Passengers stand at the Beijing Daxing International Airport on March 27, 2026. Photo: Courtesy of Beijing Daxing International Airport

　　China"s civil aviation sector kicked off the summer-autumn 2026 flight season on Sunday, with more international routes, including to India being planned, and expanded C919 flight services.

　　During the new season, Air China will increase flight frequencies on more than 10 routes, including Beijing-Warsaw, Milan, and Budapest, launch two new international routes—Chongqing-Manila and Wenzhou-Jeju, and resume the Beijing-Delhi route, according to information shared by the company with the Global Times.

　　China Eastern Airlines resumed the route from Shanghai to Delhi in November of 2025, making it the first Chinese airline to resume passenger services between the two markets after a five-year hiatus.

　　In addition, the carriers are expanding C919 flight services. China Southern Airlines told the Global Times that it plans to operate C919 regular flights on eight routes, including Guangzhou-Beijing Daxing, Xi"an, Ningbo, Nanjing, Wuhan, Wenzhou, as well as Changsha-Beijing Daxing and Xi"an.

　　Since the home-produced C919 entered commercial service with China Southern Airlines, it has already connected 19 cities, the carrier said.

　　Meanwhile, Air China will add two new destinations—Harbin and Xiamen—for its C919 fleet during the new flight season, further expanding the operational network of the domestically made aircraft.

　　China Eastern said that during the new flight season, the total number of routes served by China Eastern"s C919 fleet will reach 19, covering 16 airports in 14 cities, including two airports in Shanghai and two airports in Beijing.