Syria’s Damascus Airport have resumed international flight operations for the first time since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime

Crowds of people were gathered to greet those arriving at Damascus airport, with several Syrians returning for the first time in years.

First international commercial flight lands at Damascus airport since Assad's fall. Qatar Airways flight arrived on Tuesday, greeted by passengers' families inside the terminal. Many passengers are Syrians returning home after more than a decade.

The country’s new leaders are pushing to restore a sense of normalcy. But Syria remains under a host of international sanctions imposed during the Assad regime.

The Qatar Airways flight landed at Damascus International Airport. Many passengers were Syrian nationals coming come for the first time in more than a decade.

The first international flight has landed in Syria since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad last month. The flight from Qatar landed around 1pm at Damascus International Airport, according to AFP correspondents, the first from the Gulf state in 13 years.

International flights in and out of Syria’s main airport in Damascus will resume next week after being halted since rebels overthrew former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime last month. “We will start receiving international flights to and from Damascus international airport [on Tuesday],