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Air China Resumes Flights to Pyongyang After Six Years

3/14/2026

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Air China will resume weekly flights between Beijing and Pyongyang starting March 25.
This will be the first service on this route in six years.
The resumption is part of China's broader effort to enhance people-to-people exchanges with North Korea, including the restart of passenger train services.
Bookings are now open with initial economy fares at 2,630 yuan (US$381).
The journey will take nearly two hours.

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Story summary

Air China will resume weekly flights between Beijing and Pyongyang starting March 25.
This will be the first service on this route in six years.
The resumption is part of China's broader effort to enhance people-to-people exchanges with North Korea, including the restart of passenger train services.
Bookings are now open with initial economy fares at 2,630 yuan (US$381).
The journey will take nearly two hours.