India and China will resume direct flights between designated cities after a five-year suspension, India’s Ministry of External Affairs announced on Oct. 2.
The restart of direct flights between the two countries at the end of this month is part of the “gradual normalization of relations between India and China,” the ministry said in a statement.
The direct air service is “subject to commercial decision of the designated carriers from the two countries” and fulfillment of other operational criteria, the ministry said.
India’s largest airline, IndiGo, said it would launch daily direct flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou from Oct. 26. It also plans to launch a route connecting New Delhi with the Chinese city….
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