Overview

• The External Affairs Ministry said designated points can reconnect by late October under the winter schedule, subject to carriers’ commercial decisions and operational clearances.
• The winter timetable begins on October 26, the date IndiGo will start daily non-stop Kolkata–Guangzhou flights, with bookings opening on October 3.
• IndiGo indicated plans to add a Delhi–Guangzhou service, which will proceed only after required approvals.
• Direct links have been suspended since early 2020 because of the pandemic and subsequent border tensions after the Galwan clash.
• Officials cited technical-level talks and work on a revised Air Services Agreement, describing the move as a step to restore people-to-people contact and routine exchanges.