27.03.2013, 06:55
Via südkoreanische Medien erfährt man, dass Air Koryo ab 12. April 5mal pro Woche zwischen Peking und Pyongyang fliegen will (bisher 3mal wöchentlich).
Ominös ja das Datum der Frequenzerhöhung: kurz vor einem Feiertag in Nordkorea, zu dem gewöhnlicherweise zahlreiche ausländische Delegationen eingeladen und zahlungskräftige Touristen erwartet werden.
Bin daher schon neugierig, ob die neuen zusätzlichen Air Koryo-Flüge nach Peking von Dauer sein werden.
(Quelle: yonhapnews;
BEIJING, March 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's flag carrier is expected to increase weekly flights between Pyongyang and Beijing, official sources said Wednesday, despite the rise in bilateral tensions caused by last month's nuclear test.
According to a representative at Air Koryo, the state-run airline company, it recently received authorization to increase weekly flights between the two capitals from three to five, starting April 12.
If the increase takes place, flights on Monday and Friday will be added to the existing schedule, which currently has passenger jets flying between the two capitals on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. ... )
Ominös ja das Datum der Frequenzerhöhung: kurz vor einem Feiertag in Nordkorea, zu dem gewöhnlicherweise zahlreiche ausländische Delegationen eingeladen und zahlungskräftige Touristen erwartet werden.
Bin daher schon neugierig, ob die neuen zusätzlichen Air Koryo-Flüge nach Peking von Dauer sein werden.
(Quelle: yonhapnews;
BEIJING, March 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's flag carrier is expected to increase weekly flights between Pyongyang and Beijing, official sources said Wednesday, despite the rise in bilateral tensions caused by last month's nuclear test.
According to a representative at Air Koryo, the state-run airline company, it recently received authorization to increase weekly flights between the two capitals from three to five, starting April 12.
If the increase takes place, flights on Monday and Friday will be added to the existing schedule, which currently has passenger jets flying between the two capitals on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. ... )