Kuwaiti carrier launches first foreign direct flights to Deir Ezzor airport after 14-year closure
DEIR EZZOR: Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways launched regular direct flights to Syria’s Deir Ezzor on Saturday, marking the first service by a foreign commercial carrier to the eastern city since its airport reopened following a 14-year closure.
The inaugural flight from Kuwait City landed at Deir Ezzor International Airport on Saturday morning, three days after the facility officially resumed civilian operations, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported.
Omar Hosari, head of Syria’s General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport, described the new route as an important step toward returning Deir Ezzor to the regional aviation network and reconnecting the eastern governorate with the wider Arab world.
He said restoring air links aims to support economic recovery by facilitating travel and encouraging investment and commercial activity in the strategically important province.
