<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Aleppo International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para pb-lg-2"><strong>Early history:</strong>The history of the airport dates back to the beginning of the 20th century during the French Mandate. In 1924, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines made their first flight from Amsterdam to Batavia, Dutch East Indies, through the airport in Aleppo. The airport was upgraded and developed over the years until 1999 when the new current terminal was inaugurated.</p>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Syrian civil war: </strong>In January 2013, the facility closed due to the Syrian Civil War, but after Syrian Army advances were made in the area, the airport briefly re-opened on 22 January 2014, welcoming its first civilian flight in more than 1 year (flights were suspended in December 2012), carrying foreign journalists to the city.Russian soldiers near the airport during the Battle of Aleppo. Following the Syrian government's recapture of eastern Aleppo during the Battle of Aleppo, an airplane conducted its first flight from the airport in four years. The flight, conducted on 5 January 2017, was a trial attempt by the government before the airport fully opens to the public. On 17 February 2020, Syrian Transport Minister Ali Hammond announced that the airport will resume civilian operations, with the first flight from Damascus to Aleppo scheduled for February 19, and an additional route to Cairo soon thereafter. On 1 March 2020, the airport was targeted by Turkish drone and artillery strikes during the Operation Spring Shield.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Israeli air raids: </strong>On 6 September 2022, Israeli Air Force warplanes struck the airport from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Latakia, with air-to-surface missiles damaging the runway and putting it out of service. On 7 March 2023, the Israeli airstrikes hit the airport by the exact method targeting alleged Iranian weapons transfers. The Syrian transport ministry said that the delivery of humanitarian aid to Idlib Governorate following the February earthquake would be rerouted to Damascus and Latakia Airports after the "Israeli aggression&rdquo;. Later that month, on 22 March, Israel launched missiles at the airport for the third time in six months. On 1 May, Israeli airstrikes which targeted ammunition depot at the military airport killed a Syrian soldier and injured seven people including two civilians.</li>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 pt-5">Facilities Aleppo International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para pb-lg-2">Aleppo International Airport has a modern terminal which combines a modern and Islamic architecture. The total area is 38,000 square meters over four floors. The airport capacity is 1.7 million passengers a year.</p>
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