Air China, the only foreign airline serving the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, has suspended all flights to North Korea. The move is less political than it is practical, however. According to Global Times, the decision was based on low ticket sales and business revenue.
At this point, there is no word if or when flights will resume.
In April, Air China temporarily decreased the number of flights to North Korea based on a decreased demand in tickets. In May, the airline began running two direct flights a week – on Monday and Friday – from China's capital to Pyongyang.
Air China began flying to Pyongyang in 2008 and has long been the only foreign airline serving the North Korean capital. Before April's cutbacks, the carrier regularly offered three flights a week – on Monday, Wednesday and Friday – between the months of March and November each year.
In March, Air Koryo – the state-owned national airline of North Korea – began offering two charter flights a week between Beijing and Dandong, in northeast China.
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