Syrian Air confirms resumption of direct air service between Damascus, Moscow

TASS · Aug 14, 2026 · 109 words

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What to know about Syrian Air confirms resumption of direct air service between Damascus, Moscow

Syrian Air has announced the resumption of direct flights between Damascus and Moscow starting Sunday, August 16, after an 18-month suspension. The airline provided details on ticket pricing for economy and business classes as well as the expected flight duration.

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What happened

Syrian Air has confirmed that direct flights between Damascus and Moscow will be resumed this Sunday after a nearly 18-month break.

Why it matters

"The first direct flight in more than 1.5 years from Damascus to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo is scheduled for Sunday, August 16," an airline spokesman told TASS, adding that tickets for the Sunday flights are already on sale.

Common ground

According to the spokesman, economy tickets are priced at around $491, while business class tickets will cost around $871.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “direct flights between Damascus and Moscow will be resumed this Sunday after a nearly 18-month break”

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Multiple independent web search results (Xinhua and others) confirm that direct flights between Damascus and Moscow resumed on Sunday, August 16, after a suspension of over 18 months.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in August 1968:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_1968

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Damascus International Airport (Arabic: مَطَار دِمَشْق الدَّوْلِيّ, romanized: Maṭār Dimašq al-Duwalī; IATA: DAM, ICAO: OSDI) is the international airport of Damascus, the capital of Syria and the hom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_International_Airport

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — With increasing Iranian involvement in Syrian civil war from 2011 onwards, the conflict between Iran and Israel shifted from a proxy war into a direct confrontation by early 2018.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict_during_th…

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Claim 2: “The flight time will be four hours and 40 minutes”

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One source (Skyscanner) lists the average flight time as 4 hours and 40 minutes, while another source (flydubai) lists a duration of 13 hours and 40 minutes for a different flight option.

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 hours and 40 minutes is the average flight time from Damascus to Moscow.We crunched all the numbers in our flight calendar and it looks like the cheapest time to book a flight to Moscow is around 40…
https://www.skyscanner.net/routes/dam/mosc/damascus-to-mosco…

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web search NEUTRAL — The flight duration from Damascus to Moscow is 13h 40min.The earliest Damascus to Moscow flight of the day, Flight FZ 1116/965, departs at 10:40.
https://www.flydubai.com/en-ae/flights-from-damascus-to-mosc…

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web search NEUTRAL — There are 3 ways to get from Damascus to Moscow by plane or car. Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Damascus/Moscow

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Claim 3: “tickets for the Sunday flights are already on sale”

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Two separate web search results explicitly state that tickets for the August 16 flights were available online and via mobile app.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander S. Pushkin Sheremetyevo International Airport (Internal code: ШРМ, IATA: SVO, ICAO: UUEE), more commonly known as Sheremetyevo International Airport or simply Sheremetyevo is the busiest of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheremetyevo_International_Air…

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Claim 4: “business class tickets will cost around $871”

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The provided evidence includes general flight search tools (Skyscanner, MyTickets.ae) but does not contain the specific price of $871 for business class tickets.

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Claim 5: “Direct flights between Damascus and Moscow were suspended in December 2024”

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Three independent web search results explicitly state that direct flights were suspended in December 2024 following the collapse of the Assad government.

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web search NEUTRAL — Direct flights between Damascus and Moscow were suspended in December 2024 following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's government and the security and political uncertainty that followed.
https://ilkha.com/english/world/syria-resumes-direct-damascu…

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web search NEUTRAL — A Syrian Airlines flight returning from Moscow landed at Damascus International Airport in the afternoon, marking the first round trip between the two capitals since regular services were suspended in…
https://english.news.cn/20260817/4e440adb67e8404186d442f8cf8…

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web search NEUTRAL — A weekly passenger flight service between Damascus and Moscow resumed on Sunday (August 16) after being suspended for over 18 months, according to Syrian Airlines.The direct air link between Damascus …
https://russiaspivottoasia.com/direct-damascus-moscow-flight…

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Claim 6: “The first direct flight in more than 1.5 years from Damascus to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo is scheduled for Sunday, August 16”

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Reports from RIA Novosti and Pravda Syria confirm the first flight in over a year and a half arrived at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Istanbul Airport (IATA: IST, ICAO: LTFM) is the larger of two international airports serving Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in the Arnavutköy district on the European side of the city. It is the larg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_Airport

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Claim 7: “economy tickets are priced at around $491”

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While there are general search results for 'cheap flight tickets', none of the provided evidence sources specify the exact price of $491 for economy tickets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ammar Khaled Bakdash (Arabic: عمار خالد بكداش; 16 August 1954 – 12 July 2025) was a Syrian politician and economist, who served as Secretary-General of the Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash) from 2010 u…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammar_Bakdash

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The economy of Syria is a developing mixed economy. It was primarily based on agriculture in the country's early years, though it deteriorated after the start of the Syrian civil war in March 2011. In…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Syria

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