Syrian airline operates flights from Russian-controlled airports

Flights are being operated to the Qamishli Airport after the Damascus International Airport went out of service due to Israeli air strikes.
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A Cham Wings Airlines Airbus A320-211 is pictured at the Syria's Aleppo airport after flights were diverted from Damascus airport following an Israeli strike last week, on June 15, 2022. Flights were halted at Damascus International Airport after an Israeli strike last week caused "sizeable damage" to its only operational runway, authorities said. - Photo by AFP via Getty Images
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Mohammed Hardan
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Cham Wings, a private airline close to the Syrian government, announced June 13 that it will start operating flights from Beirut to the Qamishli Airport in northeastern Syria, and from there to the Aleppo International Airport in northwestern Syria. 

The announcement came days after the Damascus International Airport went out of service due to Israeli air strikes.

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