Announced Published May 28, 2026
IST
🇹🇷 Arnavutköy, Istanbul
İstanbul Airport · LTFM
690 mi
DAM
🇸🇾 Damascus
Damascus International Airport · OSDI

Pegasus Resumes Istanbul–Damascus Flights

Pegasus Airlines resumes Istanbul Sabiha Göçen–Damascus flights from June 3 with four weekly frequencies, restoring a key Turkey–Syria link absent for years.

Airline
Pegasus Airlines
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
Distance
690 mi
Frequency
4x weekly (Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun)
First flight
Jun 3, 2026
Status
Announced
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Pegasus Airlines will resume four-weekly nonstop service from Istanbul Sabiha Göçen Airport (SAW) to Damascus International Airport (DAM) from June 3, 2026, using Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Flight PC772 operates on Mondays (departing 06:35), Wednesdays and Sundays (departing 07:10), and Fridays (departing 07:50), with return PC773 services on corresponding days.

The Damascus resumption is the higher-frequency of two Syrian services Pegasus restores simultaneously, alongside Istanbul–Aleppo (from June 2, 3x weekly). CAPA – Centre for Aviation confirmed both resumptions on May 25, 2026, noting Pegasus will "resume two Syria services from summer 2026." Aviation news outlet aerohaber_aeronews stated on Instagram that "Flights to Damascus will operate four times weekly."

AeroRoutes published the schedule data on May 20, 2026 (published 08:00 PDT / 15:00 GMT). Trip.com shows Pegasus-operated Istanbul–Damascus itineraries bookable from June 3 onward, independently corroborating the schedule.

Damascus International Airport has resumed international commercial operations as Syria rebuilds its aviation sector following the late-2024 political transition. Multiple European and regional carriers—including Dan Air (Bucharest–Damascus already in schedule), AJet, and others—have restored or announced Syrian services in 2025–2026.

Pegasus is Turkey's largest low-cost carrier, operating to more than 100 destinations across 40+ countries from its Sabiha Göçen base.

Sources: AeroRoutes, CAPA – Centre for Aviation

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