China's Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport has confirmed that direct flights between India and China will resume later this month, ending a halt of more than five years and signalling a cautious easing of bilateral tensions.

There have been no direct flights between China and India since 2020, even though China is India's biggest bilateral trade partner.

India's foreign ministry earlier announced the move on Thursday, followed by a statement from India's largest carrier IndiGo that it would begin daily non-stop flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou on October 26.

In a statement on Friday night, the state-backed Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport noted the IndiGo announcement - the first comment on the move by Chinese authorities.

"In the future, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport will al

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