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China Welcomes Resumption of Direct Flights With India - Foreign Ministry
China Welcomes Resumption of Direct Flights With India - Foreign Ministry
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BEIJING (Sputnik) - The resumption of direct flights between India and China by the end of October is a positive step, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson... 09.10.2025, Sputnik India
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On October 2, India's foreign ministry said that direct flights between India and China suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic could resume in October. On October 3, Indian airline IndiGo, Asia's second-largest and one of the world's largest airlines, said that it will resume regular flights to China on October 26 after a five-year hiatus.The resumption of direct flights between India and China is another manifestation of the fact that both sides are sincerely implementing the important consensus reached by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at their meeting in China's Tianjin in August, Guo said.Direct flights between India and China were suspended during the pandemic, forcing travelers to take routes through Singapore and Hong Kong. The cooling of relations between India and China also affected air traffic following a series of incidents in the Ladakh region in May 2020, when clashes broke out between Chinese and Indian troops near the Galwan River.In late October 2024, New Delhi and Beijing reached an agreement on the rules of patrolling along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. The Indian agency Ani reported later, citing official military sources, that India and China had completed the withdrawal of troops from the region.
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China Welcomes Resumption of Direct Flights With India - Foreign Ministry
16:12 09.10.2025 (Updated: 16:15 09.10.2025) BEIJING (Sputnik) - The resumption of direct flights between India and China by the end of October is a positive step, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Thursday.
On October 2, India's foreign ministry said that direct flights between India and China suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic could resume in October. On October 3, Indian airline IndiGo, Asia's second-largest and one of the world's largest airlines, said that it will resume regular flights to China on October 26 after a five-year hiatus.
"This is a positive measure that promotes friendly exchanges between over 2.8 billion people of China and India," Guo told a briefing.
The resumption of direct flights between India and China is another manifestation of the fact that both sides are sincerely implementing the important consensus reached by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at their meeting in China's Tianjin in August, Guo said.
China is ready to cooperate with India by reviewing and developing Sino-Indian relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, Guo added.
Direct flights between India and China were suspended during the pandemic, forcing travelers to take routes through Singapore and Hong Kong. The cooling of relations between India and China also affected air traffic following a series of incidents in the Ladakh region in May 2020, when clashes broke out between Chinese and Indian troops near the Galwan River.
In late October 2024, New Delhi and Beijing reached an agreement on the rules of patrolling along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. The Indian agency Ani reported later, citing official military sources, that India and China had completed the withdrawal of troops from the region.
