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| Founded | May 2025 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 11 June 2025 | ||||||
| Hubs | Damascus International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Aleppo International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Abu Dhabi, Dubai | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Damascus | ||||||
| Key people | Moussa Boutros (CEO)[1] | ||||||
| Website | flycham | ||||||
Fly Cham (Arabic: فلاي شام, romanized: Falāy Shām) is a private Syrian airline based in Damascus. The airline was founded by a Syrian-Emirati joint venture in May 2025 and operates from Damascus International Airport and Aleppo International Airport.
History
[edit]Founding
[edit]In May 2025, a group of Syrian and Emirati investors announced the founding of Fly Cham.[2] The airline was established as part of a joint investment initiative between Syria and the UAE.[3] The airline was formed from acquisition of Cham Wings Airlines, which ceased operations on 5 June 2025. Cham Wings Airlines was acquired by Emirati company Rawdat Al Reef Project Services LLC and the Syrian company Rawdat Al Reef Project Management Services LLC as a partner. The new owners launched a rebranded carrier, Fly Cham, following Syrian regulatory approval.[4]
Most of Cham Wings Airlines employees, cabin crew, and pilots maintained their similar position in the new company Fly Cham.[4]
On 11 June 2025, Fly Cham launched its inaugural flight from Damascus International Airport to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[5]
Expansion
[edit]On 28 August 2025, the airline launched five weekly flights between Damascus International Airport and Sharjah International Airport and two weekly flights between Aleppo International Airport and Sharjah International Airport.[6]
On 6 September 2025, flights to and from its first Turkish airport of Cukurova International Airport was launched. Initially planned for Tuesdays and Saturdays, flights from Damascus are available every Wednesday and Saturday and flights from Mersin to Damascus are available every Wednesday and Sunday.[7]
Destinations
[edit]As of December 2025, Fly Cham operates flights to the following destinations:[8]
Fleet
[edit]The Fly Cham fleet comprises the following aircraft as of December 2025:[13]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes/sources | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A320-200 | 4 | — | 8 | 156 | 164 | |
| Total | 4 | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Fly Cham Connects Sharjah with Most Dangerous Country in the World". Aviation A2Z. 29 August 2025.
- ^ "شراكة إماراتية– سورية.. إطلاق شركة "فلاي شام" للطيران". CNBC Arabia (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "UAE-backed Fly Cham to launch in Syria; US to end sanctions". Ch-aviation.com. 11 June 2025.
- ^ a b "New Name, Same Game: A Syrian Airline's Attempt To Fly Under The Sanctions Radar". Worldcrunch. 15 August 2025.
- ^ "انطلاق أولى رحلات "فلاي شام" للطيران من دمشق إلى أبو ظبي". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Sharjah Airport welcomes Fly Cham with five weekly flights to Damascus and two to Aleppo". Zawya. 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Cukurova Havalimanı'nın Yeni Konuğu Fly Cham Havayolları Oldu/" (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Fly Connections: Fly Cham". flyconnections.com. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim (17 October 2025). "Fly Cham Adds Aleppo – Yerevan in 4Q25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Flights to Kuwait – Cham Wings". Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Çukurova Uluslararası Havalimanı ile Şam arasında direkt uçuşlar başladı" (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ Liu, Jim (18 September 2025). "Fly Cham Begins Damascus – Mersin Service From Sep 2025". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Fly Cham Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
