New Caledonian travellers have been advised that Air France has changed its flight path because of North Korea's missile tests.
A picture released by Korean Central News Agency showing North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-14 being launched at an undisclosed place in North Korea. Photo: AFP/KCNA
That follows reports that last week's ballistic missile flew within about 100 kilometres of an Air France flight between Paris and Tokyo.
The Tokyo route is the standard way for travel between France and Noumea.
Air France said it was the first time it faced such a risk and had therefore widened the security zone around North Korea.
