Air traffic resumes at Aleppo International Airport
ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) –Air traffic at Aleppo International Airport resumed on Friday after 48 hours of halt due to Israeli airstrikes that targeted on Wednesday evening the vicinity of Airport.
A local source in the airport told North Press that the halt coincided with no scheduled flight on Thursday and Friday.
After Damascus International Airport returned to work in June, Aleppo Airport was designated only for flights picking Iranian and Afghan pilgrims.
On August 31, several missiles, fired by Israel, targeted Aleppo International Airport, landing on military posts affiliated with Iranian-backed militias, causing material damage.
A local source told North Press that an outpost of the Iranian Local Defense Forces was caught on fire as a result of the missile attack.
On September 1, the Ministry of Transport began maintenance work, which included some repairs near the runway and waiting hall, which has a space of about 300.000 m², the source added on the condition of anonymity.
On Friday, a flight departed from Aleppo Airport and headed to Abu Dhabi airport, and a flight arrived at the airport coming from Kuwait Airport.
On Saturday at 5:00, another flight is scheduled to take off.
On September 1, the ministry revealed that its technical staffs continued to repair the damage airport to restore it to full service.
An exclusive source of the village of Jebrin told North Press that after the Israeli attack, Iranian forces transported their headquarters into defense labs near al-Safirah area, in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo.
Military vehicles loaded with weapons and large boxes left from Nairab military airport and headed to posts, where the Iranian forces are stationed, in al-Zahabeya area, south of Aleppo.
This is the first time that Aleppo airport is subjected to shelling, while the last Israeli shelling was in July 2021, where military posts were targeted in al-Safirah.