Plane carrying personal belongings for Kim Jong-un is en route to Singapore
(Baonghean.vn) - According to Reuters, a transport plane carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's belongings has just left Pyongyang and is expected to arrive in Singapore on Sunday, ahead of the US-North Korea Summit.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's Il-76 aircraft. |
Kim Jong-un is expected to arrive at Changi Airport today (Sunday), a source told Reuters, according to Singapore's foreign minister.
President Trump will also meet with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong next Monday. According to the schedule provided by the White House, the US leader will arrive at Paya Lebar Air Base at 8:35 p.m. on Sunday, then move to the Shangri-La Hotel.
Mr. Kim has used only one transport plane since becoming leader in 2011. An Ilyushin-76 transport plane escorted an Ilyushin-62M during a visit to Dalian, China, last May.
The Il-76 departed Pyongyang early Sunday morning and landed in Guangzhou before heading to Singapore.
Refrigerated trucks will be waiting at Changi Airport to pick up the cargo from the flight, which will carry food as well as luxury cars to escort the North Korean leader, Singapore's Straits Times reported.
The Il-76, when fully loaded, cannot fly more than 3,000 km (1,860 miles) without refueling. So some have speculated that the flight would have to stop en route, since the distance from Pyongyang to Singapore is 4,700 km, or else the aircraft would have to be reduced in weight.