China Eastern Airlines becomes the first domestic airline to resume flights on the China-India route today, operating three flights per week between Shanghai Pudong and Delhi.
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On November 9, 2025, at 13:02, China Eastern Airlines flight MU563, carrying 248 passengers, departed from Shanghai Pudong International Airport for Delhi, India, marking the official resumption of China Eastern's "China-India route" after a five-year hiatus. China Eastern also became the first domestic airline to resume passenger flights between China and India in 2025. The inaugural flight achieved a load factor exceeding 95%.
It is reported that the newly resumed China Eastern Airlines Shanghai Pudong-Delhi route will be operated by an Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft, with three flights per week, on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The outbound flight number is MU563, departing from Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 12:50 and arriving at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi at 17:45 local time. The return flight number is MU564, departing from India at 19:55 local time and arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 04:10 the following day, with a total flight time of approximately 8 hours. This route connects Shanghai, China, and Delhi, India, and is one of the most strategically important air corridors between the two countries. As important economic centers of both countries, the close connection between Shanghai and Delhi will help promote comprehensive exchanges in trade, culture, and other fields, injecting new impetus into the realization of "dragon and elephant dancing together." In the future, China Eastern Airlines will increase the frequency of flights as needed based on market feedback, and also plans to resume the Kunming-Kolkata route and launch a new Shanghai Pudong-Mumbai route, further expanding the route network between China and India.
It is reported that the newly resumed China Eastern Airlines Shanghai Pudong-Delhi route will be operated by an Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft, with three flights per week, on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The outbound flight number is MU563, departing from Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 12:50 and arriving at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi at 17:45 local time. The return flight number is MU564, departing from India at 19:55 local time and arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 04:10 the following day, with a total flight time of approximately 8 hours. This route connects Shanghai, China, and Delhi, India, and is one of the most strategically important air corridors between the two countries. As important economic centers of both countries, the close connection between Shanghai and Delhi will help promote comprehensive exchanges in trade, culture, and other fields, injecting new impetus into the realization of "dragon and elephant dancing together." In the future, China Eastern Airlines will increase the frequency of flights as needed based on market feedback, and also plans to resume the Kunming-Kolkata route and launch a new Shanghai Pudong-Mumbai route, further expanding the route network between China and India.
Furthermore, leveraging China Eastern Airlines' route network and convenient transfer services at Pudong Airport, passengers arriving in China can easily connect to connecting flights to major Chinese cities, or to international/regional routes to destinations in North America, Japan, and South Korea. On the other hand, Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, as a major Indian aviation hub, also possesses strong transfer capabilities. From there, passengers can not only conveniently reach major Indian cities but also easily connect to destinations in South Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Europe and Africa.
