India and China will resume direct flights to designated cities later this month, subject to a decision by airline operators, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Thursday. Direct flights between the two Asian giants were suspended following the Covid-19 pandemic and the Galwan standoff in 2020.

In a statement, the MEA said, both governments were engaged in talks to normalise ties, and civil aviation authorities of the two nations "have been engaged in technical-level discussions on resuming direct air services between the two countries and on a revised Air Services Agreement".

"Following these discussions, it has now been agreed that direct air services connecting designated points in India and China can resume by late October 2025, in keeping with the winter season s

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