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Inside Pyongyang’s Shiny, Creepy, Empty New Airport

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Got an itch to have fondue in North Korea? You’re in luck! Here’s a look at the new Pyongyang International, full of first-world luxuries.

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Got an itch to have fondue in North Korea? You’re in luck! Pictures were released early Thursday of the new terminal at Pyongyang International Airport, courtesy of North Korea's state-run news service. Although most North Koreans aren’t permitted to travel abroad, visitors to the expansive airport will be able to enjoy many first-world luxuries.

Here, a look at the photos from the Hermit Kingdom’s gleaming new entry point.

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Kim Jong Un, along with his wife, Ri Sol Ju, smiles as he tours the new terminal at Pyongyang International.

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The check-in desks, where travelers can begin their trips starting July 1.

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Kim and Ri inspected shops, restaurants, and amusing narrow glass-walled passageways.

 

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Kim gives his opinion on the new terminal of Pyongyang International Airport. Designer shirts, duty free watches and cosmetics, and chocolate fondue will soon await visitors to North Korea.

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Three pages of Thursday's ruling Workers' Party official daily newspaper, The Rodong Sinmun, were devoted to images of leader Kim Jong Un and his wife inspecting shops, restaurants and waiting areas in a large, glass-fronted terminal building.

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According to state media, the new airport will open on July 1.

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Here's a general view of the new lounge at Pyongyang International Airport.

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Kim speaks next to his wife Ri in a store at the new terminal of Pyongyang International Airport.

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