The authorities invited airlines to regularly fly to the DPRK

The authorities invited airlines to regularly fly to the DPRK. about this writes The Kommersant newspaper . According to the publication, Aeroflot and Aurora airlines received corresponding proposals from the Federal Air Transport Agency.

The head of the latter, Konstantin Sukhorebrik, told Kommersant that his company confirmed to the Federal Air Transport Agency “the technical feasibility of starting flights from Vladivostok.” At the same time, the Federal Air Transport Agency, the Ministry of Transport and Aeroflot declined to comment.

At the moment, regular flights from Russia to North Korea are operated only by Air Koryo aircraft, flying from Vladivostok to Pyongyang twice a week.

Experts in the field of civil aviation interviewed by the publication noted that Russian air carriers do not have narrow-body long-haul aircraft to operate non-stop flights from Moscow to Pyongyang, and wide-body aircraft will not be properly loaded.

Representatives of the tourism industry, in turn, told Kommersant that they do not expect a surge in demand for tourist trips to North Korea if Russian airlines launch additional flights there.

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