North Korea to Close Air Routes For Rocket Launch

NKorea To Close Air Routes For Rocket: Seoul -- AFP

SEOUL (AFP) — North Korea will close two of its air routes from April 4-8 for its planned rocket launch, South Korean officials said Sunday.

The North's air route traffic control centre informed its South Korean counterpart Saturday of the temporary closure, the South's ministry of land, transport and maritime affairs said in a statement.

The two affected air routes, linking the North to the Russian port city of Vladivostok and to Japan, will remain closed for five hours from 11:00am (0200 GMT) everyday during the five days, the statement said.

The North cited "a communications satellite launch" as a reason for the temporary closure of the air routes, it said.

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More News On North Korea's Missile Launch

North Korea to Close Air Routes for Rocket Launch -- Bloomberg
North Korea to Close Air Routes for Rocket Launch -- Voice Of America
S. Korea: North to close 2 air routes for satellite -- USA Today
'Ready for N.Korea missiles' -- Straits Times

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