First Direct Flight From Pyongyang Touches Down in Moscow

Passengers wait to check in for the first flight between the Russian and North Korean capitals at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport on July 27, 2025. AP

The first direct passenger flight from Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, to Moscow landed at Sheremetyevo Airport on July 29, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

The roughly eight-hour flight was operated by a Boeing 777 belonging to the Russian carrier Nordwind Airlines, the news agency said.