April 24, 2024
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

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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