He will be joined on the plane by BBC producer Maria Byrne and cameraman Matthew Goddard, the British broadcaster added.
North Korean authorities said they took issue with "disrespectful" reports he filed from inside the country last week. He was detained at the airport and questioned, but has since been released. The team has been taken to the airport, and Wingfield-Hayes was made to sign a statement after eight hours of questioning, the BBC said.
