SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, has launched direct flights to the Syrian capital Damascus from Türkiye’s coastal cities of Antalya and Izmir as part of its winter schedule, the company said in a press release on Friday.
Adding Damascus to its Middle East network, the carrier will operate a combined four weekly flights from the two Turkish cities.
SunExpress operated its inaugural flight from Antalya to Damascus on Thursday, Nov. 12, and will serve the route twice weekly on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Services between Izmir and Damascus begin on Friday, Nov. 13, with flights scheduled twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Alongside its ongoing winter flights between Izmir and Aleppo, the new routes expand air connectivity between Türkiye and Syria while offering direct travel options to Damascus from both Antalya and Izmir.