Five Things to Look Out for When You Fly Air Koryo

[Gnarly Gnu]

"You don't often get tour agents who will arrange a trip to a country just to fly in its planes,

 

[/url]but in North Korea this is possible.

 

London-based Juche Travel Services offers an aviation-themed tour. Air Koryo recently acquired two Russian-built Tupolev Tu-204s for international routes, with an economy ticket costing about 900 yuan ($137) for the two-hour journey from Beijing. Once in Pyongyang, you can hop into Soviet-era aircraft such as a Mil Mi-17 transport helicopter for a buzz over the capital, or a view of the mountains.

 

 

 

"It’s a very different experience, traveling back 20, 30 years,'' says Sam Chui, an aviation enthusiast who's flown Air Koryo about 20 times."

 

 

 

 

Enthusiastically waving at their favourite customer, Bex.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Steve L]

I can only see four things to look out for

 

 

[Steve L]

Maybe Bex is shouting one a baijiu. . . . haha!

 

 

[onetrack]

I'll wager the hosties are saying, "No camera!! No picture, please!!"

 

And whatever you do - don't mention the Korean War - or South Korea!

 

What's with the big, long green wedge, covering the globe in the background? Is that the trajectory/range of the latest NK missile??