Qatar Airways & Syria

Qatar Airways: Qatar Airways is resuming flights to Damascus after a 13-year suspension, becoming the first major international airline to restart service and indicating confidence in the new Syrian authorities.

Syria: Syria's main airports, Syria — Damascus International Airport and Syria — Aleppo International Airport, are resuming international flights, signaling a return to normalcy and potentially boosting its economy after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad.

Qatar Airways: Qatar Airways temporarily suspended flights and its hub airport was closed, leading to significant travel disruptions and financial impact.

Syria: Syria closed part of its airspace, contributing to the regional flight disruptions.

Qatar Airways: Qatar Airways suspended all flights from Doha and cancelled 41% of its total flights, indicating a major operational hit.

Syria: Syria closed part of its airspace and its Foreign Ministry condemned Iranian attacks on Gulf monarchies, reflecting efforts to rebuild regional ties.

Qatar Airways: Qatar Airways provided the flights on which the women and children returned to Australia from Doha.

Syria: Syria is the country where the women allegedly committed slavery and terror-related offenses, and where they were detained in refugee camps for several years after the Islamic State's territorial defeat.