India-China direct flights resume
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IndiGo operated the first flight from Kolkata to Guangzhou, marking the return of nonstop India-China connectivity after 5 years.
In 2019, China Eastern held a 27% share of China-India seat capacity, behind China Southern Airlines’ 31% and ahead of Air China’s 17%. Indian carriers, including Air India and IndiGo, accounted for less than 20%.
BEIJING: State-backed China Eastern Airlines will resume Shanghai-Delhi flights from Nov 9, the airline's website showed on Saturday (Oct 18), as China and India resume direct air links amid a diplomatic thaw after a five-year freeze.
After a hiatus of over five years, direct air connectivity between India and China returns, to restore normal travel and trade ties between the two Asian giants. China Eastern Airlines announced that it will resume direct flights between Shanghai and Delhi starting November 9,
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