Damascus airport to reopen 'in next few days': director

Damascus: Damascus airport, closed since rebel forces overran the Syrian capital at the weekend, is to reopen in the next few days , its director Ani...

Damascus: Damascus airport, closed since rebel forces overran the Syrian capital at the weekend, is to reopen "in the next few days", its director Anis Fallouh told AFP on Wednesday.

"God willing, the airport will reopen as quickly as possible because we are going to work flat out," Fallouh said.

Pushed to give a timeframe for the reopening, he said it ought to happen "in the next few days".

"We can quickly let aircraft resume flights through Syrian airspace, which has been closed," he added.

An AFP correspondent saw armed rebel fighters deployed around the airport.