Syria on Friday halted flights to and from Damascus airport, the transport ministry said, after Israeli airstrikes damaged a runway, according to sources.
The ministry said the “suspension of incoming and outgoing flights through Damascus International Airport” was due to technical disruptions, but an airport employee told AFP that the Israeli strikes at dawn had “affected” the facility.
An official at an Arab airline who spoke on condition of anonymity said separately that an airport landing strip had been hit during the Israeli assault.
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