First flight since Assad's fall takes off from Damascus airport
First flight since Assad's fall takes off from Damascus airport

The first flight since the ouster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad takes off from Damascus airport to Aleppo in the country's north.

Forty-three people including journalists are on board.

Earlier this week, airport staff were painting on planes the three-star independence flag that became a symbol of the 2011 uprising and which the country's new rulers have adopted.