Air India Resumes Delhi-Shanghai Flights After 6 Years, Boosting India-China Ties
India
M
Moneycontrol•01-02-2026, 21:07
Air India Resumes Delhi-Shanghai Flights After 6 Years, Boosting India-China Ties
- •Air India has restarted direct flights between New Delhi and Shanghai after a six-year hiatus, beginning Sunday, February 1.
- •Flight AI352, using a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, departed from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport and will operate four days a week.
- •The Indian Consulate in Shanghai hailed the resumption as a 'milestone in connectivity,' with Consul General Prateek Mathur attending the inauguration at Pudong International Airport.
- •The first flight from Shanghai to New Delhi carried over 230 passengers, re-establishing a crucial aviation link suspended since early 2020.
- •Improved air links are expected to boost people-to-people contact, business, tourism, trade, and cultural exchanges between India and China.
Why It Matters: Air India's resumption of Delhi-Shanghai flights after six years marks a significant step in India-China connectivity.
✦
More like this
Loading more articles...
