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Damascus International Airport

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IATA Code
DAM
ICAO Code
OSDI
City
Damascus
Country
Syrian Arab Republic
Runways
3600m
3598m
3000m x 45m
Airlines presently operating to this airport with scheduled services
Aeroflot
Air Algerie
Air Arabia
bmi
EgyptAir
Emirates
Etihad Airways
Flydubai
Iran Air
Jazeera Airways
Kish Air
Libyan Airlines
Royal Jordanian
Sudan Airways
Syrian Arab Airlines
Yemen Airways
Airlines presently operating to this airport via codeshare
Air Canada
Ethiopian Airlines

Damascus International Airport serves the capital and largest city in Syria, Damascus. The airport is owned and operated by the Syrian Directorate General of Civil Aviation and is the business airport in the country and an important hub in the region. Damascus is served by over 40 passenger and cargo airlines from across the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the CIS and averages over 4.5 million passengers p/a. Damascus is also a hub for national airline Syrian Air and private operators Cham Wings Airlines and Syrian Peal. The airport is expected to be substantially redeveloped in the near future.

Location of Damascus International Airport, Syrian Arab Republic

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Egypt unrest: Aviation in North Africa and Middle East threatened by political turmoil

1-Feb-11 5:19 PM

The political instability engulfing some North African states has extensive implications for tourism and aviation across the region. Already dozens of governments are warning their citizens to avoid travel to Egypt. Several have chartered aircraft to ferry their nationals out. Cairo Airport has been met with chaotic scenes in the past few days as thousands of foreigners seek to leave. In this special report, CAPA reviews the immediate aviation and tourism impacts from the North Africa/Middle East civil unrest.

Wataniya cancels four routes, pulls back on a fifth

6-Dec-10 9:52 AM

Kuwait-based premium carrier Wataniya Airways announced it plans to suspend services to Amman, Bahrain, Damascus and Jeddah and reduce the frequency of operations to Dubai. In a major downsizing, the carrier’s fleet will be cut from seven to four aircraft, and it is studying options to cut its workforce. The changes will commence from 05-Dec-2010.

European and Middle East carriers fighting for market share on Europe-Middle East route

28-Oct-10 5:07 PM

European carriers are becoming increasingly concerned by the Middle East airline threat on their core international businesses. CEOs from British Airways, Air France and Lufthansa have all voiced their opinions lately, as Middle East airlines continue to expand their global networks. But the European flag carriers are not standing idly by. Several are rapidly expanding their presence in the Middle East, to maintain and/or grow their share of this promising market. Emirates is the clear market leader, with a 21.0% share of capacity on Middle East-Europe routes. Qatar Airways is the second largest, with 8.7%, while Lufthansa, British Airways and Air France have just 5.6%, 3.5% and 2.7% shares, respectively.

Egyptair CEO, Hussein Massoud EgyptAir targeting improved full-year profits; no LCC plans yet, as new entrants increase pressure

18-Aug-10 9:00 PM

EgyptAir Holding company Chairman and CEO, Hussein Massoud, stated the carrier plans to increase full-year profits by nearly a third, commenting that the carrier is currently “making a profit", and adding: "We are planning to see more this year”. The company is targeting a USD132 million profit in the 12 months to Jun-2011, a 31% year-on-year increase.

Etihad Airways CEO, James Hogan Etihad Airways' all-economy service another move in addressing low yield markets

11-Aug-10 5:45 PM

Etihad Airways this month announced plans to introduce its first "all economy" class aircraft to its fleet in Oct-2010. This carrier will be the only non-LCC in the Middle East operating such a configuration, although the product bears some similarity to to the ‘Gulf Traveller’ product that CEO, James Hogan, introduced while heading Gulf Air. The purpose is mainly to tap into the high volume but low yielding markets more effectively. This segment is being addressed aggressively by neighbouring flydubai, based in Dubai and, a few kilometres further along the road in the UAE, the highly successful Sharjah-based Air Arabia. Other low cost airlines from outside the UAE are also targeting the UAE markets. Full service airlines around the world have long struggled with the decision whether to adopt a LCC subsidiary or to segment their operation in this way. In each case different considerations apply. Etihad, in treading the middle path, may have got it right in this market.

Gulf Air CEO, Samer Majali Outlook 2010 for second tier Middle East airlines

4-Mar-10 7:00 PM

Aviation headlines in the Middle East tend to be dominated by the ambitious sixth freedom hub players (the ‘Big Three’: Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways). However, there are some major developments at the second tier full service carriers in the region, such as Oman Air, Royal Jordanian, Gulf Air and Middle East Airlines, as featured in this report. These carriers are reshaping competition in and beyond the region and are being reshaped themselves by dynamic change in the Middle East.

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