The first direct flight from Moscow to Pyongyang took off from Sheremetyevo Airport

The Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, performing the first direct flight from Moscow to Pyongyang, took off from Sheremetyevo Airport. The journey time will be seven hours and 42 minutes. The relevant information follows from the airport's online scoreboard.

The flight is operated by the airline Nordwind. The capacity of the Boeing 777-200ER is 440 passengers.

It is specified that the flight will land at Sunan International Airport.

Folded wings: Moscow airports are taking measures to return to schedule

The restrictions are partially lifted, and there are fewer delays.

Earlier, on July 14, the Russian Ministry of Transport announced that direct flights between Russia and the DPRK would be launched on July 27. It is planned that such flights will be carried out once a month to generate steady demand and load flights.

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