KOLKATA: India and China resumed direct flights on Sunday after a five-year suspension, a move important both for trade and a symbolic step as Asia's giants cautiously rebuild relations. Data from tracking website Flightradar24 showed the flight, operated by India's largest commercial airline IndiGo, took off from Kolkata's Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in eastern India at 10:00 pm (1630 GMT) for Guangzhou in China.

Direct flights from Kolkata to Guangzhou will resume on October 26, 2025, after a four-year suspension due to COVID-19.

KOLKATA: India and China resumed direct flights on Sunday after a five-year suspension, a move important both for trade and a symbolic step as Asia's giants cautiously rebuild…