BEIJING: North Korea’s national airline was set to make its first commercial flight in over three years on Monday, only for it to be abruptly cancelle...
The cancelled status of an Air Koryo flight from North Korea’s capital Pyongyang is seen in red on an information board at Beijing Capital international airport on August 21, 2023/AFPPix: North Korea’s national airline was set to make its first commercial flight in over three years on Monday, only for it to be abruptly cancelled at the last minute.
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 waiting to see some of the isolated North’s first international travellers in years. But the office seemed well-maintained, and a worker on the same floor said airline staff did occasionally show up, though none had appeared that morning.
After three years of Covid-induced isolation, there are increasing signs Pyongyang may be becoming more flexible on border controls, experts say. The Yonhap and Kyodo news agencies reported that a group of people, believed to be North Korean athletes, had crossed the land border into China last Wednesday before travelling on to Beijing, then flying to Central Asia.
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