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China Eastern to Restart ShanghaiDelhi Flights on Nov. 9, Tickets on Sale

The restart follows a bilateral decision to restore air links after a five-year freeze.

Overview

  • The service will run three times weekly on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays using an Airbus A330-200.
  • Flight MU563 is scheduled to depart Shanghai Pudong at 12:50 pm and arrive in Delhi at 5:45 pm, with MU564 leaving Delhi at 7:55 pm and reaching Shanghai at 4:10 am the next day.
  • Tickets are available now, marking the first confirmed restart by a Chinese carrier on the India route.
  • IndiGo begins daily KolkataGuangzhou flights on October 26 and plans DelhiGuangzhou from November 10, while Air India plans to resume China services later this year.
  • India’s DGCA says requests from other Chinese airlines, including Air China and Shandong for passenger services and China Southern and Sichuan for cargo, are under review.