North Korea’s Air Koryo makes first international flight since COVID

Air Koryo has carried out its first international commercial flight since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic [File: Wong Maye-E/AP]

North Korea has carried out its first commercial flight overseas since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic more than three years ago.

The Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang landed in Beijing on Tuesday shortly after 9am (1:00 GMT), according to tracking app Flight Master,