Guangzhou, Oct. 27 -- IndiGo Airlines' flight, carrying 176 passengers from Kolkata, landed safely at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China on Monday morning, marking the resumption of direct commercial flights between both countries after a five-year hiatus.

Taking to the social media platform X, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India, Yu Jing, extended a hearty welcome to the passengers.

"On the morning of October 27, IndiGo Airlines flight 6E1703 arrived at Guangzhou, China, safe and sound. Warm welcome to China," Yu Jing said in her post.

The IndiGo flight departed from Kolkata Airport at 10:07 PM on Sunday, and the Airport Director of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport shared a video of t...