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Syria reopens Aleppo–Mediterranean air corridor, allows foreign carriers as Aleppo flights resume

Syria has reactivated an air corridor from Aleppo to the Mediterranean, permitting foreign carriers and its national airline to operate as Aleppo International Airport gradually resumes commercial traffic, the head of the country’s Civil Aviation Authority told Reuters. Authorities have partially reopened Aleppo airspace for limited passenger and cargo services.

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Reopening restores a commercial and cargo link through Aleppo, enabling airlines and logistics operators to plan limited services and route recovery after months of suspension; this matters for load factors and regional connectivity and could reopen revenue streams.
The move follows a prior closure of Aleppo airport due to renewed fighting, so operational restart will require phased coordination of airspace management, safety checks and slot control as described when the airport was closed (see source:ef5d837a-8f8e-48f6-9d45-1824a7ad1c23).
This resumption interacts with wider Syrian aviation restructuring and market-entry plans — including the government’s recent conversion of the state carrier into a holding company and a planned flynas joint venture — which could accelerate commercial partnerships and route development (see source:9e3928fa-b003-4bd5-80c4-58137dbd5d18 and source:4052312d-4379-4f8b-8860-711e6df6b1c9).

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