Overview
- Air India returns to mainland China after nearly six years with four weekly Delhi–Shanghai services operated by Boeing 787-8s featuring 18 business flat beds and 238 economy seats.
- Published timings list AI352 departing Delhi at 12:00 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays to reach Shanghai at 20:20, with AI351 leaving Shanghai at 22:00 to arrive in Delhi at 03:15 the next day.
- Tickets are being progressively opened across Air India’s website, app, airport ticket offices, contact centres and global travel agents.
- The airline intends to add a Mumbai–Shanghai nonstop in 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.
- The move builds on the restoration of direct India–China flights in October, with IndiGo flying Kolkata/Delhi–Guangzhou and China Eastern operating Delhi–Shanghai; Shanghai becomes the Air India group’s 48th international destination.