State-backed China Eastern Airlines will commence flights between Shanghai and New Delhi from November 9 with thrice weekly flights, CCTV reported on Saturday (October 18, 2025).
The flight will be operated by an Airbus A330-200 wide-body aircraft on every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Other Chinese carriers are expected to announce their schedules too,
Talks continue as India and China plan to restart flights from October 26
The announcements come a little over a fortnight after the Indian government issued a press statement on the decision taken by the two sides to resume air connectivity after five years, following which IndiGo announced flights from Kolkata to Guangzhou from October 26 and Air India said it would restart flights to Shanghai before the end of the year.
DGCA officials said there are also requests from other Chinese carriers, such as Air China (Beijing-New Delhi flights) and Shandong (Kunming -Delhi flights), for passenger services as well as China Southern (Guangzhou -Delhi) and Sichuan Airlines (Chengdu-Delhi) for cargo services.
