TRIPREPORT | Air Koryo (ECONOMY) | Beijing Capital - Pyongyang Sunan | Tupolev Tu-204
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- Getting in and out of North Korea is not easy, and flying on their government-owned airline is often the only way. But what is it actually like to fly on an airline based in such a secluded country?
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Airline: Air Koryo
Aircraft: Tupolev Tu-204-100B
Registration: P-633
Flight Time: 1h 30min
Seat: 5A
From: Beijing Capital
To: Pyongyang Sunan
Date: undisclosed date in 2019
-- EQUIPMENT INFORMATION --
Cameras used: undisclosed
Additional equipment used: undisclosed
-- PRICE BREAKDOWN --
Total Price: Booked as part of tour package
Total Routing: PEK-FNJ-PEK
Booked through: Tour Operator
Cost includes: Economy Class Ticket
Booking made: undisclosed
-- VIDEO BREAKDOWN --
00:00 - Statment
00:20 - Beijing Airport
01:13 - Lounge
01:49 - Boarding
02:02 - Safety Card
02:34 - Taxi and Take Off
05:55 - Seat and Cabin
06:25 - Inflight Entertainment
06:57 - Seat functions
07:16 - Paperwork
07:43 - Snack
08:13 - Approach and Landing
10:24 - Pyongyang Airport
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#dprk #northkorea #airkoryo
Glad you decided to fly with us, comrade. We are the best
Lmao
Kim Jong-un Air koryo is the best airline ever, Just like Ryanair
Lmfaoooo
It's like ryanair
Kimmy, I hear you aren't feeling well.
“That 777 is flying to a different Korea.”
Fabian Gandara Never heard of it. Only glorious Korea of Kim Il Sung exists.
I’m always so sad I can’t go different Korea... haha
There is north and south korea
The shade
false korea more like
Last time I flew Air Koryo, my Tupolev was actually sandwiched between a Japanese and an Air Korea plane. Beijing Capital likes to group carriers by geographic region, so all NEA countries are parked together. A sight only seen in Beijing!
Maybe it helps them to keep customer service staff together with similar languages and also their lounges...similar food culture 😊
Meanwhile at the atc tower: FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! 🤣
3:30 Air Koryo meets Air Korea this is the most magnificent stanfoff between the north and south at Beijing
China 🇨🇳🍿
I feel like the pilots of the plane gave the bird to the Korean air plane while passing by
Korean Air
It's like the US and the USSR having a tank standoff at Checkpoint Charlie, West and East Berlin.
truly a sad sight.
I like how Air Koryo casually taxis past by Korean Air lol
HAHAHAHA I noticed that too😂
Taxis past with speed and authority I thought!
lol im a korean and my thought right after seeing it
Ok Im going to china
yes obviously after corona
DHK clearly didn’t see the pined comment
@@KaiCheetah it also said "an airplane going to a different Korea" 😂😂😂
This guy risks his safety and possibly his life for an amazing tripreport and *still* feels the need to apologize to us about minor filming issues.
You did a good job dude ahaha. Well done 👍
I mean, I'm an American and have been to North Korea, it's not that crazy.
Hundreds of tourists fly into NK everyday and nothing happens to them. You are in far more danger filming with a camera in Sao Paulo/ Rio D' or most US cities than you are in NK.
Read his own words "While filming on this flight is NOT specifically prohibitted..."
@@sisyphusvasilias3943
Most US cities, like which ones?
@@eidorian7166 Nearly every major us city has areas it would very dangerous for a tourist to wander around with an expensive camera. USA is one of the most dangerous countries. Crime restricts freedom of travel in USA like the NK Gov restricts freedom of travel in NK.
NCov-19 status in North Korea
9:00am Confirmed Case: 3
9:05am Confirmed Case: 0
Breaking News: 3 people missing aboard Air Koryo flight
They killed all three of them
XD
Probably Killed them ;-;
They got executed
That 777 is flying to a diffrent korea!! Damn!! That just felt like Air India crossing pia! Or the Aerofloat crossing American!
Param Deshpande Aerofloat 😂
Abir Bansal Aeroflot.
@@PhilippSeven damn my bad😂😂😂 but since the farm incident, float is better
Wtf Do you think Air India was that good? 😩😩😂😂
@@framadhan5093 are you loosing brain cells? Just see the refrence!
Must've been real awkward when the plane taxied past the Korean Air plane 😂😂
Bigger Better Aircraft compared to the Small Horable Aircraft
The pilots be like: uuuuh.
Who will get to the runway first
@@fly2golf985 looool
Like passing your ex in the supermarket
"Please mark next to the item if you have any"
*weapon, ammunition, explosives, killing device*
*drug, exciter, narcotics, poison*
GPS or Navigator
hand phone, satellite phone and other communication means
historical and cultural wealth and artistic works
publishing of all kinds
AndrzejAviation
Two guys meet in North Korean prison.
„What did you do?“
„I brought cocain, poison and a bomb on the flight. And you?“
„I had my iPhone and a good book and a picture I draw myself“
Aww, but I wanted to bring my exciter
"Exciter" by Bomb Factory?!? I've heard the DPRK can be restrictive, but to ban Dead or Alive 2 . . .
😂
@@MrMoccachinoo Hahahahahahahahaha
I travelled the same route in 2012. There were more food on the way to Pyongyang, but only a hamburger during a flight to Beijing. It looked much tasty. I remember Koreans placing pins with the portraits of great leaders before boarding the plane in Beijing. They stood in front of a mirror and I thought: «I have reached the proper gate!»
Let's just take a moment to appreciate the bravery on filming as much footage as they could to show us this trip report! Thank you!
@Boeing skating fan881 6 incidents in it's lifetime of only 1 was fatal
Wow such a bad plane
@Boeing skating fan881 if it's boeing I ain't going.
@Boeing skating fan881 reread what i wrote lol
@@trebuh one Tu 204 were used in DHL and they were happy with it. Btw - since Russia is under sanctions Tu 204 got new life as a replacement for Airbus and Boeings since MC-21 is still under development and hardly might be build in big quantity in short term.
@boeingskatingfan881 lol what? What are you actually talking about?
I don't know why 30+ people disliked this video. They risked their life filming this! Kudos to you guys!
"Many Westerners died to bring us this information"- Mon Mothma
HAHAHHAHA Noone risked their lives.
Do you think that he smuggled the camera on and filmed clandestinely??
HE even said there were some places he wasnt allowed to film but he WAS ALLOWED to film everywhere else.
You know hundreds of westerners fly into NK each week to holiday right?? There are a shitton of YT videos.
They go on typical guided tours. Some locations they are not allowed to film but mostly they are totally free. But "RISKED THEIR LIVES"???? Dumbest comment Ive seen.
Moron...Read his own words "While filming on this flight is NOT specifically prohibited..."
SISYPHUS VASILIAS bruh NK legit is strict about any info that is recorded. It’s like China.
@@sisyphusvasilias3943 I don't think you understand the hostility of NK towards foreigners and especially those who try to record videos WITHOUT strict authorization and permission from the government. Think before you speak.
Say hello to my good friend Kim
Lol
“Rocket man is on his suicide mission to the Moon”
Lol 🤣
Lol
Hi..
3:25
Air koryo pilot: Wait a minute…
Korean air pilot: Wait a minute…
Still remember flying on an Air Koryo IL62 to Zurich back when they flew there. Here’s some context. It was December 21, I was in Beijing on business and needed to get home for Christmas. My flight on American was canceled. The next available flight direct to SFO (where me and my entire family were gonna meet at my sisters house) was on Christmas Day. I was so bummed until I looked over at the Air Koryo check-in counter. Saw a flight to Pyongyang on a TU154, I asked the check in agent about a flight to Zurich via Pyongyang. To my luck there was a flight to Zurich that would leave me with a 2 hour stop in Pyongyang, if PERFECT! Instantly booked my flight on Swiss from ZUR to SFO. Got to fly on a TU154 and IL62! Even treated myself to seat 1A on both AK flights and even the Swiss flight thanks to my secret stash of Star Alliance points.
These Russian planes are very smooth in the air once it reaches flight altitude, is my experience.
Does North Korea offer transit options or how does it work?
@@ohnene4936 they stop at Peiking and Macau. They go to Russia too. Tourists are welcome even on short notice but you need to check with your own country government if they allow you to visit there.
In the modern day, almost certainly not, but in that era there was both more soviet bloc travel and it was more normal for a flight to stop and then continue on, which would make this possible.@@ohnene4936
Never in a million years would I ever think I would see "Welcome to North Korea" on a Simply Aviation video !
Only been in North Korea through the DMZ for a few seconds, but would love to visit it properly one day.
Going by what people are wearing and the weather, this has filmed July/August time ?
I`m totally amazed, you took so many risks during the filming, thanks so much :)
Our team member returned safely form NK ;)
@@simply_aviation achievement unlocked: survive
A bit “critical” of the propaganda as he said, about children day… most of the airlines have this type of propaganda, also the sandwiches and a cup of water, well I remember flying from Florida to New York we got “sandwiches” well they called them sandwiches, a glass of juice, I think it was a thimble, when the plane landed a few things came down from the ceiling of the plane, people screaming, anyway we can’t criticise this airline I can’t remember the name, I think it went down the drain…
@@simply_aviation It’s good to know that they made it out alive. Just the idea of traveling to North Korea sounds terrifying to me.
@@MovieFan1912 📽️
Sunan looks surprisingly new! The Tu-204 is six seats across, like their Western counterparts, the Boeing 757 and Airbus A321. I think Cubana is the only other carrier still flying an all-East European fleet.
Cubana has 5 Airbus planes, or what do you mean?
Hey I thought the Tupolev-Tu-204 looks a lot like the Boeing 737.
Cubana has 2 passenger TU204s and 4 IL96Ms. Also AN158s in storage and a couple of ATR42s.
@@hgahga3776yes, at least our Russian airliners are working somewhere else, in socialist countries, as it should be 😂
@@sujaysubodh5678it's most similar to the 757
There is no need for such an apology. I think this report was beyond fantastic and I am aware that very few people could actually travel to NK. Thank you ♡
To be honest, this flight looked far more comfortable than the United flights I took this month from NY to Las Vegas, and back to NY.
At least better than Spirit.
no sandwich?
After few Tripreport I missed from 3 months ago,I finally catch up with all of your Tripreport videos.Great job Simply Aviation
I flew on board of Air Koryo TU-204-100 from Peking to Pyongyang. If you are not a specialist you could hardly see the difference between the cabin of an A321 and TU-204. The service was comparable to Lufthansa or KLM
Смешно)
ТУ это корыто, там с ума можно только от звука двигателей сойти
I recently had a look at the EU blacklist for airplanes and Air Koryo is on it with the exception of the Tu-204 so Air Koryo‘s Tu-204 would theoretically also be allowed to operate in Europe (which makes sense Ig, Air Koryo doesn‘t have a terrible safety record and the Tu-204 isn‘t horribly outdated either). So it always confused when people would say it‘s the worst and/or most unsafe airline out there
@@fil39судя по всему, у кого-то звуком мозги вышибло и вот-вот ещё и от смеха порвет 😂
Never thought Air Koryo actually has relatively new planes like the Tu-204. It's surprising for this airline just to have new planes.
Обычно они летают как птицы в hangry birds, с помощью рогатки.
That prob the only one (international travel only), the rest of their fleet contains Ilyushin Il-62.
@@michaelbates2575 They actually have two relatively new Tu-204, built in 2007 and 2009 respectively. They do indeed still fly the IL-62 and they even still have an Il-18 as well as two TU-134, making them the last airline in the world to still operate these types on passenger flights.
Thanks for this amazing insight to N.Korea! About the AF on raindrop issue -- may I suggest setting AF to infinity (if your camera allows it). The views of the surrounds as the plane approaches the airport in a remote country is one of the pleasure of viewing these kind of videos. Keep it up!
OMG!!! You actually did Air Koryo!!!! I am SOOOOO excited to watch this!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe you did this!! STAY SAFE while you are there and don't get blown up !! GREAT VIDEO!!!
You did it. You actually did it. What a mad lad. Props to you for getting the chance to fly this airline! And also I didnt see a difference in quality
I'm straight, but i like your profil pic
Hundreds of western tourists visit NK everyday.. just look for te countless yt videos. Its not dangerous at all.
I'm straight, but I’m a gay
Proper Geezer who cares
@@Bxrmaiscool_ Could be a strap-on woman?
As an American citizen, I would not feel comfortable going into North Korea. But then again, I’m only 13, maybe that will change. For now, I have no intentions of flying to North Korea. Bravo to you for doing it!
5:14 I LOVE THAT ENGINE ROAR!! Who else loves it?
It's strange because all soviet/russian planes have this kind of noise, which is very different from airbus or boeing planes...
@@wandafisch4411 Yeah
@@wandafisch4411 Definitely not true, you should listen to the boeing 757 and 777
The a320 also makes similar sound
I especially love the sound before descending, at about 8:50
I think even Kim loves this awesome flight report. Thank you Simply Aviation. You make the World's quarantine a lot easier 😁
guess no chance of "The Interview" being the in-flight movie then?😂😂
Thanks from Australia. Videos like yours' give life beyond borders (& Covid) a context and a reality check.
Wow, for once I was actually focused on the scenery in the background rather than the plane itself. I haven't seen many images inside of North Korea, and found this video really interesting to watch!
Here comes the propaganda
"We're as pretty as butterflies" 🤣
I love the #ReportBySimplyAviation hashtag up top to avoid naming anyone involved in case of issues :D Great video too!
Exactly. Same with why they didn't disclose the month of travel and only the year in the bio. Granted people who watch their instagram account will know when this video was made and by whom.
IT is Simon
I love how you're not even allowed to tell the date of the flight or which of you was there
Bence Nemes that’s a bit dumb considering there’s no rule about it or even if there is he’s not in NK anymore
@@parilpas4914 It's for his safety. They could find him and erm, kidnap him.
@@IFlyPlanes Bruh, they even hacked Bangladesh Bank
@@Ich0x I know, I saw on their insta.
@@Ich0x i know it was filmed by him, but they werent allowed to put his name in the video for safety reasons
Special video. When the bridge retracted it felt strongly “bye outside world” vibe.
As always, awesome work!!! Can’t believe you guys review Air Koryo!
Me: Sees Air Koryo in recommended
Also me: Sees it was uploaded by Simply Aviation
My finger: Clicks on video immediately!
Aviation763 me: Still cant find anyone who asked!
Dominic Edl at least he got likes
Lego Boss i dont think i asked for a comment either
@@dominicedl811 and we don't asked for your opinions
Zhxrm. Didn’t ask*, and I didn’t ask for your input.
3:25 what did the North Korean pilots think when they saw a Korean air aircraft???🧐
"Wish I could fly that big" 😂
They think this plane is awful and that great plane from capitalist country.
@@augusth2212 maybe
Probably a big yawn, they make this trip twice a day.
Yours is bigger than ours?
Amazing video! I'm surprised that they let you film quite a lot. It's the most informative video I've ever watched about Air Koryo
Holy sh*t you all finally did it!! I’ve been waiting so long!!
Simply fascinating! This is one of the few airlines I actually thought we wouldn't see a trip report from you guys, but here you are giving us all a wonderful surprise! =D
Probably one of the most expensive short haul flights in the world. What a unique and thrilling experience, which involves traveling to the most exclusive country by one of the most rarely used airplanes! thumbs up and thanks as usual!
Did I miss something? How do you know how much they charged for that flight?
@@franktechmaniac7488 there are tour groups you can go with, like Young Pioneers.
@@franktechmaniac7488try koryo tours
Interesting meeting of two inter-Korean companies: Air Koryo (North Korea) - Korean Air (South Korea) at that Beijing Airport.
We appreciate the effort, my friend! Still a very good video, hats off to you guys and keep up the good work and always be safe out there.
Wow, great job! Flying on a North Korean airline and getting decent footage!
Witam Polskę :)
WOW1 WOW! WOW! did not expect this video glad you made it out of there ALIVE!
Well done, and thanks for posting this! And I didn't notice any appreciable difference in the video's quality. I did get a grin when I saw that at least on this flight, Air Koryo upgraded their snack from their notorious "mystery-burger" to a trio of sandwiches. One question: just out if curiosity, what were the segments they asked you to delete?
Good, I'm flying to South Korea
3:30 *sees my plane*
Wait, where am I going?!
3:27 "This 777 over there is flying to a different Korea"
I always find it fascinating when a short haul route is using a 777. It really puts into perspective how popular a route is.
The different Korea is basically the utopian Korea filled with happy Koreans that we call South Korea.
Welcome to east Asia lol
Fantastic tripreport guys. Loved the moment you taxied past the Korean 777.
0:55 1150 Seoul Gimpo And 1200 Pyongyang............. Wow
Seems like a decent flight. Nice snack, smooth landing, quick flight.
A lot of courage taken to film this awesome trip report. Thanks for the review. Cheers!
What? why? Read his own words "While filming on this flight is NOT specifically prohibited..."
You did it. You finally did it. :D
"I'm glad you're coming along with me today!"
I don't know why but I found this incredibly wholesome.
Same!
Fun fact: Air Koryo only has two TU-204s. One a 204-100 and the other is the longer range 204-300.
These are the only Air Koryo allowed to fly to and from European airports
4:27 when the two Koreas meet
Korean War #3 has now started 🤣🎉
I like the customs declaration papers. They are really clear and simple..
Respect and thank you for amazing tripreport!
Watching a video about Air Koryo is always interesting. After Korea are unified someday I hope to ride it also :)
The engine sound when u took off 😍😍🤤
Glad you show the entire take off and landing at normal speed, even though it was raining all the time!
Well done for all of your effort.
I absolutely love your videos and can't stop watching them! 👍
Great report. thanks for sharing it.
The tip to get the camera to focus away from the droplets is to zoom in a bit. You might loose a bit of content, since it would be zoomed in slightly but the focus would readjust away from the droplets.
Wow, I’m surprised! I never thought u would fly this airline!😮 Great job !!!
8:15 the window is crying for help!
Paril Pas hahahahaahhaha
@@dylanfrederic2887 I hate seeing plane windows cry because I love them so much. He's probably scared for his life. I would say the plane window is 10 or 11 years old.
The best moment Air Koryo passing by Korean Air at the tarmic
Your videos are awesome. I really enjoy them. Thank you!!!
Oh wow. First the island hopper and now this? When's the Alaska milk run or a flight to Antarctica going to be?🤪😁
Noel Philips
The Alaska milk run is definitely something to try at least once. The views there are amazing.
Love how the airline of the most hard core communist nation on the planet has a business class 😂😂
***STALIN'S ANGER INTENSIFIES***
I thought that a good giggle myself.
USSR Aeroflot planes had business class in many planes actually. Even on regional routes. But it wasnt called business, ofcourse. Diplomatic or some sort. And yeah, cheers from Moscow.
“Some people are more equal than others.” 😂
@Zeksteve i'm not so old :-) Got USSR for only my first three years. But my parents told me that air tickets were pretty affordable for all people actually. I guess maybe because of huge government support and origin of the Aeroflot Airline.
Feels like i am traveling. High quality trip report
Great video. Thanks for taking us along.
id never expected simplyaviation to say "Welcome to North Korea"
"Welcome to 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘒𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢"
Holy shit they actually did it, the madmen.
Hey dude good filming and great quality man your almost to 500 subs man keep going man.😀
Than you for this great video !!! We all love your videos !!
Dang i like the sounds of those engines
Who would have thought you'd have fewer issues filming than others on Air Canada? Nice work.
LOL!! That's a nice move...I TOTALLY got you reference (Cough*Josh*cough)
Fantastic job despite the circumstances!
Wow Air Koryo! Great review David 👍
Incredible! Absolutely wonderful trip report! I have been waiting for this video for so long! Great job! Love your channel!
7:44 So I guess you had their infamous burger on your return flight to Beijing, yes?
Hehe, hamburgers.
More a hamger
Friend of mine called them "hamhungers"
(Hamhung is a city in North Korea)
mystery meat burger
@@haechiwr could be dead humans
Uno Kim Jong Un invented them.
Aaahhh!!!!!! Omg still can't believe I was waiting for so long....YOU DID IT! YES!
Thank you for an interesting video. Very green and lush approach. Educational too was to see the customs and health paperwork required
That engine sounds good. Well maintained, got to give them credit there. How much was the cost of the fare, from China to NorthKorea. And the sandwich for lunch is better then most North America air carriers supply
That TU-104 has the fuselage of an A321, the engines of a 757, and the winglets of an E195
That is not true. 100% Russian aircraft. Based on Soviet Union 204
Да нет. Это все наше.
@@PRODlK473Technically, it has the same engines as 757.
@@AFRCSD да с чего это вдруг? Самолёт разработки времен СССР в 1984 году.
@@PRODlK473 I do not speak Russian.
For those of you who don't know, the Tu-204 is about the same size as a 737 or A320.
More like equivalent of a 757 or A321
Size of the body does not mean equivalent. Wings of tu204 are larger than b737s, as Tu204 was designed to operate medium and longer haul routes, i.e. like B 757.
And a321
I just loved the sound of jet engine 😍
50 years in torture camp if you steal the safety information card.
Woah! How cool to get a tripreport from you of Air Koryo! This tripreport is awesome, and thanks for sharing!
This is definitely an absolute eye-opener for avgeeks, but I guess you need to have balls to fly an 11-year-old Russian plane with Air Koryo. I think a trip to North Korea is a very unique and unusual experience, super video👍
The plane landed right on the marks ‼️ kudos to the pilot 🙌🏻🙌🏻 bukan calang-calang beb 😁
Oh this engine sound. Outdated engines, yes, but still pretty good. Sound of these engines = sound of my childhood and youth
11 year old aircraft! With the comparatively less air traffic to NK, that aircraft must be in pristine shape!
Russian aircrafts are stronger too
Pilot: sees korean air.
Also pilot: speed up , speed up.
Thank you very much! Who'd have known that a Tup[olev 204 would be like any other plane in the world? But thanks for the experience. I hope your arrival (and departure more important!) was as easy as the flight. Thanks. Great!
Lord, it comes to something when a 1 star airline provides more food and drink on a domestic flight than ‘the worlds favourite airline’!
The view outside the window on the approach to Pyongyang is the most interesting part of the video. It puts into perspective how poor that country is. That's their major airport and you really don't see any major highways, industrial parks, retail centers, hotels or much of anything else that you would normally see around an airport.
Oh wow, did you the children smiling in that video? They are as pretty as flowers and Butterfield and are the happiness in the world. They seemed so happy and joyful. North Korea must be such a wonderful place with so many happy people who are obviously well taken care of! I am convinced.
5.10 he got to see a plane landing while taking off, from his window. thats pretty cool !