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First commercial flight from Moscow lands in Pyongyang

Summary by Arab News
SEOUL: A Russian passenger jet landed at North Korea’s main airport Monday, a flight tracking site showed, completing the first commercial leg in decades between capitals of the allied countries. Russia and North Korea have pulled closer in the last year, with Pyongyang sending weapons and troops to aid Moscow’s war in Ukraine – likely in exchange for technical assistance,

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Kim Jong-Un has built a holiday paradise on North Korea's east coast, hoping to attract thousands of tourists, while Russia has launched the first direct flight between Moscow and Pyongyang in decades.

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Flight Aware tracking site registered a Boeing 777 from Russian Nordwind Airlines at Pyongyang Airport

Inaugurated the first air route between the Russian capital and that of North Korea: an important step forward in the relations between the two countries. At stake there is not only (the unlikely) North Korean tourism, but the military pact between Putin and Kim Jong-un, in the name of the tens of thousands of North Korean soldiers sent to die in Ukraine

Russia launched direct passenger flights between Moscow and Pyongyang on Sunday (July 28), highlighting the deepening relations between the two countries.

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Arab News broke the news in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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