Overview

• Nordwind Airlines inaugurated a monthly Boeing 777-200ER service from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo to Pyongyang on July 27, offering 440 seats at 44,700 roubles and selling out within hours.
• Rosaviatsia has authorised up to twice-weekly flights but will maintain a one-per-month schedule initially to stabilise demand.
• The air link follows June’s resumption of a 10-day Moscow-Pyongyang passenger rail service, restoring ties paused during the pandemic.
• Russian authorities view the corridor revival as a means to boost economic cooperation and promote tourism to North Korea’s Wonsan-Kalma resort.
• The transport expansion underpins a broader strategic partnership that includes North Korean troop deployments and weapons supplies supporting Russia’s campaign in Ukraine.