New Delhi: After a hiatus of over five years, India and China are set to resume direct flight services by the end of October 2025, a development hailed as a positive step toward normalizing relations between the two Asian giants. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that both nations have agreed to restart air services, reflecting a renewed commitment to facilitating travel, trade, and people-to-people exchanges.

The suspension of flights, which began amid the COVID-19 pandemic and was further complicated by border tensions in eastern Ladakh, disrupted business, tourism, and cultural ties. Since the start of 2025, officials from both countries engaged in repeated negotiations to update the bilateral air services agreement and pave the way for a safe and efficient resumption.

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