On 15 June, DAN AIR marks one year since launching operations to Syria. The airline became the first carrier from the European Union to operate direct scheduled flights between Romania and Syria, reconnecting the two countries after nearly 14 years during which Syria remained absent from the European air transport network. Over the past year, DAN AIR has transported more than 30,000 passengers on the Bucharest–Damascus–Bucharest route, while achieving an average load factor of 88%. One year after making European civil aviation history by resuming direct scheduled flights between the European Union and Syria, DAN AIR is further expanding its footprint in the region, becoming the only EU airline to operate scheduled services simultaneously to two Syrian cities: Damascus and Aleppo.