Syria's main aid hub to resume flights days after Israeli aggression

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
23 Mar 2023 21:48

Aleppo International Airport will resume operations on Friday morning after damage caused by the Israeli attack on Wednesday were repaired.

Aleppo International Airport in Syria.

The Syrian Ministry of Transport announced on Thursday that air traffic at Aleppo International Airport will be resumed on Friday at 8:00 am.

The ministry added that the damage caused by the Israeli aggression that targeted the airport earlier this week has been repaired.

Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli missile aggression on Aleppo International Airport damaged the airport's runway and other aviation hardware, rendering Syria's main hub for receiving disaster relief aid out of service.

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The Syrian defense ministry said then that the airport's runway and navigation equipment were damaged and destroyed in the attack, while all flights were being redirected to the airports in Damascus and Latakia.

It is noteworthy that it is the third Israeli attack on Syria since the beginning of March, and the second that targets Aleppo International Airport. Earlier, on March 7, the Syrian state agency SANA reported that an Israeli attack on the airport led to the suspension of operations at the civilian infrastructure, which dramatically hindered the quack-struck country's ability from receiving aid to respond to the natural catastrophe which led to the deaths of thousands, displacement of millions and the destructions of tens of thousands of homes.