Air India to resume Delhi-Shanghai flights from February 1, 2026 after nearly six years

Air India will resume flights between Delhi and Shanghai from February 1, 2026, marking the resumption of the airline’s direct services to mainland China after nearly six years.

The now Tata Group-owned airline had stopped services to Shanghai in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020 and did not restart after a deadly clash in a disputed Himalayan border area escalated tensions, and at that time, the loss-making carrier was owned by the government.