Air Koryo Enthusiasts Tour Announced – lots of old airliners!
Posted by Matt Falcus | Posted in Asia, North Korea, Spotting Trip Reports | Posted on 19-12-2011
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I saw this tour announced today and it immediately caught my attention. Specialist North Korea tour operator Juche Travel Services have put together a tour of North Korea aimed at aircraft enthusiasts.
As author of the book Last Chance to Fly, the reason it caught my attention so much was the fact that you will get to fly on the Ilyushin IL-62, Antonov AN-24, Ilyushin IL-18 and either Tupolev TU154 or TU204. I would love the chance to do this.
I can guarantee this will be one of your last chances to take a flight on these aircraft, as very few now fly passengers anywhere in the world.
The 7 day tour takes place in May 2012 from Beijing, China, and sees you fly to Pyongyang and a number of domestic airports, whilst taking in the sights and local culture on an excellent itinerary.
The price is EUR 1,675 per person.
Sadly this may be a little expensive for me, so I may not get to fly on these classic airliners. But I hope some of you will give it a go and send us some pictures!
You can read more about it on the Juche Travel Services website http://www.juchetravelservices.com/news.html
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