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North Korea’s national carrier Air Koryo, infamous for being the world’s only ‘one star airline‘, is about to have its wings clipped, after new Chinese flight restrictions prevent the company’s rickety old fleet from posing a safety risk by entering Chinese airspace.

Air Koryo was banned from entering European airspace in 2006 due to its poor safety credentials, but now its main destination China has also followed suit. Moving forward, the North Korean airline will be obliged to replace several aircraft types on its Sino-DPRK services or cease running some