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N Korea abruptly cancels 1st post-Covid international commercial flight
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on August 21, 2023
Journalists gathered on Monday at Beijing's Capital International Airport to await Air Koryo flight JS151 from Pyongyang, due to arrive at 9.50am (0150 GMT). But almost two hours after its scheduled arrival, a signboard in the terminal unexpectedly signalled it had been cancelled, prompting groans of disappointment from media...
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Published on August 22, 2023 - 00:44
North Korea restarts international flights after three years
North Korea's first international commercial flight in three years has landed in Beijing as Pyongyang shows tentative signs of easing its prolonged Covid isolation. North Korea shut its borders in early 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but there are increasing signals the country may be moving towards reopening. A previously scheduled North Korean flight to Beijing on 21 August was abruptly cancelled, with no official reason given.