Syrian Arab Airlines: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Syrian Arab Airlines (alternative name Syrianair) is the national flag-carrier of Syria. It was established by the Government of Syria in October 1961, after the collapse of United Arab Republic. The new Syrian Arab Airlines took over the routes previously controlled by Syrian Airways and United Arab Airlines.

The airline began operation with three Douglas DC-6, two DC-4 and three DC-3, and serving both domestic and international routes to the east. In summer 1963, Syrianair begin its expension to the west, start with Rome and Munich, then London and Paris. Sud Aviation Caravelle 10B3 joined the fleet in October 1965. In 1976, the airline accquire Boeing 727-200 and 747SP.

In the 70s, because of the closer political condition between Syria and Soviet Union, Soviet aircraft was accquired into Syrianair. This include Antonov An-26, Ilyushin Il-76 and Yakovlev Yak-40 in the 70s and Tupolev Tu-134B-3 abd Tupolev Tu-154M in the 80s.

Since United States impose sanctions on Syria, the fleet update of Syrianair was interrupted, and the fleet is suffering from aging until October 1998 when Airbus A320-200 arrived.

Based on Damascus International Airport, the state owned Syrianair is now employing about 3,500 workers, and operating a mixed fleet consists of 6 Airbus A320-200, 6 Boeing 727-200 and 2 747SP. IATA Airline Code of RB and ICAO Airline Code of SYR are assigned to Syrianair.

Destinations

Syria (Domestic)

• Damascus
• Aleppo
• Latakia
• Deirezzor
• Kamishli

AFRICA

• Cairo
• Khartoum
• Algiers
• Tunis
• Tripoli

ASIA

• Karachi
• Delhi
• Mumbai
• Tehran

EUROPE

• London
• Paris
• Stockholm
• Frankfurt
• Munich
• Madrid
• Amsterdam
• Athens
• Berlin
• Rome
• Istanbul
• Larnaca
• Moscow
• Prague
• Bucharest
• Vienna

MIDDLE EAST

• Abu-Dhabi
• Dubai
• Sharjah
• Kuwait
• Bahrain
• Doha
• Dhahran
• Riyadh
• Jeddah
• Sanaa
• Beirut
• Muscat