Media release

Syrian Airlines launches service at BER 
National airline links the capital region with Damascus

Berlin Brandenburg Airport welcomes Syrian Airlines, Syria’s national carrier, as a new airline at the airport. The airline is now operating twice-weekly flights from BER to Damascus, the capital of Syria, on Tuesdays and Fridays. An Airbus A320, with 156 seats, is used on the route. The flight time from BER is four hours and 15 minutes. The new route is based on the aviation agreement entered into by Germany and Syria in mid-July.

“Syrian Airlines is expanding the range of flights between the capital region and Syria. The new route offers additional travel options, particularly for the many people in Berlin and Brandenburg who have family, cultural, or business ties to Syria,” says Aletta von Massenbach, Chief Executive Officer, Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH.

By way of these two weekly flights, Syrian Airlines offers travellers with family or business connections a high degree of flexibility when planning their stays. This applies, in particular, to weekend and short breaks.

About Syrian Airlines

Syrian Airlines was founded in 1946 and has its headquarters in Damascus. The airline connects the Syrian capital with a total of 18 destinations in Syria, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Its route network includes Amsterdam, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Istanbul and Dubai. The fleet comprises Airbus, Boeing and regional aircraft. As part of its current fleet modernisation programme, Syrian Airlines put its first Airbus A320s into service in 2026 as part of its fleet renewal and expansion.

Syrian Airlines is now operating twice-weekly flights from BER to Damascus, the capital of Syria, on Tuesdays and Fridays. Pictured: Johannes Mohrmann, Senior Manager of Business Development Aviation, Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (1st from left), MHD. Baraa Chukri, Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Berlin (centre) and Mr Abdulrazak Moustafa, Outstations Manager at Syrian Air (1st from right)

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