Air Koryo no longer permitted to operate Pyongyang-Kuwait route

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Air Koryo no longer permitted to operate Pyongyang-Kuwait route

Kuwait cites UN resolution as reason for barring flights

Hamish Macdonald October 25, 2016

Air Koryo no longer permitted to operate Pyongyang-Kuwait route

Air Koryo Tu 204-100 by Clay Gilliland on 2013-10-01 07:36:41

Air Koryo, North Korea’s only commercial airline, is no longer allowed to operate flights from Pyongyang to Kuwait, Kuwait International Airport (KWI) authorities confirmed to NK News on Tuesday.

The routes, JS161 and return flight JS162, began operating in 2011 and were conducted by Air Koryo’s Tu-204-300 and TU-204-100v, P-632 and P-633, Russian-made jets - both with an approximate range of 9,300km.

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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