North Korean state airline Air Koryo will once again offer direct Pyongyang-Dalian services from July 19, a Western tourist company said on Thursday.

The development follows Xi Jinping’s June summit with Kim Jong Un, where a vague pledge was revealed in state media to “expand pragmatic cooperation and bring greater benefits to the people of the two countries.”

Air Koryo will offer a twice-weekly schedule on Mondays and Fridays between July 19 to August 19, the Young Pioneer Tours agency said Thursday, with schedule expanding to four times a week from August 19: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

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