North Korea's national carrier Air Koryo appears to have opened a regular flight service between Pyongyang and China's eastern city of Jinan for what seemed to be the transport of Chinese tourists, a Washington-based news media report said Tuesday.
According to Voice of America, the North Korean flag carrier recently launched regular flights between the two cities twice a week, raising speculations the North Korean jet may be transporting Chinese tourists to the reclusive country.
VOA said that Air Koryo operated the flight to Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, on July 15, 18, 22, 25. It said the flights took place at the same time on Mondays and Fridays.