Air China will double its Pyongyang – Beijing flight schedule from March 31, the Chinese national airline confirmed to NK News on Thursday.

The increased schedule, which will use Boeing 737-type aircraft, will see flights increase from two to four round trips per week, scheduled for Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Previously the airline only flew the route on Wednesday and Friday each week.

Air China did not offer any explanation for the increase in service, which will see seat capacity on the route increase to around 1,300 per week. But Simon Cockerell, General Manager of the Beijing based Korea Tours said