Smelling stewardess

A deserted airport customs lounge, luggage weighed by hand on an old fashioned scale and a cockpit with no digital assistance, are just some of the sites a photographer from Singapore has captured on camera after flying with the world’s only one-star airline.
冷清的候机厅,行李称重在老式称上手工完成,没有数字辅助设备的座舱,正是一位新加坡摄影师在乘坐世界唯一的一星航空公司航班飞行时拍下的照片。

Aram Pan gained unprecedented access to the Soviet-era planes still used in North Korea by the nation’s civil carrier, Air Koryo, plus cargo transporters and helicopters, after joining a tour for aviation enthusiasts inside the communist enclave.
在参加完社会主义领地内的航空迷参观游后,亚兰·潘获得了前所未有的访问权限,得以参观朝鲜民航——高丽航空现役的苏联时代飞机,以及货机和直升机。

From the photos, the airline, which was founded in 1950 as a joint North Korean-Soviet partnership to connect the capital Pyongyang with Moscow, appears to be stuck in a time warp.
照片上,朝鲜与苏联在1950年联合成立、用以连接首都平壤和莫斯科的航空公司仿佛陷在了时间陷阱中。

Photographer Aram Pan was greeted by smiling Air Koryo flight attendants dressed in smart navy blue outfits before he boarded an Ilyushin Il-18 plane, a large turboprop airliner. The Soviet aircraft was first flown in 1957.
登上大型涡轮螺旋桨飞机伊尔18前,身着海军蓝制服的高丽航空空乘微笑欢迎摄影师亚兰·潘。这架苏联飞机1957年首飞。

Cockpit

Inside the cockpit of the Ilyushin Il-18 things looks very different to modern planes, there is not a digital screen in sight.
伊尔18座舱内置看起来与现代飞机大相径庭,视野里并没有电子显示屏。

Baggage check-in

Baggage check-in is a lot more old fashioned at Samjiyon Airport, a military airport near Samjiyon County, Ryanggang Province, North Korea.
三池渊机场的行李托运还非常老式。三池渊机场是朝鲜两江道省三池渊郡的一个军事机场。

The new modernised Pyongyang International Airport

The new modernised Pyongyang International Airport is nearing completion and looks set to open in 2015.
新建的平壤国际机场即将完工,有望与2015年开始运营。

Inside the Ilyushin Il-18

Inside the Ilyushin Il-18 there are blue chairs and blue carpet. Curtains draw across the windows and overhead luggage is stored less securely than in modern planes.
伊尔18飞机内设置了蓝色的座椅和地毯,舷窗前挂有窗帘,行李架上的行李存放不像现代飞机那样安全。

Seats and entertainment

Not enough leg room? Seats on the Ilyushin Il-18 all fold down. But entertainment is limited to only one channel playing their DPRK dramas and documentaries, Mr Pan revealed.
没有足够的空间伸腿?伊尔18飞机的所有座椅都可以将椅背向前折叠。不过娱乐活动十分有限,只有一个频道,播放的是朝鲜话剧和纪录片。

In-flight meal

The in-flight meal featured rice and chicken and fruit cocktail for desert. 'The food is better than I expected,' Mr Pan commented.
航空餐有米饭、鸡肉和作为甜点的水果沙拉。亚兰•潘说:“食物比我预想的好”。

Services area

In the services area of the Ilyushin Il-18, a steward prepared the meals metal containers. Unlabelled bottled water was stored in a tub.
伊尔18飞机的服务区域,空乘准备送餐车。未贴标签的瓶装水是用水龙头的水填装的。

Life vests and toilet

Life vests are stored under the seats of the Ilyushin Il-18 in case of emergencies. The toilet area features an old fifties interior.
伊尔18飞机上,供紧急情况使用的救生衣存放在座椅下方。厕所内装修是上世纪50年代的。

Communications officer on the flight

The communications officer on the flight sat outside the cockpit in the passenger area and listened in with an ancient looking pair of headphones.
机上的通信官坐在座舱外,在乘客区,使用一副古老的耳机听取信息。