Pyongyang airport runs rare flight to Yokota Air Base, Japan | NK News
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November 09, 2024
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Pyongyang airport runs rare flight to Yokota Air Base, Japan

Source says flight may have contained recently released Canadian Pastor Lim Hyeon-soo

A flight departed on Thursday morning from Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport headed for Yokota Air Base in Japan, a photo shared with NK News showed.

Direct flights from North Korea to Japan are extremely rare, especially those to U.S. military bases.

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