The governments of India and China are initiating talks to restore direct flights suspended since 2020 between key cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Shanghai and Guangzhou. This significant move sends a hopeful signal aimed at reviving bilateral ties, boosting economic exchanges and facilitating smooth travel for students, business professionals and tourists. The return of direct flights, long halted due to the COVID pandemic and subsequent political tensions, has raised hopes of re-establishing vital people-to-people contacts between the two countries and restoring confidence in cross-border mobility between Asia’s two largest economies.
The resumption of these direct flights is expected to benefit businessmen, students and tourists from both countries. Airlines are still awaiting formal announcements about flight routes, frequencies and participating carriers.
