{"id":170786,"date":"2025-01-28T23:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/india-china-resume-direct-flights\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T23:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T13:00:17","slug":"why-india-blocked-chinese-flights-for-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=170786","title":{"rendered":"Why India Blocked Chinese Flights For Five Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India and China have just agreed to restart flights between the two countries after India banned them for almost five years. This may come as a suprise to many as the ceasation of flights between the two countries was not widely reported. 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