NEW ROUTE - Air Koryo to South Korea

[planecrazy]

The North Korean flag carrier have started scheduled flights to Seoul according to another website, can anyone confirm this? will Korean Air and Asiana start service to Pyongyang now? KE already seem to have according to the following info from CRS;

Airline: Korean Air

Flight Number: KE 816

Aircraft Type: 738

Departing: Sunan (FNJ), Pyongyang, Korea Democratic Republic Of 14:00

Arriving: Incheon Intl (ICN), Seoul, Korea Republic Of 15:20

Status: Non-stop

Flight Time: 1h20min

Effective Dates: Saturday, September 20, 2003
Saturday, September 20, 2003 Saturday

[planecrazy]

Can anyone confirm the Korean Air service listed in the amadeus time table?

[planecrazy]

According to this link Korean Air and Asiana as well as Air Koryo have been operating charterd flights off and on since 2000 between the two Koreas, http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/6776286.htm.

[CathayPacific]

There are NO scheduled service between RoK (Republic of Korea -> South Korea) and DPRK (Democractic People's Republic of Korea -> North Korea).

And there are also NO regular chartered service between the two.

The FIRST charter service from Seoul to Pyongyang departed from Seoul two days ago, carrying about 150 South Korean tourists. It was operated by Air Koryo (TU154). The tourists are due back on a chartered Asiana aircraft (presumably 737 or A321).

There will be tours like this one in future for South Koreans to go to North Korea.

This is the first time an air service is offered between the Koreas.

[Airigami]

I was under the impression that it was a one-off (at least for now). Future such flights will probably be on an ad hoc basis.

[planecrazy]

So what is the Korean Air information for at amadeus? looks like a weekly scheduled service set to begin from the 20th Sep.