India and China will restart direct passenger flights by the end of October 2025, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday. The move is part of efforts to gradually normalise relations between the two neighbours after years of disruption.

In a press note, the MEA said civil aviation authorities of both countries have been holding technical-level discussions this year on resuming air services and updating the Air Services Agreement. “Following these discussions, it has now been agreed that direct air services connecting designated points in India and China can resume by late October 2025, in keeping with the winter schedule, subject to commercial decisions of designated carriers and fulfilment of operational criteria,” the note stated.

The announcement comes against a

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