{"id":10197,"date":"2026-07-28T13:45:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/?p=10197"},"modified":"2026-07-29T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:00:00","slug":"leav-flights-to-damascus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/en\/leav-flights-to-damascus\/","title":{"rendered":"LEAV Aviation begins flying from D\u00fcsseldorf to Damascus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<style>\n    @media (max-width: 768px) {\n        body.home .hero-section-wrapper {\n            justify-content: end;\n            padding-bottom: 30px;\n        }\n        .hero-section .headline-wrapper img {\n            max-width: 150px;\n        }\n    }\n<\/style>\n<section\n        class=\"hero-section pb-0\"\n        style=\"background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.5), rgba(0,0,0,0)), url('https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FMO-Banner.webp')  no-repeat 50% \/ cover;\">\n    <div class=\"hero-section-wrapper c_container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"header-section-col col-xl-9 col-12\" >\n                                    <a  href=\"#Duesseldorf\" class=\"btn-primary\" title=\"Airbus A320 D-ANNE\">\n                        Airbus A320 D-ANNE                    <\/a>\n                <div class=\" headline-wrapper\"><h1>LEAV Aviation begins flying from D\u00fcsseldorf to Damascus<\/h1>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;space-top-bottom plane-bottom-right&#8221; el_id=&#8221;Announcement&#8221;][vc_column el_id=&#8221;damascus-first-flight&#8221;][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;c_container m-a&#8221; el_id=&#8221;experience&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;space-left-column&#8221; el_id=&#8221;Destination&#8221;]<section class=\"headline-section \">\n    <div class=\"headline-section-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12\" style=\"text-align:left\">\n                <h2 >LEAV launches first direct connection between Germany and Syria in almost 15 years \u2013 new air transport agreement creates legal framework<\/h2>\n                <p><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1785247293989{margin-bottom: -50px !important;}&#8221;]<em>Cologne, 27 July 2026<\/em> \u2013 LEAV Aviation is launching a direct flight connection between Germany and the Syrian capital Damascus. As the company announced on Monday, the first flight will depart from D\u00fcsseldorf to Damascus as early as 29 July 2026. According to the airline, this is the first direct connection between the two countries in almost 15 years.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;c_container m-a space-top&#8221; el_id=&#8221;Hotspot&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The resumption of flights is based on an air transport agreement between Germany and Syria concluded in mid-July, which has re-established the legal framework for direct flight connections. Since the start of the armed conflict in Syria in 2011, direct flights between the two countries have not been possible due to the political and security-related circumstances.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-5&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1782912927373{margin-left: 70px !important;}&#8221;]<section class=\"single-image-section\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n                <div\n                class=\"col-12 single-image-col single-image-full-width\"\n                id=\"single-image-col-1\"\n        >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1061\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FMO-Bild.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"LEAV-Crew vor Flugzeug\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FMO-Bild.webp 1061w, https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FMO-Bild-300x123.webp 300w, https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FMO-Bild-1024x420.webp 1024w, https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FMO-Bild-150x61.webp 150w, https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FMO-Bild-768x315.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1061px) 100vw, 1061px\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;c_container m-a space-top&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6&#8243;]<section class=\"single-image-section\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n                <div\n                class=\"col-12 single-image-col single-image-inside-col\"\n                id=\"single-image-col-2\"\n        >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Glueckliche-syrische-Familie-wieder-vereint-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gl\u00fcckliche syrische Familie wieder vereint\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Glueckliche-syrische-Familie-wieder-vereint-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Glueckliche-syrische-Familie-wieder-vereint-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Glueckliche-syrische-Familie-wieder-vereint-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Glueckliche-syrische-Familie-wieder-vereint-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Glueckliche-syrische-Familie-wieder-vereint-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Glueckliche-syrische-Familie-wieder-vereint-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Glueckliche-syrische-Familie-wieder-vereint-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n[\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-5&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1782912927373{margin-left: 70px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]An Airbus A320-200 with the registration D-ANNE will operate the route. Initially, two flights per week are planned. According to the company, the connection is aimed in particular at the Syrian community in Germany, who will be able to visit family and friends in their old homeland more often and more directly, as well as at business travelers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;c_container m-a space-top&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-12&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]&#8221;After almost 15 years without a direct connection, we are delighted to have made this nonstop flight to Damascus possible together with the German and Syrian authorities,&#8221; said LEAV Aviation CEO Daniel Broda, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>A travel warning issued by the German Federal Foreign Office continues to apply to travel to Syria. 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This special ...                                                    <\/span>\n\n                                                                                                                    <span class=\"weiterlesen-mobile\">Read more ><\/span>\n                                                                                                            <\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"splide__slide focusmid_slide\"\n                                        style=\"\n                                    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8)), url('https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Solo-Trip-Lappland-.webp') center center \/ cover no-repeat;\">\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.leav.com\/en\/traveling-alone-to-lapland\/\">\n                                            <div class=\"focusmid_slide-wrapper d-flex flex-d-row\">\n                                                <div class=\"focusmid-slide-textwrapper\">\n                                                    <h3>Solo Winter Getaway in Lapland \u2013 Traveling Alone and Enjoying the Silence of the North<\/h3>\n                                                    <p class=\"entry-content-grid\">\n                                                    <span class=\"preview-text preview-mobile-none\">\n                                                        When you travel to Lapland alone, you experience a silence that is hard to find in everyday life. 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