Overview

• India’s Ministry of External Affairs said on October 2 that designated direct services can resume by late October, subject to airlines’ commercial choices and all operational clearances.
• Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun confirmed a restart before the end of October and described it as facilitating people-to-people exchanges.
• IndiGo has scheduled a daily Kolkata–Guangzhou flight from October 26, with a Delhi–Guangzhou route planned after regulatory approvals.
• Chinese state carriers, including Air China, have not yet released schedules for the revived routes.
• Direct links were halted in early 2020 and extended after the Galwan clash, and officials frame the resumption as part of a gradual normalization that includes technical talks and an updated Air Services Agreement.