{"id":193,"date":"2026-06-01T19:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=193"},"modified":"2026-06-01T19:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:18:09","slug":"exclusive-iran-war-hands-syria-windfall-as-airlines-reroute-over-its-airspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=193","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive-Iran War Hands Syria Windfall as Airlines Reroute Over Its Airspace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>By Feras Dalatey and Joanna Plucinska<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>DUBAI\/LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) &#8211; Syria recorded nearly 12,000 aircraft transits in May \u2060as \u2060regional airlines rerouted around airspace disrupted by conflict \u2060in the Middle East and into skies that most carriers had avoided for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=191\">Trump Says Talks With Iran Continue<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Figures from Syria&#8217;s General \u200bAuthority for Civil Aviation show 11,801 flights crossed Syrian airspace, more than double the 4,267 recorded in February, the last full month before the Iran war disrupted regional aviation. Overflights in \u200cMay were about 375% higher than in the \u200csame month last year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Syria&#8217;s airspace was a no-go zone throughout the 14-year civil war that ended with the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad in late 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The turnaround is potentially \u2060lucrative for Syria, which \u2060increased the fees it charges airlines early this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Based on a flat fee of $499 per flight introduced \u200bby Syria&#8217;s new government, last month&#8217;s traffic could have generated as much as $5.9 million in overflight revenue, according to Reuters calculations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The General Authority for Civil Aviation declined to comment on revenue potential and the new fees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Airlines were forced to reassess Syria after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes began the Iran war on February 28 the airspace over Iraq and the Gulf that airlines previously relied \u200bupon was shut during March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A ceasefire led to the reopening of airspace in April, but the majority of flights to Europe from Dubai and Doha &#8211; \u2060two \u2060of the world&#8217;s busiest aviation hubs &#8211; have \u2060since crossed central Syria rather \u200bthan Iraq, according to flight-tracking services Flightradar24 and AirNav.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Flying over Syria cuts journey times and fuel costs as airlines try to lessen the impact \u200bof the surge in international oil prices caused by \u2060the disruption linked to the Iran war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>SYRIA IS STILL HIGH RISK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Syria upgraded infrastructure at Damascus International Airport after receiving advanced radar and navigation systems from Turkey late last year, according to Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Even so, OPSGroup, an aviation risk monitoring advisory body, said\u00a0that airspace over Syria is still considered risky and is operating with &#8220;procedural control only&#8221; &#8211; the most basic level of air traffic control.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=189\">Florida Becomes First State to Sue OpenAI Over Child Safety Risks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Traffic remains less than half the levels before Syria&#8217;s war, according to aviation officials, and the increase in traffic is largely limited to Gulf \u2060carriers as Europe&#8217;s aviation safety agency still recommends airlines avoid flying over the country and region due to the Iran conflict.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Asian \u2060and North American carriers are also largely avoiding Middle Eastern airspace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Syrian authorities, however, are upbeat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;The increase in overflight traffic reflects the beginning of a real shift in how airlines view Syrian airspace, as a viable and dependable route once again within the regional air traffic network,&#8221; General Authority for Civil Aviation head Omar al-Hosari told Reuters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He said GACA had updated air routes, reassessed traffic patterns and strengthened navigation, surveillance and air traffic control systems and adopted risk-based safety assessments in line with standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>As part of an overhaul of the payment systems for overflights, GACA has outsourced the collection of charges to Syrian handling agents, as well as OPSGroup and International Flight Planning Solutions, a private Lebanese flight-planning firm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Syria&#8217;s flat fee of $499 per flight &#8211; divided between a $430 charge and a $69 communication fee &#8211; is regardless of aircraft type, size or operation type, according to a GACA \u2060document reviewed by Reuters and FAS Aero, one of the handling agents contracted by the government. Handling agents often add further fees on top.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Under Assad, Syria charged $75 for smaller aircraft to fly over the country, or about $1 to 1.25 per metric ton for larger planes, according to OPSGroup and a Syrian aviation official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The GACA document also shows a 50% reduction in levies for domestic flights and aircraft registered \u200bin Syria, and full exemptions for aircraft belonging to heads of states, official delegations, and search and rescue operations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(Reporting by Feras Dalatey \u200bin Dubai and Joanna Plucinska in London;Editing by Josephine Mason and Barbara Lewis)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=187\">Israel\u2019s El Al to Resume San Francisco Flights to Link Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. 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