Aleppo, Aug. 8 (SANA)Aleppo International Airport handled more than 66,000 passengers on 608 flights in July, the General Authority of Civil Aviation said Saturday.

Theairportrecorded 66,183 passengers, including 39,361 arrivals and 26,822 departures, according to a statement posted on the authority’s Telegram channel.

A total of 608 flights operated at the airport during the month, with 12 airlines serving the airport, the authority said.

The figures came a day after the authority reported thatDamascus International Airporthandled more than 243,000 passengers on 2,088 flights in July. A total of 20,315 aircraft also crossed Syrian airspace during the month.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) is working to expand air traffic to and from Syria by increasing international destinations and attracting new airlines as part of efforts to develop the civil aviation sector and facilitate passenger movement through Syrian airports.