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China Southern to resume Delhi-Guangzhou flights from Sept 21
China Southern Airlines will resume direct flights between Delhi and Guangzhou from September 21, restoring the route after a nearly six-year suspension since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The airline's CZ360 service…
China Southern Airlines will resume direct flights between Delhi and Guangzhou from September 21, restoring the route after a nearly six-year suspension since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The airline's CZ360 service will depart Delhi at 8:20 pm and arrive in Guangzhou at 4:15 am the next day, operated by a Boeing 737-8 aircraft. The return service from Guangzhou to Delhi will operate as CZ359.
The resumption marks the return of all three major Chinese carriers to the Indian market. China Eastern Airlines has already restarted Shanghai-Delhi flights, while Air China resumed its Beijing-Delhi service in April 2026. The route's revival comes amid gradually improving air connectivity between the two countries, though bilateral relations remain strained due to the Ladakh border dispute.
Indian Opinion Analysis
This restoration completes the return of all three Chinese state-owned airlines to India, a benchmark that signals a measured easing of aviation restrictions that have been in place since the Ladakh border standoff began in 2020. Direct air links are a sensitive barometer of bilateral ties: they were among the first civilian links severed after the Galwan clash. The India-China air services agreement limits capacity, and these restorations use existing entitlements rather than expanding them. The next concrete milestone to watch is whether China Southern sustains a daily frequency as initially suggested, and whether the Indian government reciprocates by allowing Indian carriers like IndiGo or Air India to launch or resume routes into China.
Source: news.abplive.com
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