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Air China Ld
16 November 2023
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AIR CHINA LIMITED
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's
Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 00753)
ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA OF OCTOBER 2023
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published
by Air China Limited (the "Air China") on the Shanghai Stock
Exchange on 15 November 2023, which contains combined operating
data for October 2023 for Air China and its subsidiaries
(collectively, the "Group"). This announcement enclosing the SSE
Announcement is made by Air China pursuant to Rules 13.09 and
13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules") and the
Inside Information Provisions (as defined in the Listing Rules)
under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter
571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).
The data in the enclosed SSE Announcement was calculated based
on the internal statistics of the Group, which may differ from the
data disclosed in the relative periodic reports. Investors are
hereby reminded of the risks which may result from inappropriate
reliance upon or utilization of the information given above.
By Order of the Board
Air China Limited
Huang Bin Huen Ho Yin
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 15 November 2023
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the
Company are Mr. Ma Chongxian, Mr. Wang Mingyuan, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr.
Patrick Healy, Mr. Xiao Peng, Mr. Li Fushen*, Mr. He Yun*, Mr. Xu
Junxin* and Ms. Winnie Tam Wan-chi*.
* Independent non-executive director of the Company
SSE ANNOUNCEMENT
The SSE Announcement is written in Chinese, with no official
English translation. The English translation is provided solely for
reference only. In case of any discrepancy between the two
versions, the Chinese version shall prevail. The full version of
the SSE Announcement is as follows:
AIR CHINA LIMITED
ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA OF OCTOBER 2023
In October 2023, Air China Limited (the "Company") and its
subsidiaries (the "Group") recorded a year-on-year and a
month-on-month increase in combined passenger traffic (measured by
revenue passenger kilometers (the "RPK")). Passenger capacity
(measured by available seat kilometers (the "ASK")) recorded a
year-on-year increase of 247.9%, and a month-on-month increase of
1.8%. Passenger traffic recorded a year-on-year increase of 315.1%
and a month-on-month increase of 5.2%. Among which, for domestic
routes, passenger capacity increased by 194.0% year on year and
increased by 1.3% month on month, and passenger traffic increased
by 249.8% year on year and increased by 6.2% month on month. For
international routes, passenger capacity increased by 936.5% year
on year and increased by 2.9% month on month, and passenger traffic
increased by 1,545.4% year on year and increased by 1.0% month on
month. For regional routes, passenger capacity increased by 324.4%
year on year and increased by 6.2% month on month, and passenger
traffic recorded an increase of 548.1% year on year and an increase
of 8.7% month on month. The passenger load factor was 76.7%,
representing an increase of 12.4 percentage points as compared to
the same period last year and an increase of 2.5 percentage points
as compared to the previous month. Among which, the passenger load
factor for domestic routes increased by 12.6 percentage points year
on year and increased by 3.6 percentage points month on month, the
passenger load factor for international routes increased by
25.9 percentage points year on year and decreased by 1.3
percentage points month on month, and the passenger load factor for
regional routes increased by 23.5 percentage points year on year
and increased by 1.5 percentage points month on month.
In terms of cargo operations, cargo capacity (measured by
available freight tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) increased by 73.9%
year on year and increased by 10.7% month on month. Cargo and mail
traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers (the "RFTK"))
increased by 32.1% year on year and increased by 5.5% month on
month. The cargo load factor was 33.1%, representing a year-on-year
decrease of 10.5 percentage points and a month-on-month decrease of
1.6 percentage points.
In October 2023, the Group introduced one ARJ21-700 aircraft and
retired one B737 series aircraft. As at the end of October 2023,
the Group operated a fleet of 899 aircraft, including 380
self-owned aircraft, 220 aircraft under finance lease and 299
aircraft under operating lease.
The new routes opened in October 2023 are as follows:
Route Flight Frequency Start Date
Beijing, Capital International Airport 2 flights per week 29 October 2023
(PEK) - Lianyungang
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Tianjin - Ordos 2 flights per week 29 October 2023
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Dalian - Haikou 2 flights per week 29 October 2023
=================== ================
The following table sets forth key operating data of October
2023:
Year-on-Year
October Year-on-Year Month-on-Month Cumulative Cumulative
2023 Change (%) Change (%) 2023 Change (%)
1 1 1
I. Capacity
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1. ATK (in million)
2 3,402.0 169.6 4.2 30,121.9 78.7
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Domestic 2,485.3 209.3 4.4 24,027.1 121.2
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
International 834.9 93.7 3.3 5,373.4 - 6.9
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Regional 81.8 201.6 7.4 721.4 224.7
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
2. ASK (in million)
3 26,827.8 247.9 1.8 247,473.1 146.0
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Domestic 20,640.9 194.0 1.3 206,218.5 114.7
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
International 5,502.6 936.5 2.9 35,298.6 962.6
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Regional 684.2 324.4 6.2 5,956.0 380.5
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
3. AFTK (in million)
4 985.1 73.9 10.7 7,828.2 0.4
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Domestic 628.0 265.3 14.7 5,480.3 146.4
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
International 339.9 - 11.3 4.1 2,192.3 - 60.0
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Regional 17.3 52.8 12.9 155.6 54.2
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
II. Traffic
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1. RTK (in million)
5 2,150.2 211.5 5.0 18,213.2 105.3
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Domestic 1,565.1 222.6 4.6 14,508.8 129.4
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
International 538.4 175.6 6.1 3,294.5 34.1
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Regional 46.8 373.2 6.3 409.9 361.7
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
2. RPK (in million)
6 20,583.9 315.1 5.2 180,683.1 181.7
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Domestic 16,273.4 249.8 6.2 152,747.3 146.0
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
International 3,844.6 1,545.4 1.0 23,892.5 1,535.0
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Regional 465.9 548.1 8.7 4,043.3 607.7
========= ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Year-on-Year
October Year-on-Year Month-on-Month Cumulative Cumulative
2023 Change (%) Change (%) 2023 Change (%)
1 1 1
3. RFTK (in
million)
7 326.3 32.1 5.5 2,332.6 - 27.3
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Domestic 126.1 80.9 - 6.7 1,101.6 29.8
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
International 196.9 12.8 15.6 1,199.7 - 48.5
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Regional 3.3 18.8 - 10.7 31.4 - 3.9
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
4. Number of
Passengers
carried (in
thousand) 11,716.0 258.9 6.7 107,336.5 157.7
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Domestic 10,606.5 233.4 6.8 99,862.1 143.2
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
International 813.8 1,870.0 3.9 4,940.9 1,752.0
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Regional 295.6 613.7 10.6 2,533.5 669.3
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
5. Total Cargo and
Mail
carried (in
tonnes) 107,565.5 59.5 - 0.8 857,116.3 4.7
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Domestic 76,497.0 75.7 - 5.8 662,961.6 29.6
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
International 28,755.7 30.2 15.9 173,259.3 - 39.4
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Regional 2,312.8 27.1 - 4.3 20,895.3 0.0
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
III. Load Factor
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
1. Passenger Load
Factor
(%) 8 76.7 12.4 2.5 73.0 9.3
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Domestic 78.8 12.6 3.6 74.1 9.4
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
International 69.9 25.9 - 1.3 67.7 23.7
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Regional 68.1 23.5 1.5 67.9 21.8
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
2. Cargo and Mail
Load
Factor (%) 9 33.1 - 10.5 - 1.6 29.8 - 11.3
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Domestic 20.1 - 20.5 - 4.6 20.1 - 18.1
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
International 57.9 12.4 5.8 54.7 12.2
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Regional 19.3 - 5.5 - 5.1 20.2 - 12.2
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
3. Overall Load
Factor
(%) 10 63.2 8.5 0.4 60.5 7.8
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Domestic 63.0 2.6 0.1 60.4 2.2
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
International 64.5 19.2 1.7 61.3 18.8
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Regional 57.2 20.7 - 0.6 56.8 16.9
=========== ===================== ==================== ============ ===================
Notes:
1. Change is expressed in percentage in terms of "Capacity" and
"Traffic", and is expressed in percentage points in terms of "Load
Factor"
2. "ATK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity available
for transportation multiplied by the kilometers flown
3. "ASK(s)" refers to the number of seats available for sale
multiplied by the kilometers flown
4. "AFTK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity
available for the carriage of cargo and mail multiplied by the
kilometers flown
5. "RTK(s)" refers to the revenue load (passenger and cargo) in
tonnes multiplied by the kilometers flown
6. "RPK(s)" refers to the number of revenue passengers carried
multiplied by the kilometers flown
7. "RFTK(s)" refers to the revenue cargo and mail load in tonnes
multiplied by the kilometers flown
8. "Passenger Load Factor" refers to revenue passenger
kilometers expressed as a percentage of available seat
kilometers
9. "Cargo and Mail Load Factor" refers to revenue freight tonne
kilometers expressed as a percentage of available freight tonne
kilometers
10. "Overall Load Factor" refers to RTKs expressed as a
percentage of available tonne kilometers
11. As at 21 March 2023, the Company has gained control over
Shandong Aviation Group Company Limited (the "Shandong Aviation
Group"), and the subsidiaries within the consolidation scope of
Shandong Aviation Group, including Shandong Airlines Co., Ltd.,
have become companies within the scope of the Company's
consolidated financial statements. For more details, please refer
to the "Announcement on the Progress of Significant Matters Planned
by Air China Limited" published by the Company on the website of
the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 22 March 2023. The Company's interim
announcements and periodic reports will include relevant fleet
information and operational data of Shandong Airlines Co., Ltd.,
and the historical data in the tables will be adjusted to a
comparable basis.
The key operating data above was calculated based on the
internal statistics of the Group, which may differ from the data
disclosed in the relative periodic reports. Investors are hereby
reminded of the risks which may result from inappropriate reliance
upon or utilization of the information given above.
Board of Directors of Air China Limited Beijing, the PRC, 15
November 2023
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