Bloomberg learned of India and China's plans to resume air travel.

India and CHINA plan to resume direct air traffic in September , reportsBLOOMBERG citing sources.

According to the agency, Indian airlines have received instructions from the Indian government to prepare flights to China as soon as possible, with an official announcement expected as early as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in China at the end of August.

The exact timing of the resumption of flights has not yet been determined, and difficulties may still arise in negotiations, Bloomberg sources emphasized.

Passenger flights between India and China have been suspended since the outbreak of the pandemic.covid-19 and border clashes in 2020. In January 2025, Beijing and New Delhi agreed to resume flights, but tensions between the two countries flared again following the escalation between India and Pakistan in May.

Before the suspension of flights between key cities in China and India, Chinese airlines operated flightsCHINA , China Southern, and China Eastern, as well as Indian airlines Air India and IndiGo. Both Air India and IndiGo are expected to resume flights to China when flights resume, agency sources said.

According to Bloomberg, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the SCO summit in Tianjin, China, which begins on August 31, where he may meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

In July, India allowed tourist visas to Chinese citizens for the first time in five years. China lifted similar restrictions in March.

There is no demarcated border between India and China in the Himalayas; the two countries are separated by the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The LAC is an arbitrary demarcation line along the border territories disputed by India and China in southern Tibet. The territorial dispute has been ongoing since 1951, after China took control of Tibet.

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