Planned evacuation flight out of Pyongyang postponed until Monday, sources say



Border Controls Planned evacuation flight out of Pyongyang postponed until Monday, sources say Flight was intended to bring around 60 people, among them many foreign diplomats, to Vladivostok via Air Koryo Oliver Hotham March 5, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News A planned flight intended to take diplomats stranded in the North Korean capital to Vladivostok later this week has been postponed and is expected to instead take place next Monday, multiple sources told NK News. The flight, confirmed by DPRK authorities earlier in the week, was intended to bring some 60 people -- among them many foreign diplomats -- out of the country on the North Korean national airliner Air Koryo. A planned flight intended to take diplomats stranded in the North Korean capital to Vladivostok later this week has been postponed and is expected to instead take place next Monday, multiple sources told NK News. The flight, confirmed by DPRK authorities earlier in the week, was intended to bring some 60 people -- among them many foreign diplomats -- out of the country on the North Korean national airliner Air Koryo. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Planned evacuation flight out of Pyongyang postponed until Monday, sources say

Flight was intended to bring around 60 people, among them many foreign diplomats, to Vladivostok via Air Koryo

Oliver Hotham March 5, 2020

Planned evacuation flight out of Pyongyang postponed until Monday, sources say

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A planned flight intended to take diplomats stranded in the North Korean capital to Vladivostok later this week has been postponed and is expected to instead take place next Monday, multiple sources told NK News.

The flight, confirmed by DPRK authorities earlier in the week, was intended to bring some 60 people -- among them many foreign diplomats -- out of the country on the North Korean national airliner Air Koryo.

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