{
  "id": 6884423,
  "title": "China Southern Airlines To Resume Delhi-Guangzhou Flights After Six-Year Hiatus From September 21",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/china-southern-airlines-to-resume-delhi-guangzhou-flights-after-six",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T06:28:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/china-southern-airlines-to-resume-delhi-guangzhou-flights-after-six-year-hiatus-from-september-21"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China Southern Airlines plans to restart direct passenger flights between New Delhi and Guangzhou on September 21, 2026, after a six-year hiatus. This marks the airline's return to the Indian market and the third major Chinese carrier to restore services to India, following China Eastern Airlines and Air China. The resumption comes amid improving bilateral ties and a gradual revival of direct air connectivity between India and China. Daily round-trip flights will operate with one daily flight each, CZ359 and CZ360, using Boeing 737 aircraft. The service aims to boost trade, tourism, student travel, and people-to-people exchanges between the two nations.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: China Southern Airlines is set to resume direct passenger flights between New Delhi and Guangzhou from September 21, 2026, ending a six-year suspension of the route and marking the airline’s return to the Indian market. The restart comes amid a gradual revival of direct air connectivity between India and China, with bilateral ties showing signs of improvement and airlines from both…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "China Southern Airlines to resume Guangzhou-Delhi flights after 6 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/china-southern-airlines-to-resume-guangzhou-delhi-flights-after-6",
        "published": "2026-09-12T07:00:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}