Overview
- IndiGo, which launched the route on Sunday, schedules a 9:45 pm departure from Kolkata and a 5:40 am return from Shanghai in local time.
- The service uses Airbus A320neo aircraft that improve fuel efficiency and passenger comfort.
- Kolkata will provide one-stop access to Shanghai from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Jaipur, and Bhubaneswar.
- With Shanghai added to its resumed Guangzhou service, IndiGo now operates 21 weekly flights to mainland China.
- The Consulate General of India in Shanghai publicly welcomed the launch as a sign of growing confidence in travel and commerce between the two countries.