The Moscow-Pyongyang flights operated by Russia’s Nordwind Airlines will initially operate only once a month
    • justsomeguy@lemmy.world
      6·
      9 hours ago

      arrive at your hotel in north korea. the facade falls over and reveals a rock mine. turn around to get to the closest airport. it’s also a rock mine. blyat.

    • Regna@lemmy.world
      12·
      10 hours ago

      North Korea opened a beach resort for Russian tourists as well. No offense to Russians who are wholesome and sane, but I think many North Koreans will be disappointed by the typical behaviour and sharp elbows of Russian tourists.

    • kebab@endlesstalk.orgOPEnglish
      38·
      14 hours ago

      I doubt that’s the real reason behind opening this route. Russia has been sending North Korean troops to fight in Ukraine for them, and Moscow is a good transportation hub for this kind of operations

      • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        221·
        13 hours ago

        They have military transports, they don’t need a commercial flight to move troops. Especially not a monthly one.

        • astrsk@fedia.io
          13·
          12 hours ago

          Granted the scale is very different but the US sent thousands upon thousands of active duty assignments to the Middle East via commercial airlines. It was simply the most efficient way to transport troops. The dedicated transports were for critical personnel and equipment mostly. I knew several people personally who did multiple rotations over the years, every flight was commercial.

          • teft@piefed.socialEnglish
            3·
            6 hours ago

            It’s how i went to iraq/kuwait. Commercial flight with the most of the battery hq to get there and back and commercial flights for leave.

          • Tja@programming.dev
            8·
            10 hours ago

            There are hundreds of transatlantic flights per day. Maybe per hour in peak times.

            Here we are talking about one per month.

            Russia is losing more than a thousand personnel per day in Ukraine, even a full commercial jet with 300 soldiers once a month is not going to make a difference.

        • Pechente@feddit.org
          8·
          13 hours ago

          I agree and it’s probably not for moving troops but generals and higher ups in the military to make planning and negotiations easier.

          • uuldika@lemmy.ml
            7·
            11 hours ago

            probably a lot of business too. I doubt they’re trading rubles and won (does NK use won?) as much as technical knowledge, commodities, electronics, gas and industrial equipment.

            it’s probably a good way to connect Russian oligarchs and tycoons with NK elites and bureaucrats. take tours, schmooze, fall out of windows enjoy the fresh air of Mt. Paektu.