Syria’s Damascus International Airport is set to restart international flights starting Tuesday, following a suspension that began last month after the ousting of former president Bashar Al Assad, The inauguration of the airport represents a major turning point in Syria's attempts to restore air travel connectivity and enable diplomatic as well as commercial movements.

Over the past two weeks, international aid flights and foreign diplomatic delegations have already arrived in Syria to offer humanitarian relief and interact with the newly elected government. Domestic flights within Syria have also started once more, indicating a more general aviation industry resurgence in the nation.

An employee of Syrian Airlines claims that Tuesday will see the resuming of flights between Damascus and Dubai. Under media coverage constraints, the airline official-who spoke anonymously-confirmed that plans have been developed to guarantee a seamless return of commercial activities.

Head of the General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport Ashhad Al-Salibi, who formally declared the airport to be reopened to international travel, was quoted by the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), "We notify we will start receiving international flights to and from Damascus International Airport from Tuesday," Al-Salibi said.

Al-Salibi underlined that work is already under progress to rebuild the Aleppo and Damascus airports in cooperation with foreign partners, so reassuring regional and international carriers. "We reassure Arab and international airlines that, with the help of our partners, we have started the phase of rehabilitation of Aleppo and Damascus airports so that they might welcome flights from all over the world," he stated. The rehabilitation project is supposed to improve the operational capacity and safety of these important transportation hubs, therefore enabling Syria to reclaim its status as a regional aviation center.

Along with a larger attempt to rehabilitate Syria's infrastructure and bring normalcy following recent political upheavals, the resuming of overseas travel is part of The Syrian government has been striving to establish diplomatic recognition and closer relations with other countries; restoring airports is therefore quite important in reaching these goals.

The news by Qatar Airways that it will start flying to Damascus following almost 13 years of suspension marks one of the most significant changes in Syria's aviation scene, Starting from Tuesday, the airline clarified on Thursday that it would run three weekly flights to the Syrian capital.

According a Qatari official, Doha has been actively helping Syria's new government to resume airport operations. According to the official last month, Qatar has provided support to enable Damascus International Airport to resume foreign flights. As Syria seeks to rebuild political and commercial ties with its Arab neighbors, this action exposes a notable change in regional diplomacy.

Economic recovery could be sparked by the comeback of foreign airlines and the opening of airspace to commercial flights, therefore increasing commerce, tourism, and investment prospects in Syria, Years of conflict and international sanctions have profoundly affected the aviation industry, which is now displaying indicators of stabilization as new leaders interact with the world community.

Although many foreign airlines are still assessing the circumstances in Syria, the return of flights by Syrian Airlines and Qatar Airways shows increasing faith in the nation's capacity to keep safe and operational airports, Whether other international airlines will follow suit and start operations to Damascus and other Syrian cities in not too distant future is still to be seen.