1st post-COVID int'l commercial flight from Pyongyang cancelled

1st post-COVID int'l commercial flight from Pyongyang cancelled

A sign at Beijing Capital International Airport indicates that an Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (3rd from top) was cancelled on Aug. 21, 2023. The North Korean flag carrier was set to make its first international commercial flight in more than three years since the border closure in early 2020 due to COVID-19.

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