First Syrian flight since Assad's fall in Moscow

Published August 16th, 2026 - 11:52 GMT
Syrian air passenger plane
Luggage is transported next to a Syrian Air flight at the Damascus International Airport on January 7, 2025. Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

ALBAWABA - A Syrian flight landed in Moscow for the first time on Sunday since flights were suspended between the two countries in December 2024 after the Syrian revolution ousted dictator Bashar Al-Assad.

At 6:44 p.m. local time, the Syrian flight coming from Damascus International Airport landed at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, marking a sign of normalization between the two countries.

The passenger plane went back to Damascus on its return flight the same day, officially kicking off the resumption of flights between the capitals.