And he doesn’t have about 2,000 euros left for a return ticket to Damascus. “Certainly not if you know that two months ago I flew to Egypt and back for 400 euros.” If he decides to travel to Syria by plane in the future, the price of a return ticket will be around 600 euros.
Qatar, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates
It’s a long way from that. “You can go to Syria by plane, but only with a transfer, he says.” Syrian Air and the Iraqi airline UR Airlines fly to Damascus International Airport from airports in Qatar, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. That route had existed for a while.
A more logical option for Tarek to quickly reach Syria is via neighboring Jordan. “Then I fly to Amman (capital of Jordan, ed.) and it is another three to four hours by bus to Damascus,” he says.
Yet that option is also less simple at the moment. Due to the unrest in the Middle East, Transavia has canceled its flights to Amman (Jordan) and Beirut (Lebanon) until March next year. KLM also avoids Jordanian airspace.
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