International journalists have revealed how they were ‘trapped’ in an airport for more than 12 hours after travelling to report on North Korea’s Day of the Sun.
Dozens of reporters and photographers were invited to Pyongyang last week ahead of celebrations to mark 105 years since the nation’s founder Kim Il-sung was born.
But a group of journalists said today they had been stranded at the capital city’s international airport following the week-long visit. Departure boards reportedly went blank as they waited 12 hours for their flight.
The only explanation reportedly offered by Air Koryo – the state-owned national airline of North Korea – was ‘bad weather’ and ‘rain clouds’ in the area.
But reporters say conditions were clear over Pyongyang and that there was no further explanation and passengers were being ordered to stay in the airport.
Days earlier they revealed how they were herded together for hours, banned from drinking water and not given access to phones – just so they could watch Kim Jong-Un open a new apartment block complex.
Source: Journalists ‘trapped’ in Pyongyang airport for NINE hours | Daily Mail Online
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