Syria’s Aleppo airport to resume operations following Israeli attack
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Damascus: Syria's Transport Ministry on Sunday announced that the airport of the northern province of Aleppo will resume its operation on Monday after being repaired from the damage caused by the Israeli missile strike on Saturday.
In a statement carried by the state news agency SANA, the Ministry said that it would allow airlines to reschedule their flights by either using the Aleppo International Airport or the still functional Latakia Airport as alternatives to the Damascus International Airport.
Both the airports in Aleppo and Damascus went out of service following Israeli forces' attacks on Thursday. Damascus airport is still undergoing extensive repairs after the attack.
On Saturday, the Syrian Transport Ministry had announced it will fix the Aleppo airport runway after it was again struck by Israeli forces.
The repeated Israeli strikes came amid escalating tensions in the region as Israel is preparing for a massive ground operation in Gaza after a surprise attack launched by Hamas prompted Israel's retaliatory attacks.
The ongoing conflict, now in its ninth day, has killed over 4,000 people on both Israel and the Gaza Strip.
With inputs from IANS
