Syrian Airlines

...is the new name for Syrian Arab Airlines, the airline of - you guessed it - Syria. Syrian Arab Airlines operated a mixture of western and Soviet aircraft; old Boeing 727s, a couple of 747s, and a dozen or so Tupolev Tu134s and Tu154s. Over the past two years, Syrianair have been updating their fleet. The Tupolevs are all retired, as are about half of the Boeings, which have been replaced by new Airbus A320 aircraft. I flew once with Syrianiar, ...
...straight onto the plane. A Syrian Airlines rep came to the lounge to escort the First class passengers to the gate, which was a nice touch. Seat and cabin A stewardess was standing at the door welcoming people as they boarded and pointing anyone who looked lost in the direction of their seat. The Business Class cabin on the newer Airbus A320 offered rather disappointing converter seats; the normal three seats were converted into two, slightly ...

Vodkaboy 30.11.2003 · Read full review
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...day stop-over via Syria using Syrian Air - Never again! Although the leg room was plentiful, even for tall people like my husband and I, the plane was in a pitiful state and so were the crew! The flight from Qatar to Syria was delayed and again from Syria to the UK. The check in at Damascus was a joke as the cards used were written in Arabic! The food on board was 'something meaty with rice' followed by an apple thrown at you by the crew. Even though ...
...no alcohol was served and bare wires hung free in the corridors. The toilet was a 'hole in the ground' even though the hotel was advertised as being 'International'. Would we use Syrian Air again? Not even if it was free! A dreadful experience and one we will never repeat. ...

Sushi 30.06.2000 · Read full review
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