After an Israeli attack on Damascus, ‘heavy’ damage to the airport has been verified

• Damascus International Airport targeted by volley of missiles fired from Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
• Syrian transport ministry says runways remain out of service following attack on Friday.
• Flights expected to resume “in corporation with air carriers” as soon as repair work is concluded.

According to Syria’s transport ministry, runways at Damascus International Airport are still closed due to a missile strike. Syria’s state media acknowledged that an Israeli missile attack on Damascus International Airport caused significant damage; including to runways.

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According to the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA); the Syrian transport ministry announced in a statement on Saturday that runways at the capital’s airport remained out of service following the attack on Friday. “As a result of the Israeli aggression, landing and departing flights were suspended today until further notification,” SANA quoted from a ministry statement, “because it caused heavy damages to the airstrips in several localities and to the navigation lights, in addition to the damages [that] occurred in the airport lobby.”

Flights are anticipated to resume “in partnership with air carriers” as soon as repair work is completed, according to SANA.

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