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Air China Ld
16 January 2024
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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 DECEMBER 2023
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published
by Air China Limited (the "Air China") on the Shanghai Stock
Exchange on 15 January 2024, which contains combined operating data
for December 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 January 2024
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 DECEMBER 2023
In December 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 184.9%, and a month-on-month increase of
4.6%. Passenger traffic recorded a year-on-year increase of 243.7%
and a month-on-month increase of 7.5%. Among which, for domestic
routes, passenger capacity increased by 127.6% year on year and
increased by 0.7% month on month, and passenger traffic increased
by 174.7% year on year and increased by 2.8% month on month. For
international routes, passenger capacity increased by 793.8% and
increased by 16.5% as compared to the same period last year and the
previous month, respectively, and passenger traffic increased by
1,229.9% and increased by 23.8% as compared to the same period last
year and the previous month, respectively. For regional routes,
passenger capacity increased by 252.4% and increased by 12.5% as
compared to the same period last year and the previous month,
respectively, and passenger traffic recorded an increase of 422.8%
year on year and an increase of 16.1% month on month. The passenger
load factor was 75.4%, representing an increase of 12.9 percentage
points as compared to the same period last year and an increase of
2.0 percentage points as compared to the previous month. Among
which, the passenger load factor for domestic routes increased by
13.3 percentage points year on year and increased by 1.7 percentage
points month on month, the passenger load factor for international
routes increased by 22.9 percentage points and increased by 4.1
percentage points as compared to the same period last year and the
previous month, respectively, and the passenger load factor for
regional routes increased by 22.2 percentage points year on year
and increased by 2.1 percentage points month on month.
In terms of cargo operations, cargo capacity (measured by
available freight tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) increased by
147.4% year on year and increased by 3.7% month on month. Cargo and
mail traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers (the
"RFTK")) increased by 138.6% year on year and increased by 2.1%
month on month. The cargo load factor was 37.0%, representing a
year-on-year decrease of 1.4 percentage points and a month-on-month
decrease of 0.6 percentage points.
In December 2023, the Group introduced two ARJ21-700 aircraft,
four A320 series aircraft and one A350 aircraft and retired one
A330 aircraft and one A320 series aircraft. As at the end of
December 2023, the Group operated a fleet of 905 aircraft,
including 391 self-owned aircraft, 216 aircraft under finance lease
and 298 aircraft under operating lease.
The new flight routes opened in December 2023 are listed in the
following table:
Flight Route Flight Frequency Commencement Date
Hohhot - Ordos - Chengdu Tianfu
International Airport (TFU) 7 flights per week 11 December 2023
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Hangzhou - Harbin 4 flights per week 11 December 2023
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Chengdu Tianfu International
Airport (TFU) - Zhengzhou -
Yanji 3 flights per week 12 December 2023
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Beijing, Capital International
Airport (PEK) - Istanbul 3 flights per week 29 December 2023
------------------- ------------------
The following table sets forth key operating data of December
2023:
Year-on-Year
December Year-on-Year Month-on-Month Cumulative Cumulative
2023 Change (%)(1) Change (%)(1) 2023 Change (%)(1)
I. Capacity
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1. ATK (in million)(2) 3,336.6 172.8 4.4 36,655.5 92.2
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Domestic 2,234.2 137.8 -0.1 28,497.4 128.5
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International 1,002.0 297.1 14.7 7,248.8 14.6
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Regional 100.4 220.0 14.7 909.2 227.7
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2. ASK (in million)(3) 26,188.6 184.9 4.6 298,691.6 156.6
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Domestic 18,684.8 127.6 0.7 243,467.2 121.2
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International 6,685.8 793.8 16.5 47,723.6 916.7
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Regional 818.1 252.4 12.5 7,500.9 359.9
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3. AFTK (in million)(4) 976.1 147.4 3.7 9,745.4 13.4
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Domestic 552.8 175.2 -2.3 6,598.8 156.6
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International 400.2 116.4 12.2 2,949.2 -50.1
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Regional 23.1 166.6 22.8 197.5 67.5
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II. Traffic
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1. RTK (in million)(5) 2,115.4 219.7 6.0 22,324.4 121.5
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Domestic 1,425.4 168.6 2.4 17,326.6 139.0
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International 632.9 434.3 14.2 4,481.4 65.0
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Regional 57.1 356.7 15.6 516.4 365.0
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2. RPK (in million)(6) 19,748.9 243.7 7.5 218,806.6 195.8
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Domestic 14,524.8 174.7 2.8 181,395.9 155.0
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International 4,665.9 1,229.9 23.8 32,328.4 1,455.5
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Regional 558.1 422.8 16.1 5,082.3 572.5
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3. RFTK (in million)(7) 360.9 138.6 2.1 3,046.8 -13.9
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Domestic 134.7 118.0 2.2 1,368.2 41.2
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International 221.2 153.0 1.8 1,638.1 -35.3
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Regional 5.0 142.0 18.7 40.6 10.0
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4. Number of Passengers
carried (in thousand) 10,780.4 207.8 4.0 128,478.3 169.2
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Domestic 9,433.6 179.7 1.9 118,554.1 152.8
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International 1,000.6 1,416.7 24.6 6,744.8 1,667.6
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Regional 346.1 442.0 15.5 3,179.3 620.9
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5. Total Cargo and
Mail carried
(in tonnes) 116,935.0 129.3 1.8 1,088,901.7 18.0
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Domestic 81,530.6 118.9 1.5 824,811.1 40.9
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International 32,190.6 160.6 1.5 237,174.5 -24.5
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Regional 3,213.8 130.9 14.5 26,916.1 13.5
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III. Load Factor
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1. Passenger Load
Factor (%)(8) 75.4 12.9 2.0 73.3 9.7
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Domestic 77.7 13.3 1.7 74.5 9.9
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International 69.8 22.9 4.1 67.7 23.5
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Regional 68.2 22.2 2.1 67.8 21.4
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2. Cargo and Mail
Load Factor (%)(9) 37.0 -1.4 -0.6 31.3 -9.9
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Domestic 24.4 -6.4 1.1 20.7 -16.9
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International 55.3 8.0 -5.6 55.5 12.7
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Regional 21.6 -2.2 -0.7 20.5 -10.7
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3. Overall Load Factor
(%)(10) 63.4 9.3 1.0 60.9 8.1
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Domestic 63.8 7.3 1.5 60.8 2.7
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International 63.2 16.2 -0.3 61.8 18.9
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Regional 56.8 17.0 0.4 56.8 16.8
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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 January 2024
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