Dubai, July 21 -- Emirates has officially returned to the Syrian capital Damascus, putting the "City of Jasmine" back on its expansive network of Middle East destinations. The airline is ready to reconnect travellers with the city and destinations across six continents.

Emirates' services to Damascus will initially operate three times per week, on Monday, Wednesday and Sunday, with plans to increase services to four-weekly from 2 August with an additional flight on Saturday. Emirates will expand its services to Damascus to daily operations effective 26 October.

Emirates customers flying to and from Damascus will also benefit from the airline's codeshare partnership with flydubai, which will complement its flight schedule and network, pr...