Overview
- China Eastern’s MU563 resumed on November 9 from Shanghai to Delhi, ending a five-year suspension of the route.
- The inaugural flight carried 248 passengers with about 95% occupancy, according to local reports.
- The Shanghai–Delhi service operates three times weekly on Airbus A330-200 aircraft on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- India’s IndiGo led the phased return with daily Kolkata–Guangzhou flights from October 26 and is adding a daily Delhi–Guangzhou service from November 10.
- India’s consul general in Shanghai, Pratik Mathur, welcomed arriving passengers, as carriers signal potential frequency increases and media report unconfirmed plans for additional routes and possible Air India entry by year-end.