Published: 12:38, July 28, 2025
Russia launches direct air route from Moscow to Pyongyang
By Xinhua
This undated file photo shows the Sheremetyevo international airport in Moscow. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

MOSCOW - Russia on Sunday opened a direct air route from its capital Moscow to Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, with the first flight of the air link taking off Sunday evening from the Sheremetyevo airport.

The flight is scheduled to take around eight hours.