Air China resumes its direct route between Beijing and New Delhi this Tuesday, the 20th, strengthening the recovery of air links between China and India, which were interrupted for years due to bilateral tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic. The connection, which once again directly links the capitals of the world's two most populous countries, will be operated three times a week—on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays—using Airbus A330 aircraft, according to the official Global Times newspaper. The resumption of this route is part of the restoration of direct flights between the two countries, which began in October 2025 after a five-year suspension following the bilateral crisis triggered by the 2020 military clash in the Galwan Valley and the pandemic. The restoration of air connectivity has marked one of the main signs of easing tensions between Beijing and New Delhi, reflected in the following months by the reopening of border trade, the resumption of visa issuance, and the reactivation of diplomatic and military contacts. So far, this normalization has progressed with other routes, such as the one resumed on Saturday by China Eastern Airlines between Kunming, the capital of the Chinese province of Yunnan, and the Indian city of Kolkata. The same airline had already re-established the link between Shanghai and New Delhi in November 2025, and is now operating six weekly round-trip flights between Kunming and Kolkata, according to the same newspaper. The increase in frequencies by Chinese carriers also coincides with new moves by Indian companies. IndiGo announced in March the opening of a daily direct route between Kolkata and Shanghai, inaugurated on the 29th of that month, after having previously resumed the link between Kolkata and Guangzhou and launched a route between New Delhi and Guangzhou. Lisbon and Beijing will have a direct flight for three months during the summer.