Saudi Arabia-based LCC has launched non-stop daily flights to the Syrian capital, Damascus.
With the start of three flights a week from the Saudi port city of Jeddah on Wednesday (October 1), followed by the first of four weekly services from Riyadh, flyadeal now provides a new daily air bridge between the Kingdom and Syria.

Airspace has been recently reopened over Syria, following years of sanctions due to years of civil war.

Chief Executive Officer Steven Greenway joined airport executives at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah for the launch
celebrations, while in Damascus, inaugural flight F3 741 from Jeddah was welcomed to a traditional water salute, with celebrations attended by officials including H.E Abdullah Al Horyes, Deputy Ambassador at the Saudi Embassy in Damascus, and Fadi Al-Junidi,
Director of Air Transport at the Syrian Civil Aviation Authority.

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Steven Greenway said: “It’s a momentous occasion to finally launch our Damascus flights from two gateway cities in the Kingdom, long needed to help the many Syrians to travel back to their homeland and reunite with family and friends.
“With over two million Syrians living and working in the Kingdom, the restoration of airlinks provides great relief and will support the economic redevelopment of Syria as the country embarks on rebuilding its infrastructure attracting much-needed investment
from the international community.”

flyadeal currently operates a fleet of 42 A320s in a single 186-seat Economy Class configuration. The airline has a number of A330 widebodies on order, with a view to operating long-haul low-cost flights to and from the region.