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Flagship carrier Air China ‘to suspend flights to Pyongyang from Monday’
« on: April 14, 2017, 03:09:29 pm »
Air China, the only Chinese carrier with regular services to North Korea, will suspend flights between Beijing and Pyongyang from Monday, China Central Television reported on Friday.

No reason was given for the suspension but flights between the two countries have been put on hold in the past due to lack of passengers.

The announcement came hours after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that a conflict over North Korea could break out “at any moment”.

“Lately, tensions have risen ... and one has the feeling that a conflict could break out at any moment,” Wang said. “If a war occurs, the result is a situation in which everybody loses and there can be no winner.”

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2087773/flagship-carrier-air-china-suspend-flights-pyongyang

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Re: Flagship carrier Air China ‘to suspend flights to Pyongyang from Monday’
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2017, 03:14:14 pm »
Hopefully the other power brokers in NK will take him out.   He's probably got plenty of guards watching for this though.
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Re: Flagship carrier Air China ‘to suspend flights to Pyongyang from Monday’
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2017, 03:21:52 pm »
Guess they rejected the option of dragging passengers ON TO the planes?
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Re: Flagship carrier Air China ‘to suspend flights to Pyongyang from Monday’
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2017, 03:22:57 pm »
Quote from: don-o on April 14, 2017, 03:21:52 pm
Guess they rejected the option of dragging passengers ON TO the planes?

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Re: Flagship carrier Air China ‘to suspend flights to Pyongyang from Monday’
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2017, 03:24:23 pm »
That's a good news website, appears to be at least, bookmarked.
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Re: Flagship carrier Air China ‘to suspend flights to Pyongyang from Monday’
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2017, 12:12:58 am »
How many North Koreans can afford an airplane ticket?
How many North Koreans would be allowed to travel out of the country?

Those planes were probably flyin' empty, for the most part.
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