The CEO of the Romanian airline “Dan Air,” Matt Ian David, announced that the company plans to be the first airline in the European Union to offer direct commercial flights to Syria.

David stated via his LinkedIn account on Thursday, May 8, that Syria is in desperate need of being connected to other countries, not isolated, thus the company chose to respond and operate routes according to strict international safety and security standards.

Dan Air plans to provide four routes to Damascus International Airport from Bucharest, Frankfurt, Berlin, and Stockholm.

According to the company’s booking system, flights will begin from Henri Coandă International Airport in Bucharest to Damascus International Airport on June 15, with six flights per week using Airbus A320 aircraft.

Additional flights are scheduled to launch from Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Frankfurt Airport, and Berlin Brandenburg Airport between June 15 and 17, with two flights per week for each.

Since the fall of the ousted regime on December 8, 2024, the aviation sector has witnessed the return of major airlines and the resumption of flights that had been suspended for more than 14 years.

Damascus International Airport resumed operations on January 7, following a month-long halt due to military operations that ousted the Assad regime.

The first passenger flight from Damascus International Airport to the UAE took off on April 20, as a step to re-establish connections between the two countries through air travel.

Flights are arriving at Damascus Airport from various new destinations such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Turkey, with no less than four flights per week between the countries for each destination.

Aleppo International Airport was officially rehabilitated after being closed for more than three months following the regime’s fall, with the first domestic flight landing on March 18.

The first international passenger plane landed at Aleppo International Airport from Royal Jordanian Airlines on May 6, carrying Syrian passengers after a 14-year hiatus.

In February 2025, the Syrian Civil Aviation Authority signed a cooperation agreement with the International Civil Aviation Organization in the Middle East (ICAO) to update infrastructure and enhance air navigation efficiency in Syria.