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Given the direct flights between Pyongyang and Beijing along with good relations between the two countries, it seems odd for Chinese airlines make extra effort to go around the North Korea airspace.
Many commemts fail to realize something else.
US sanctions. When flying over a country's airspace, you have to pay for it.
Now, regardless of whether the Chinese airline is domestic or also flies international routes, they need to deal in dollars and Euros for spare parts, maintenance and overhaul services.
US sanctions basically prevent Chinese airlines via Chinese banking to send money to North Korea. As such, that would become illegal use of NK airspace without payment.
US FAA bans overflights of NK airspace. It is usually smart to comply with FAA sanctions, or other airlines will stop doing business in terms of shared networks and shared internet booking infrastructure with you.
Yes, all other reasons are valid, but this is one of the reasons, that flights into and out of North Korea are essentially almost provided by Air Koryo, with maybe some airlines having a minimal share.
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