The group that traveled to Damascus on December 23 was joined by a technical aircraft crew from Doha. The team’s goal was to determine if Damascus Airport was prepared to resume services.
Two days ago, Qatar’s initial humanitarian flight was sent to Damascus International Airport. It sent aid in technology and humanitarian relief so that the plant in Syria could reopen.
Assistance from the Qatar Fund for Development was transported by the Qatar Emiri Air Force aircraft, which took off from the Al-Udeid Air Base. According to an announcement from the Qatar’s foreign service, the relief contained food packs and ambulances.
Ghanim Al-Muftah, a benefactor from Qatar, was there as the financial support was loaded onto the military installation. As a component of the Qatar’s air crossing, this aircraft is the initial to land at Damascus International Airport. In accordance with the foreign ministry statement, it emphasized the State of Qatar’s steadfast dedication and unwavering backing for its Syrian brethren.
Qatar’s Minister of State for International Cooperation emphasized her country’s ongoing assistance for Syria in an announcement to Doha’s state news agency. Al-Misnad claims that Qatar helps Syria fulfill the desires of the Syrian nation for a life of dignity.
In order to deliver vital humanitarian aid to Syrian people, Qatar established its vital air corridor last month few days after the takeover of the country by opposition forces. Previously, shipments were made via Marka military airport in Amman, Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, and the Turkish city of Gaziantep.
The most recent supply was made a week after a prominent Qatari group visited Syrian capital. Mohammed Al-Khulaifi, the Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed the visit and met with Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the temporary ruler of Syria.
Shortly after the overthrow of the Assad government on December 8, 2023, a high-profile visit took place. The fall came when Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham launched an unexpected onslaught.
The team from Qatar had taken the airline’s first trip to Damascus International Airport in thirteen years. After the Assad administration systematically suppressed nonviolent demonstrators in 2011, Qatar broke off its relations with it. Qatar was the initial nation to open its diplomatic presence for the Syrian opposition in Doha, after closing its official embassy at that time.
Meanwhile, it remained steadfast in its opposition to the Assad government. The group that traveled to Syria was joined by a technical aircraft group from Qatar. The group evaluated Damascus Airport’s capability for operations to resume.
