Aleppo airport resumes flights after suspected Israeli strikes
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Aleppo International Airport resumed operations on Friday morning three days after it was put out of service by a suspected Israeli airstrike, head of civil aviation of the Syrian government said.
Bassem Mansour told the pro-government Sham FM radio station that flights to and from the airport of Syria’s largest city resumed on Friday morning after repairs were completed.
On March 7, several airstrikes hit Aleppo International Airport, putting it out of service. The Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria said the attack was carried out by four Israeli F-16 fighter jets. An Israeli research center said the assault may have targeted Iranian positions at the Nayrab military compound, just south of the main airport terminal.
The Ministry of Transportation said in a statement that the officers of the Syrian Civil Aviation Authority, in cooperation with national companies, managed to repair the damage caused by the Israeli airstrikes.
The United States (US) and the United Nations (UN) raised on March 8 concern over the recent airstrikes that targeted the airport that may prolong disrupting humanitarian aid to people affected by the earthquake that hit Syria on Feb. 6.
Since the Feb. 6 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria killing more than 50.000 people, including over 6.000 in Syria, the airport has been a main entry point for jets carrying aid into the war-ton country. Authorities said after the strike that relief flights had been diverted to airports in Damascus and Latakia, AP reported.