1st flight from Damascus to Aleppo takes off after Aleppo's vicinity secured

(200220) -- DAMASCUS, Feb. 20, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Passengers wait for the takeoff of the first flight bound for the northern city of Aleppo at the Damascus International Airport in Damascus, capital of Syria, Feb. 19, 2020. The first flight from Syria's capital Damascus to the northern city of Aleppo took off on Wednesday for the first time in eight years. (Xinhua)