Air China aircraft. /Courtesy of Kim Nam-hee, correspondent

Chinese flag carrier Air China is resuming its Beijing-Pyongyang route for the first time in six years.

According to the aviation industry on the 13th, Air China decided to resume flights from Beijing to Pyongyang starting on the 25th. It is the first time in six years since the route was suspended in 2020 due to the spread of COVID-19.

China also resumed passenger train service connecting Beijing and Pyongyang the previous day for the first time in six years, speeding up efforts to expand people-to-people exchanges with North Korea.

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