India, Sept. 12 -- Direct flights between New Delhi and China's Guangzhou will begin again from the Chinese side after a six-year hiatus, as China Southern Airlines has announced the resumption of the route.

The announcement by the carrier came hours ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India for the BRICS summit

The airline on Saturday said that it will resume regular passenger services on the Guangzhou-New Delhi route starting September 21, Global Times reported.

The airline will operate over 100 weekly flights across its eight round-trip routes in South Asia after restarting service to the Indian capital.

India and China have progressively restarted air services between the two countries this year after the suspension i...