel, Vice President of the Senior Travelers Operations, Nick Moore, and Vice President for Air Affairs, Ahmed Thursday.

The delegation was also accompanied by the Deputy Director General of the General Authority of Civil Aviation in the UAE; Omar bin Ghaleb, Executive Director of the Aviation Security Sector and Investigation of Accidents at the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Obaid Saif Al -Nuaimi, and the head of aviation security at the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Hamad Ibrahim Issa Taher, and Ahmed Saqr Al -Marri, from the Dubai Group Security Department, Dubai Police, along with a number of media representatives in the UAE.