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 first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed Tuesday at the Damascus airport, arriving from Qatar. Jordanian state-run Petra news agency reported that a Royal Jordanian Airlines plane departed for Damascus on a test flight.

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

The first international commercial flight to Syria since the fall of Bashar Assad's government has landed in Damascus

International flights resumed from Syria’s main airport in Damascus on Tuesday for the first time since rebels toppled president Bashar Al Assad last month. A Syrian Airlines flight with 145 passengers left the capital at about 11.