China Southern Airlines says Guangzhou-New Delhi flights will restart on September 21

China Southern Airlines announced on September 12 that it will resume regular passenger flights between Guangzhou and New Delhi from September 21, restoring a direct route that had been inactive for six years. The move comes days before President Xi Jinping’s expected BRICS-related travel, giving the step diplomatic salience beyond aviation scheduling. For Indian planners, the announcement is a concrete, low-level connectivity signal that may indicate room for selective normalization without any change in the underlying boundary or security disputes.