Chairman of the Syrian Civil Aviation Authority explains 2030 vision including Mezzeh Airport

Damascus, SANA- Chairman of the Syrian Civil Aviation Authority, Omar al-Hussary, said Sunday that The Authority is working on implementing a comprehensive vision aimed at rehabilitating the existing infrastructure and repositioning Syria as a pivotal player in regional and international aviation.

In an interview with SANA, al-Hussary explained that the vision adopts an integrated strategic plan extending through 2030, focusing on “rebuilding airport infrastructure, enhancing air connectivity, reopening airspace, modernizing the national air fleet and transport, comprehensively modernizing air navigation and communications systems, and opening up to regional and international partnerships”.

He added that the vision includes “developing and expanding Damascus and Aleppo airports as a national priority, in addition to modernizing other airports, establishing new ones, rehabilitating existing aircraft, gradually expanding the national fleet, and supporting the establishment of private national airlines”.

The Vision includes “transforming Mezzeh Airport from a military airport to a civilian airport dedicated to private aviation and businessmen as part of an integrated development vision aimed at diversifying aviation patterns in Syria, relieving operational pressure on Damascus International Airport, and creating a specialized investment and commercial attraction” the chairman said.

He stressed that “Mezzeh Airport project is part of a series of future studies to serve the Greater Damascus area and the central region, based on an integrated vision that balances economic, environmental, and social considerations”.

“Mezzeh Airport project model has been successfully implemented in several regional countries, such as Dubai Executive Airport, where it has proven effective in attracting investments and creating a high-value-added business environment without compromising the efficiency of commercial airports” he argued.

al-Hussary clarified that “Mezzeh Airport transformation project aims to establish an integrated private aviation center, accommodating executive aircraft and modern electric aircraft, in addition to supporting facilities within a broader project called the “Aviation Community,” which includes hotels, business facilities, aviation training institutes, and maintenance of residential and commercial complexes surrounding the airport.

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