Air India to resume New Delhi-China flights in February 2026

Investing.com -- Air India announced Monday it will restart flights between New Delhi and China in February 2026, ending a nearly six-year suspension of the route.

The airline also plans to launch a new Mumbai-Shanghai service later next year, pending regulatory approvals.

"The reinstatement of Air India’s services to Shanghai follows recent India-China diplomatic agreements that restored the air links paused in early 2020," Air India said in a statement.

The resumption comes amid gradual improvements in bilateral relations between the two countries. Last month, China’s Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport announced that flights between India and China would resume.

Indian budget carrier IndiGo has already restarted operations between the countries, launching flights from Kolkata to Guangzhou last month.

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