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After Six Years, Air China Resumes Beijing to Pyongyang Route
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cóng2026 nián2026年3 yuè3月zhōng guó guó jì háng kōng gōng sī中国国际航空公司zhèng shì正式huī fù恢复lecóngběi jīng北京fēi wǎng飞往cháo xiān朝鲜píng rǎng平壤dezhí fēi直飞háng bān航班

Starting from March 2026, Air China officially resumed direct flights from Beijing to Pyongyang, North Korea.

zhèshìgāiháng xiàn航线zàizhōng duàn中断liù nián六年hòudedì yī cì第一次fù háng复航yǐn qǐ引起leguó jì shè huì国际社会deguān zhù关注

This is the first resumption of this route after a six-year suspension, attracting international attention.

shòuzhī qián之前quán qiú全球jiàn kāng健康wēi jī危机deyǐng xiǎng影响zhètiáoháng xiàn航线2020nián chū年初jiùtíng zhǐ停止lefēi xíng飞行

Due to the previous global health crisis, this route stopped operating since early 2020.

dāng shí当时cháo xiān朝鲜wèi le为了ān quán安全guān bì关闭lebiān jìng边境jī hū几乎duàn jué断绝lesuǒ yǒu所有deguó jì国际lǚ xíng旅行

At that time, North Korea closed its borders for safety, almost cutting off all international travel.

xiàn zài现在suí zhe随着kuà jìng跨境huǒ chē火车háng bān航班dechóng xīn重新kāi qǐ开启liǎngguódejiāo tōng交通wǎng lái往来zhèng zài正在màn màn慢慢huī fù恢复

Now, with cross-border trains and flights reopening, transportation between the two countries is slowly recovering.

gēn jù根据jì huà计划guó háng国航mù qián目前měi zhōu yī每周一yǒuyí gè一个wǎng fǎn往返háng bān航班

According to the plan, Air China currently has one round-trip flight every Monday.

fēi jī飞机zàishàng wǔ上午cóngběi jīng北京qǐ fēi起飞dà yuē大约liǎng gè两个xiǎo shí小时hòujiùnéngdào dá到达píng rǎng平壤

The plane departs from Beijing in the morning and arrives in Pyongyang in about two hours.

suī rán虽然fēi xíng飞行shí jiān时间hěnduǎndànzhètiáoháng xiàn航线fēi cháng非常tè shū特殊yīn wèi因为píng rǎng平壤shìshì jiè世界shàngxiàn zhì限制zuìyán gé严格dejī chǎng机场zhī yī之一

Although the flight time is short, this route is very special because Pyongyang is one of the most restricted airports in the world.

mù qián目前cháo xiān朝鲜lǚ yóu旅游réng rán仍然yǒuhěnduōxiàn zhì限制

Currently, there are still many restrictions on traveling to North Korea.

yóu kè游客bù néng不能zì jǐ自己lǚ xíng旅行bì xū必须cān jiā参加tè dìng特定detuán tǐ团体ér qiě而且zàiquán chéng全程zhōngdōuyàoyǒudǎo yóu导游péi tóng陪同

Tourists cannot travel independently; they must join specific groups and be accompanied by guides throughout the trip.

yīn cǐ因此zhuān jiā专家rèn wéi认为xiàn zài现在dechéng kè乘客zhǔ yào主要shìwài jiāo外交rén yuán人员shāng wù商务rén shì人士huò zhě或者shìyǒutè shū特殊rèn wù任务dehuò yùn货运

Therefore, experts believe that current passengers are mainly diplomats, business people, or cargo with special missions.

duìhěnduōlǚ xíng zhě旅行者láishuōpíng rǎng平壤shìyí gè一个shén mì神秘dedì fāng地方

For many travelers, Pyongyang is a mysterious place.

suī rán虽然xiàn zài现在háng bān航班huī fù恢复ledànyàozhēn zhèng真正shí xiàn实现dà guī mó大规模lǚ yóu旅游háixū yào需要shí jiān时间

Although flights have resumed, it will take time to achieve large-scale tourism.

zhèfù háng复航gèngxiàngshìyí gè一个xìn hào信号shuō míng说明zhè ge这个bì sè闭塞deháng kōng航空shì chǎng市场zhèng zài正在dǎ kāi打开yī dào一道fèng

This resumption is more like a signal indicating that this closed aviation market is starting to open a crack.

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