Archive · 3 Oct 2025
India, China to Restart Direct Flights in October 2025
India and China are restarting direct flights after a break.
Flights were stopped due to COVID and border issues.
Air India will fly Delhi-Shanghai; IndiGo will launch Kolkata-Guangzhou flights, with Delhi-Guangzhou planned.
The resumption follows agreements to improve relations.
Direct flights will make travel faster and easier.
These routes aim to boost business and tourism.
India and China will resume direct flights by late October 2025.
Air India will restart flights from Delhi to Shanghai.
IndiGo will launch flights from Kolkata to Guangzhou.
Flights were suspended in March 2020 due to the pandemic and border issues.
The resumption aims to boost people-to-people exchanges and ease travel.
- Who
- India and China
- What
- Resuming Direct Flights
- When
- Late October 2025
- Where
- Delhi-Shanghai, Kolkata-Guangzhou
- Why
- To facilitate travel and normalize relations
- Event
- Resumption of Direct Flights
- Airlines Involved
- Air India, IndiGo
- Initial Routes
- Delhi-Shanghai, Kolkata-Guangzhou
- Start Date
- Late October 2025 (Winter Schedule)
- Reason for Suspension
- COVID-19 Pandemic and Border Tensions
Sources
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