Russia announces direct passenger flights between Moscow and Pyongyang starting on 27th

Direct passenger flights between Pyongyang and Moscow will be available starting July 27th.

According to the Kremlin's Transport Ministry Russia's Nordwind Airlines is scheduled to offer flights to and from the North Korean and Russian capital cities twice a week.

Currently the only flights between Russia and North Korea are between Vladivostok and Pyongyang.

The Moscow-Pyongyang flight will take about eight hours.