North Korean national airliner Air Koryo will next month begin operating a twice-weekly flight between the DPRK capital and the Chinese city state of Macau, an official from the Civil Aviation Authority of Macao SAR (AACM) confirmed to NK News on Wednesday.

In news first relayed by the AACM to local outlet Macau Business, Air Koryo’s new route will reportedly last from August 2 to October 26, after which its approval will need to be renewed.

“Air Koryo applied and we approved,” an AACM official told NK News.

The new route is significant, and Air Koryo typically only offers regular