Published on : 03 Oct 2025, 5:26 am
New Delhi: India and China will restore direct passenger flights by the end of October 2025, bringing an end to a five-year suspension triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and heightened border tensions.
The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that civil aviation authorities of both countries have finalised a revised Air Services Agreement, paving the way for airlines to restart operations. The move is aimed at facilitating greater people-to-people contact, easing travel, and reviving economic and cultural exchanges between the two neighbours.
IndiGo will be the first carrier to resume services, with a daily non-stop flight from Kolkata to Guangzhou scheduled to take off on 26 October. The airline has also announced plans to open a Delhi–Guangzh