Air Koryo's scheduled Kuwait flights halted since February



Analysis Air Koryo’s scheduled Kuwait flights halted since February Absence of flights on national airliner may indicate impact of UNSC resolution passed in March Hamish Macdonald May 10, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Air Koryo's New Tu-204. by (stephan) on 2008-06-07 15:02:58 North Korea’s national airline, Air Koryo, has not operated its scheduled Pyongyang to Kuwait route since February, FlightRadar24 data reveals. The route, JS161 and return flight JS162, conducts a transit and re-fueling stop in Islamabad, Pakistan and last flew on February 23 and 24. The Pyongyang-Kuwait route is now also absent from the company’s online flight timetable. The route was operated by North Korea’s Tu-204-300 and TU-204-100v, P-632 and P-633, Russian made jets both with an approximate range of 9,300km. The route, which started operating in 2011, only ever flew Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Tools of the trade: How North Korea launders billions in stolen cryptocurrency 02North Korea’s ‘new’ sniper rifle likely Austrian import or copy: Analysis 03North Korean ICBM factory upgrade project resumes, expands: Imagery 04Ruse or revolution? Analyzing North Korea’s new drone and AEW&C aircraft 05New construction underway near North Korean aircraft factories amid drone push 06What Americans think about travel to North Korea, 8 years after Warmbier’s death 07North Korea preparing to move large new warship in sign of advanced development 08How Trump can break the impasse with North Korea by prioritizing nuclear safety

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Air Koryo’s scheduled Kuwait flights halted since February

Absence of flights on national airliner may indicate impact of UNSC resolution passed in March

Hamish Macdonald May 10, 2016

Air Koryo’s scheduled Kuwait flights halted since February

Air Koryo's New Tu-204. by (stephan) on 2008-06-07 15:02:58

North Korea’s national airline, Air Koryo, has not operated its scheduled Pyongyang to Kuwait route since February, FlightRadar24 data reveals.

The route, JS161 and return flight JS162, conducts a transit and re-fueling stop in Islamabad, Pakistan and last flew on February 23 and 24. The Pyongyang-Kuwait route is now also absent from the company’s online flight timetable.

The route was operated by North Korea’s Tu-204-300 and TU-204-100v, P-632 and P-633, Russian made jets both with an approximate range of 9,300km.

The route, which started operating in 2011, only ever flew

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Air Koryo’s scheduled Kuwait flights halted since February

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