New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- After a gap of over five years, China Eastern Airlines will resume direct flight operations between Shanghai and Delhi beginning November 9, 2025. The airline will operate three weekly flights - on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays - using an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, according to an official release.

This move follows the broader restoration of direct air connectivity between India and China, which is set to begin on October 26 with IndiGo's Kolkata-Guangzhou service.

The airline said the resumption of its Delhi-Shanghai route marks the complete restoration of China Eastern's India network, and will serve as a significant step toward boosting people-to-people exchanges, tourism, and bilateral trade between the tw...