The cover of a North Korean calendar for 2017, obtained by Yonhap News Agency in Shenyang, China, on Dec. 29, 2016, features pilots and flight attendants of its flag carrier Air Koryo.
Posted on 12/29/2016 5:18:37 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Air Koryo flight attendants featured on 2017 calendar
2016/12/29 13:32
SHENYANG, China, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has featured a flight crew of its flag carrier Air Koryo in a 2017 calendar of the communist country, obtained Thursday by Yonhap News Agency, in what is seen as an unprecedented move to revitalize its tourism industry amid international sanctions imposed over its nuclear and missile developments.
The calendar published by the state-run the Korea Publications Export and Import Corp. has the cover showing the airline's two pilots and five flight attendants.
The cover of a North Korean calendar for 2017, obtained by Yonhap News Agency in Shenyang, China, on Dec. 29, 2016, features pilots and flight attendants of its flag carrier Air Koryo.
It carries scenes of the cabin crew at work such as arriving at an airport, giving safety instructions and offering in-flight meals, with the August side showing a flight attendant pouring the country's own brand of beer, Taedonggang.
"It is the first time a North Korean calendar carries photos of female flight attendants, way different from previous calendars that mostly carried bland photos of scenic views and cultural sites," a source knowledgeable about North Korean affairs said.
The North's production of the calendar is interpreted as a move to overcome a foreign currency shortage
by drawing more foreign tourists to the country at a time it has faced growing economic sanctions imposed by the international community over its nuclear and missile programs.
The calendar marks as holidays the birthdays of the country's former leaders -- the current leader's late grandfather, Kim Il-sung, and late father, Kim Jong-il -- but not that of current leader Kim Jong-un, which falls on Jan. 8.
The number of North Korean public holidays in the new year totals 71, three days more than this year, according to the calendar.
Love your posts about NK. They seem to like ugly hats and pointing at stuff.
Hmmm.....
I can’t imagine tourism in North Korea.
I admit to a bit of surprise.
There actually are pretty North Korean girls.
I’ve heard people say that North Korean women are even more beautiful than the women in South Korea. Go figure.
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Male crew caps appear to be Military caps simply dyed blue.
“I’ve heard people say that North Korean women are even more beautiful than the women in South Korea. Go figure.”
Urban myth . No way .
Talk to the hand running dog capitalist lackey!
Koryo was the ancient Korean kingdom. Koreans have pride in their history.
They just have 7 people working?
ruh-roh ... who’s flying the plane?
How can you "RE-" vitalize something that was never alive to begin with? I mean, how many tourists does North Korea get in a year's time? I would guess they could all fit on a very old, creaky bus.
...paintings
Slimmer. Of necessity.
Here is South Korean singer / actress Boa Kwon 
Wow, eating bark and grass in a shanty with no heat may not be so bad.
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