Direct Flights Between India and China Resume After Four-Year Hiatus

Direct commercial air travel between India and mainland China resumed after a suspension of over four years, with an IndiGo flight departing from Kolkata for Guangzhou. Services were halted in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remained suspended amid subsequent border tensions. The resumption of the daily non-stop route is a significant step towards normalizing bilateral ties, expected to boost trade, tourism, and people-to-people connections between the two nations and re-establish Kolkata as a key aviation hub.