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 01In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before 02Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 03How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 04How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 05All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 06No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 07What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 08North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast

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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

01In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before
02Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade
03How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand
04How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
05All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024
06No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia
07What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care
08North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast

Air Koryo’s scheduled Kuwait flights halted since February

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