India and China to resume direct flights after 5 years

TDT | New Delhi

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India and China will resume direct flights between their two countries this month after a five-year suspension, officials said, with bookings opening yesterday.

Direct flights between the world's two most populous countries were suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and were not resumed.

Following technical discussions, "it has now been agreed that direct air services connecting designated points in India and China can resume by late October", an Indian government statement released on Thursday said.

Indigo, India's largest commercial operator, said on Thursday it would start direct daily flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou from October 26 and later expand operations to New Delhi.