IndiGo staff members celebrate the successful Delhi-Guangzhou inaugural flight at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province on November 11, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of IndiGo

Indian carrier IndiGo's flight 6E 1701 arrived in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, on Tuesday morning, marking the start of direct flights between Delhi, capital of India and Guangzhou. Last month, IndiGo had become the first Indian airline to resume service to the Chinese mainland by reinstating its flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou, according to a press release sent to the Global Times.

This new route will further strengthen direct connectivity between the two nations by connecting the Indian capital and a key aviation hub of the region - Delhi, with Guangzhou - a major business and manufacturing center in South China, IndiGo said.

Pieter Elbers, CEO of IndiGo, said, "Following the successful resumption of our Kolkata-Guangzhou flights, we are delighted to further expand IndiGo's presence in China with this new daily connection from Delhi. This new route from the Indian capital and our largest domestic hub, will strengthen travel options and encourage economic and cultural exchange between the two countries."

In October, an IndiGo operated aircraft landed in Guangzhou, marking the resumption of direct flights between India and the Chinese mainland after a five-year hiatus.

At 1:02 pm on Sunday, China Eastern Airlines flight MU563, carrying 248 passengers, departed from Shanghai Pudong International Airport bound for Delhi, India, the first time for a Chinese airline to resume the connection between the Chinese mainland and India after a five-year hiatus.