Air India to restart nonstop Delhi–Shanghai from Feb. 1, 2026 with 787‑8; Mumbai–Shanghai to follow later in 2026

Air India will resume nonstop Delhi–Shanghai services from Feb. 1, 2026, operating four weekly rotations with Boeing 787‑8 aircraft, marking the carrier's return to mainland China after a near six‑year suspension; a Mumbai–Shanghai service is planned later in 2026.

Discovered 2025-11-17T01:14:29.918906-08:00 | 2025-11-17T01:14:29.918906-08:00

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  • Restores scheduled India–mainland China connectivity after a near six‑year suspension: Air India's four‑weekly 787‑8 Delhi–Shanghai flights from Feb. 1, 2026 (and a planned Mumbai–Shanghai service) materially change capacity between the two markets — see the government agreement to resume direct commercial passenger flights.
  • Signals competitive network shifts and capacity reallocation as Chinese carriers seek return authorisations and carriers re‑establish mainland services; this follows Chinese airlines' applications to DGCA for restart approvals and moves like China Eastern's decision to resume Shanghai–Delhi, with implications for slots, codeshares and cargo flows.

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