Damascus, SANA-Cham Wings Airlines said Monday it run two flights from Damascus to the Iraqi city of al-Najaf per week.

Cham Wings is a national private company licensed since 2008.

“The first flight took off from Damascus on Sunday at 14.30 pm, carrying 77 passengers onboard, arriving al-Najaf at 16.00 pm then returning to Damascus at 19.20 pm, carrying 154 passengers,” Nabil al-Milki, General Relations’ Director of the company told SANA.

He added two flights will be run per week each Sunday and Friday to transport Iraqi people who have desire to visit the holy places in Syria.

Mazen Eyon