Qatar Airways announced on Thursday the resumption of operations to key destinations in the Middle East, in a move aimed at restoring its global network and enhancing air connectivity between the countries of the region.
Damascus and the United Arab Emirates. The return of daily flights
Qatar Airways, in a statement carried by the Qatar News Agency (QNA), revealed that daily flights to the Syrian capital Damascus will start from May 1.
In the same context, the statement announced the immediate resumption of daily flights to Dubai and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, so that air traffic between Doha and the two UAE cities will return to normal.
Syrian assertions and Saudi participation
For its part, the General Authority of Civil Aviation in Syria confirmed the new schedules, noting that Damascus International Airport will also receive flights from the Saudi airline "Flynas" coming from Jeddah, coinciding with the return of the Qatari airline in early May.
Mustafa Khairallah, head of the media department at the authority, explained that these developments represent a pivotal step to activate air transport and facilitate the travel of citizens in light of the improvement in the regional security situation.
Global Expansion Strategy 2026
The return is part of a wider plan announced by the airline to expand its reach to more than 150 destinations across six continents by mid-June 2026.
The move is an announcement that the airline has recovered from the constraints imposed by past exceptional circumstances and seeks to regain its share of the regional and international air transport market.
End of the "Turbulence" phase
The decision to resume flights comes after a period of widespread turmoil in the Gulf as a result of military tensions and Iranian aggressions that affected a number of countries in the region.
These events forced airlines to close their airspaces and divert thousands of flights, causing heavy financial losses for the aviation sector, making the current return an important indicator of the easing of security risks and the region's orientation towards stability.