N. Korea’s First Intl Commercial Flight in 3 Years Lands in Beijing

Tue Aug 22 2023
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BEIJING: North Korea’s first international commercial flight in three years landed in Beijing on Tuesday, according to an arrivals board seen by an AFP journalist at the airport.

The board said that Air Koryo flight JS151 was estimated to have arrived at Beijing’s Capital Airport around 9:17 am (0117 GMT).

It is stated airline Air Koryo’s first commercial flight since early 2020, after North Korea shut its borders in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

It took off from the North Korean capital around 08:30 am local time (2330 GMT), Flightradar24 and Chinese tracking app Umetrip showed. —AFP/APP

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