Meh. Cool pictures but the article doesn't impress me.

I've flown on Air Koryo multiple times. They don't deserve their one-star rating one bit. The new Tu-204 aircraft that serve the Beijing to Pyongyang route look just like any modern airliner, with LCD screens, etc. I'm pretty sure most passengers have no clue they're on a Russian airplane. Service is good, and so is the food when a full hot meal is served (the famous burger, however, not so much.)

The typical mention of "the only one star airline" is getting old. I promise you that Air Koryo is luxury compared to Ryanair. And quite on par with many US airlines.

This was an aviation interest tour - the entire point of the tour is to fly vintage aircraft. And travelers do get to use local airports, which technically are military facilities. No wonder there's traditional scales there.

As for the deserted immigration hall, well indeed, outside normal flight times, it's not like anyone hangs out at the airport. Pyongyang sees a handful of international flights a day at most, and the occasional domestic service. The new airport terminal is an overkill...