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Scheduled passenger flights between Istanbul and Syria’s Aleppo resumed Friday after a 13-year pause, Türkiye’s Transport Ministry announced.
“As of today, Turkish Airlines has started passenger flights on the Istanbul-Aleppo line and will operate flights three times a week, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays,” Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said in a statement.
Uraloglu said Turkish Airlines will increase flights on the Istanbul-Aleppo route to five days a week starting Aug. 15, and to seven days a week beginning Sept. 1.
The low-cost carrier AJet will also operate its first flight on Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport-Aleppo route Saturday.
“We will operate flights on the Sabiha Gokcen-Aleppo route every day of the week, starting Aug. 4,” Uraloglu added.
With the addition of Aleppo flights following the Damascus service that began in January, Turkish Airlines, Türkiye’s flag carrier, has increased its number of destinations in Syria to two.
Flight operations between the two countries had been suspended in April 2012 due to the civil war. Turkish Airlines resumed flights to Syria on Jan. 23, 2025, after the 13-year hiatus.
Since the collapse of Assad’s regime in December 2024 — when Syria’s longtime ruler fled to Russia — air travel between Türkiye and Syria has steadily resumed. A transitional administration led by President Ahmad al-Sharaa took office in January, accelerating efforts to normalize international ties.
The inaugural flight, TK 846, carried 349 passengers and marked a deeply emotional moment for many Syrians returning home for the first time in over a decade.
Turkish Airlines is offering travel on the Istanbul-Aleppo-Istanbul route starting at $299 for tickets purchased as of July 25, 2025.
Prices apply to tickets bought through the Turkish Airlines official website and may vary at other sales offices and agencies.
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