The Conviasa Airbus 340-600 arrived in Syria on the morning of this Wednesday, May 31, inaugurating the Caracas-Damascus route
This Wednesday, May 31, the inaugural Conviasa flight that directly connects Syria with Venezuela landed in Damascus; a route that has not been flown for 12 years.
The Venezuelan delegation that accompanied the flight, which was headed by the Minister of Transportation, Ramon Velasquez Araguayancut a symbolic ribbon together with the Syrian authorities to inaugurate the Damascus-Caracas route.
Minister Velásquez Arguayán expressed on his social networks that this new route will help Syrian tourists arrive in the country and visit destinations such as Mérida, Canaima, Porlamar and Los Roques; as well as it offers the possibility of knowing the benefits of the Arab country.
#31May This air bridge between Caracas and Damascus will foster the promotion of receptive tourism. Travelers arriving in Venezuela will be able to enjoy tourist destinations such as: Los Roques, Canaima, Mérida and Porlamar; it also provides the opportunity to know the attractions of Syria pic.twitter.com/KYgCXf7wxp
— Ramón Celestino Velásquez Araguayán (@rvaraguayan) May 31, 2023
#31May This is how the direct Conviasa flight arrived on the Caracas-Damascus route; With this operation we ratify the cooperation between both nations at all levels, economic, diplomatic, commercial and cultural. Complying with the president’s instruction @NicolasMaduro pic.twitter.com/FQKlN3Gp7R
— Ramón Celestino Velásquez Araguayán (@rvaraguayan) May 31, 2023
According to the Syrian state agency, Furythe head of the Department of Americas of the Foreign Ministry of the Arab nation, Khalil Bittar, said that a flight is planned every 15 days.
For his part, the Venezuelan ambassador to Syria, José Biomorji Musatis, said that the reestablishment of the route was the result of a “great effort” between the two countries and that it will help strengthen bilateral relations.
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Venezuela and Syria have more than 75 years of diplomatic relations, which have been strengthened for more than 20 years in 1999, with political, economic, commercial, tourist and cultural agreements.
The resumption of the flights occurs amid a return of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the political arena of the Middle East after almost twelve years of repudiation due to his repressive policies, although Venezuela already maintained good relations with Damascus. .
the cost of the ticket, roundtrip economy class, leaving Venezuela on May 30 and returning on June 15 of this year, is $2,345.03. The person may carry one carry-on suitcase and one suitcase in the hold.
However, depending on the class the passenger chooses, they may take another suitcase in the hold, but the price will vary.
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