North Korean and Chinese state media both reported that leader Kim Jong-un traveled to Dalian city to meet with President Xi Jinping on May 7 and 8.
According to NHK (Japan) television station, two planes belonging to Air Koryo (North Korea) appeared at Dalian airport on May 8, one of which was an Ilyushin-76 transport plane.
Many observers believe that the North Korean convoy could be carrying a significant amount of cargo to China. According to nknews.org, the Ilyushin-76 can carry up to 50 tons of cargo.
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| The plane believed to be carrying the North Korean leader at the airport in Dalian. |
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| In 2014, there was an image of leader Kim Jong-un walking down the red carpet from a Russian Ilyushin Il-62 transport plane. |
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| The Ilyushin Il-62 is quite famous and has been widely used since 1963. |
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| By 1994, Russia no longer produced the Ilyushin Il-62. |
The plane that media said took Kim Jong-un to Dalian, Liaoning Province (China) was used to take the leader's sister, Kim Yo-jong, to South Korea in February to attend the Winter Olympics.
The New York Times (USA) reported that the late leader Kim Jong-il, father of Mr. Kim Jong-un, was not "interested" in flying so he often chose trains as a means of transportation to travel to Russia and China.
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| North Korean state media often uses the name Chammae-1 to refer to leader Kim Jong-un's private plane. |
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| According to the Daily Mail (UK), the Ilyushin Il-62 can carry 200 passengers and crew. The Ilyushin Il-62 reaches a maximum speed of 901km/h. |
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| The wingspan of the Ilyushin Il-62 is 43 m while the length of the aircraft is 53 m. |
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