BEIJING: Flag carrier Air China is resuming flights between Beijing and Pyongyang after a five-month suspension, its website showed on Wednesday, as ties between the neighboring nations improve. Air China last November indefinitely suspended flights between Beijing and Pyongyang as bilateral ties were frayed by China’s decision to support UN sanctions to curb North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Prior to the suspension, China’s flagship carrier had last year reduced the frequency of flights to North Korea citing low demand from business travelers and tourists visiting the country. “We are resuming flights for Pyongyang,” said a woman who answered the phone on Air China’s service line on Tuesday. The company’s website showed that the airline will operate three flights per week from Beijing to Pyongyang on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons.

Source: Manila Times June 05, 2018 13:49 UTC