North Korea agrees to warn of activity hazardous to aviation: ICAO
North Korea has agreed not to engage in activities hazardous to aviation without advanced notice, a UN aviation agency official said Thursday, an assurance that could lead to major airlines resuming flights through its airspace. Airlines take indirect routings to avoid North Korea due to the threat posed from unannounced missile launches that are worrisome in the wake of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine. If the airspace was deemed safe, carriers could save fuel and time on some routes between Asia and Europe and North America. Officials from the ICAO visited North Korea this week to discuss a request by Pyongyang to open a new air route that would pass through North Korean and South Korean airspace. <br/>
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North Korea agrees to warn of activity hazardous to aviation: ICAO
North Korea has agreed not to engage in activities hazardous to aviation without advanced notice, a UN aviation agency official said Thursday, an assurance that could lead to major airlines resuming flights through its airspace. Airlines take indirect routings to avoid North Korea due to the threat posed from unannounced missile launches that are worrisome in the wake of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine. If the airspace was deemed safe, carriers could save fuel and time on some routes between Asia and Europe and North America. Officials from the ICAO visited North Korea this week to discuss a request by Pyongyang to open a new air route that would pass through North Korean and South Korean airspace. <br/>
