Dubai, June 3 -- Emirates is set to reintroduce flights to Damascus from 16 July 2025. Operations were suspended to the Syrian capital in 2012, and the return of services follow a comprehensive evaluation in conjunction with the UAE GCAA.

The airline will initially start with three weekly services on Monday, Wednesday and Sunday, with plans to expand to four weekly flights from 2 August with an additional flight on Saturday. Emirates will expand its Damascus services to daily operations, effective 26 October.

Emirates' services to Damascus will operate with a 302-seater Boeing 777-200LR. The aircraft features 38 Business Class seats alongside 264 seats in Economy Class.

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