Chinese authorities will limit the operations of North Korean airline Air Koryo, after a Beijing-bound flight made an emergency landing last month.
The flight from Pyongyang had to land in the North-eastern Chinese city of Shenyang because of smoke in the cabin. No one was injured in the incident.
China's Civil Aviation Administration announced "relevant measures to limit operations" without giving any details.
The state-owned airline was also told to improve training and maintenance.
Most of Air Koryo's international flights are to China, with a few scheduled flights to Russia.
The world's 'one star' carrier
The North Korean carrier has a small fleet, mostly consisting of Russian-built Tupolev aircraft, for its international flights.
The service from Pyongyang to Beijing uses a Russian Tupolev Tu-204, a medium-range jet airliner that can carry about 140 passengers.
On domestic routes however, older Soviet-era aircraft are still used.
Air Koryo is North Korea's only airline and was established in 1950.
Britain-based airline ratings website Skytrax lists the carrier as the world's only "one star" airline, though its rating does not measure safety standards.
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