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World's worst airline' launches world's worst booking site

11년 전 제출됨

North Korean Air Koryo's online booking fails to take off (www.cnngo.com) 기타...

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Quackers 11년 전 14

Prices don't include fuel, and actual air travel. Aircraft towed to destination by the great leader. Food provided by UN Food Programme.

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Andy Tyler 11년 전 4

dont mock the great leader now, you'll get sent to a work camp!

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tim mitchell 11년 전 6

They just can't launch anything right can they....lol

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JJ Johnson 11년 전 5

Koryo is North Korean for "Bucket of Bolts"

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Bob Schukai 11년 전 4

Did you see that in the "pets" section you're at least allowed to travel with your pet monkey...http://www.airkoryo.com.kp/en/airservice_guide/special_passenger/pets

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AAaviator 11년 전 0

That's for your inflight meal.

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gjp161 11년 전 2

Logo says it all - a witch on a broomstick!

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tim mitchell 11년 전 2

you shouldn't talk about the great leader's mother like that..lol

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FedExCargoPilot 11년 전 2

Air Koryo is now on Facebook. It mentions on its wall that not all services are available via the website. Maybe it helps for the media to actually do some research. I hope we get better relations with the country so they can start non stop flights on that airplane to the U.S, seems it will be a very pleasant flight with great service...

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tim mitchell 11년 전 1

That would be like trying to be friends with fire ants; it just just wouldn't work....Cuba maybe but probably not N.Korea

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btweston 11년 전 4

So let's just say mean things about them.

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Andy Tyler 11년 전 3

i love the comments where they're like "still a better airline than United" and im scratching my head thinking "seriously?" people post the dumbest crap

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preacher1 11년 전 3

you got that right!!

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tim mitchell 11년 전 4

Is that wall behind them made of particle board?...lol

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preacher1 11년 전 3

Sure looks like; Blandex or something. Most US stuff probably is but at least they go to enough expense to fabric coat it.LOL

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Jeremy Kudlick 11년 전 1

How old is that airframe? It looks like an IL-62M.

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THRUSTT 11년 전 2

Cubana uses them still, I think the RAF still use the VC10, similar design.

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Ben Deneweth 11년 전 3

Actually Air Koryo just bought Cubana's to strip them of parts to keep their own flying. DETA Air of Kazakhstan flew them recently but I believe they also have retired them, which I believe leaves Air Koryo as the only IL-62 operator left. Koryo was planning on retiring them due to lack of spares, but with the purchase of the Cubana frames and the recent increase in flying demand in and around N. Korea, they plan to keep them flying until the end of the decade. However, the Tu-204 has taken over most of Koryo's international flying and the IL-62's and TU-134's are only used for domestic flights. IL-62's are occasionally used when a second Beijing flight is needed on certain days.

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THRUSTT 11년 전 1

Those Tupolevs are screamers, I flew on the TU-154 a few times.

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Wingscrubber 11년 전 1

You might find this article interesting:
http://www.vc10.net/History/Comp_il62.html

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roast3957 11년 전 1

RAF retired them some time ago,last used as tankers.Far superior to the IL.62,as most western a/c of the time were !

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JD345 11년 전 2

Not another United story... oh wait, never mind.

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Ken McEvoy 11년 전 1

I see they have 12 business class seats and 164 economy. It seems in the DRPK at least 12 comrades are more equal than other comrades

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Devin Battley 11년 전 1

I hope I never need to use them!

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WALLACE24 11년 전 1

Unless the military reinstates the draft I won't have to worry about the quality (lack of) of this airline.

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chalet 11년 전 1

The Il-62 was designed after the 707 and DC-8 were in service but no match anyway you look at it. It has been used as presidential aircraft by many a commie country leader including the bearded guy just beyond Key West who usually flies in twos: the one he boarded and another one as a safety decoy. Crazy.

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earl harmon 11년 전 1

the look on the faces of the two fligth attendents is priceless! " please don't make me get on this plane?

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eagle5719 11년 전 1

As I understand it, North Korean people are not allowed to leave the country - so is it possible for an ordinary citizen to book a flight out of N. Korea?

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Ben Deneweth 11년 전 1

No, it's not. However, anyone who doesn't have the permits to travel would simply not book a ticket since they would just be stopped at the airport and not allowed to board. The small amount of people who are allowed to leave the country would probably find the site a big improvement over having to go to the Air Koryo office in Pyongyang to arrange their travel, assuming it works. It can also be used by the handful of N. Koreans on long term assignments in other countries (mostly in China and Russia) book tickets to return home.

If you want to visit N. Korea, your best bet is to either go through Koryo Tours (who handles booking a ticket on Air Koryo for you) or go to the N. Korean consulate in Shenyang, plop down a few thousand USD and say you want to go to N. Korea and they're generally willing to oblige.

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