Turkish Airlines to resume flights to Damascus after 13 years of war

There will be three Turkish Airlines flights a week to the Syrian capital, starting on 23 January - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Turkish Airlines will resume its flights to Damascus, Syria, next week after a halt of more than a decade, officials have confirmed following a visit by a delegation of Syria’s new, Turkey-backed rulers.

The CEO of Turkey’s national carrier, Bilal Eksi, said there would be three flights a week, beginning on 23 January.