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Air India lobbies to use airspace over China’s Xinjiang as financial woes mount

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Air India lobbies to use airspace over China’s Xinjiang as financial woes mount

Air India is lobbying the Indian government to convince China to let it use a sensitive military airspace zone in Xinjiang to shorten routes as the financial toll from a ban on Indian carriers flying over Pakistan mounts, a company document shows. The unusual request comes just weeks after direct India-China flights resumed after a…

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China Eastern launches Shanghai-Delhi flight with near full capacity

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China Eastern launches Shanghai-Delhi flight with near full capacity

China Eastern becomes the first Chinese mainland-based airline in 2025 to resume direct passenger flights between China and India. File | Photo Credit: AP China Eastern Airlines started its Shanghai-Delhi service on Sunday (November 9, 2025) with a 95% occupancy, becoming the first mainland Chinese carrier this year to resume direct flights to India after…

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India shuns China’s calls to resume passenger flights after 4 years, officials say

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India shuns China’s calls to resume passenger flights after 4 years, officials say

Several times over the past year or so, China’s government and airlines have asked India’s civil aviation authorities to re-establish direct air links. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj China is pressing India to restart direct passenger flights after a four-year halt, but New Delhi is resisting as a border dispute continues to weigh on…

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