On 7 February, the Syrian Civil Aviation Authority and the Saudi airline flynas signed an agreement to establish flynas Syria, a new low-cost airline scheduled to begin operations in late 2026.
The new airline is being set up primarily to restore air connectivity from Syria to key markets across the Middle East, Europe and Africa after years in the aviation wilderness.
In the past, Syria was hit by crippling Western sanctions. These sanctions were imposed against the regime of the former president, Bashar Al-Assad, and hugely restricted aviation activities in the country and forced the state-owned airline Syrian Airlines to almost cease operations completely. However, since the removal of Assad, the aviation sector in the country has begun to open up once more.
Credit: Luke Peters
