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RNS Number : 5123F
Air China Ld
17 November 2020
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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 2020
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published
by Air China Limited (the "Air China") on the Shanghai Stock
Exchange on 16 November 2020, which contains combined operating
data for October 2020 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
Zhou Feng
Company Secretary
Beijing, the PRC, 16 November 2020
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the
Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr.
Patrick Healy, Mr. Xue Yasong, Mr. Wang Xiaokang*, Mr. Duan
Hongyi*, Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung* and Mr. Li Dajin*.
* Independent non-executive director of the Company
SSE ANNOUNCEMENT
The SSE Announcement is written inChinese, 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 2020
In October 2020, Air China Limited (the "Company"), and its
subsidiaries (the "Group") recorded decrease in combined passenger
traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometers (the "RPK")) as
compared to the same period last year and recorded increase as
compared to last month. Passenger capacity (measured by available
seat kilometers (the "ASK")) recorded a year-on-year decrease of
29.2% and a month-on-month increase of 10.4%. Passenger traffic
recorded a year-on-year decrease of 35.3% and a month-on-month
increase of 8.8%. For domestic routes, passenger capacity recorded
a year-on-year increase of 13.7% and a month-on-month increase of
9.8%; passenger traffic recorded a year-on-year increase of 2.6%
and a month-on-month increase of 8.3%. For international routes,
passenger capacity increased by 11.2% and passenger traffic
increased by 11.1%, as compared to last month. Passenger capacity
on regional routes increased by 102.2% and passenger traffic
increased by 428.4%, as compared to last month. The overall
passenger load factor was 74.6%, representing a decrease of 1.1
percentage points as compared to last month. The passenger load
factor for domestic routes decreased by 1.1 percentage points and
for international routes decreased by 0.1 percentage point as
compared to last month, and the passenger load factor for regional
routes increased by 26.4 percentage points month-on-month.
In terms of cargo operations, cargo capacity (measured by
available freight tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) increased by 12.1%
year-on-year and 17.6% month-on-month. Cargo and mail traffic
(measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers (the "RFTK"))
decreased by 12.4% year-on-year and increased by 6.0%
month-on-month. The cargo load factor was 35.9%, representing a
year-on-year decrease of 10.1 percentage points and a
month-on-month decrease of 3.9 percentage points.
In October 2020, the Group introduced one ARJ21 aircraft, one
A320NEO aircraft, and retired one A320 aircraft. As at the end of
October 2020, the Group operated a fleet of 703 aircraft, including
293 self-owned aircraft, 208 aircraft under finance lease and 202
aircraft under operating lease.
The new routes opened in October 2020 are as follows:
Route Flight Frequency Start Date
Beijing, Capital International Airport seven flights per 25 October 2020
(PEK) - week
Hengyang
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Beijing, Daxing International Airport seven flights per 25 October 2020
(PKX) - week
Bazhong
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Chengdu - Boao seven flights per 25 October 2020
week
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Chengdu - Shiyan four flights per 25 October 2020
week
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Chengdu - Shijiazhuang seven flights per 25 October 2020
week
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Hefei - Guilin seven flights per 25 October 2020
week
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Nanchang - Shijiazhuang seven flights per 25 October 2020
week
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Nanchang - Xi'an seven flights per 25 October 2020
week
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Shanghai, Pudong International Airport seven flights per 25 October 2020
(PVG) - week
Xining - Urumqi
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Shanghai, Pudong International Airport seven flights per 25 October 2020
(PVG) week
-Huizhou
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Shanghai, Pudong International Airport three flights per 26 October 2020
(PVG) - week
Boao
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Shanghai, Pudong International Airport seven flights per 25 October 2020
(PVG) - week
Zhuhai
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Hangzhou - Shantou seven flights per 25 October 2020
week
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Hangzhou - Erdos four flights per 25 October 2020
week
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Wenzhou - Nanning four flights per 25 October 2020
week
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Tianjin - Ningbo seven flights per 25 October 2020
week
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Wuhan - Shanghai, Pudong International seven flights per 25 October 2020
Airport (PVG) week
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The following table sets forth key operating data for October
2020:
Month-on- Year-on-Year
Year-on-Year Month Change Cumulative
October Change (%)(1) Cumulative Change
2020 (%)(1) 2020 (%)(1)
I. Capacity
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
1. ATK (in million)(2) 2,574.7 -17.0 13.3 18,781.5 -38.9
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Domestic 1,947.2 16.4 14.7 11,985.3 -24.8
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
International 603.6 -54.6 7.7 6,572.5 -52.0
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Regional 23.9 -75.6 53.6 223.7 -79.7
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
2. ASK (in million)(3) 17,067.3 -29.2 10.4 124,822.6 -48.0
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Domestic 16,279.9 13.7 9.8 105,681.1 -24.1
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
International 608.9 -93.2 11.2 17,637.2 -80.7
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Regional 178.5 -79.0 102.2 1,504.4 -83.7
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
3. AFTK (in million)(4) 1,037.9 12.1 17.6 7,544.6 -17.0
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Domestic 483.0 25.4 32.5 2,484.6 -27.5
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
International 548.7 4.9 7.4 4,981.0 -8.4
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Regional 6.3 -63.7 -8.8 79.0 -65.2
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
II. Traffic
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
1. RTK (in million)(5) 1,505.6 -30.8 7.7 10,562.5 -50.1
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Domestic 1,232.4 2.0 5.8 7,683.6 -32.8
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
International 263.4 -71.0 15.1 2,783.5 -69.1
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Regional 9.8 -83.6 142.4 95.5 -87.1
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
2. RPK (in million)(6) 12,735.9 -35.3 8.8 88,003.4 -54.9
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Domestic 12,388.2 2.6 8.3 75,904.2 -34.2
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
International 271.3 -96.1 11.1 11,327.1 -84.4
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Regional 76.4 -87.1 428.4 772.0 -89.3
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
3. RFTK (in million)(7) 372.9 -12.4 6.0 2,788.8 -29.8
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Domestic 131.3 -4.2 -7.4 969.9 -23.7
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
International 239.4 -15.9 15.5 1,796.6 -31.9
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Regional 2.2 -44.7 -15.0 22.3 -66.1
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
4. Number of Passengers
carried (in thousand) 8,463.4 -13.8 8.2 54,347.5 -43.5
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Domestic 8,372.3 3.6 7.7 51,682.8 -33.2
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
International 42.9 -96.8 10.0 2,168.3 -84.8
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Month-on- Year-on-Year
Year-on-Year Month Change Cumulative
October Change (%)(1) Cumulative Change
2020 (%)(1) 2020 (%)(1)
Regional 48.3 -87.1 414.3 496.4 -89.3
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
5. Total Cargo and Mail
carried (in tonnes) 116,652.8 -8.2 -3.2 877,716.5 -25.5
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Domestic 83,168.0 -2.7 -6.9 613,277.0 -21.6
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
International 31,966.7 -17.8 9.2 248,927.7 -30.2
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Regional 1,518.1 -44.7 -19.1 15,511.8 -61.1
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
III. Load Factor
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
1. Passenger Load Factor
(%)(8) 74.6 -7.0 -1.1 70.5 -10.9
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Domestic 76.1 -8.3 -1.1 71.8 -11.0
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
International 44.6 -33.9 -0.1 64.2 -15.2
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Regional 42.8 -26.8 26.4 51.3 -27.0
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
2. Cargo and Mail Load Factor
(%)(9) 35.9 -10.1 -3.9 37.0 -6.8
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Domestic 27.2 -8.4 -11.7 39.0 1.9
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
International 43.6 -10.8 3.1 36.1 -12.4
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Regional 35.5 12.2 -2.6 28.2 -0.7
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
3. Overall Load Factor (%)(10) 58.5 -11.7 -3.0 56.2 -12.7
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Domestic 63.3 -8.9 -5.4 64.1 -7.6
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
International 43.6 -24.6 2.8 42.4 -23.5
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
Regional 41.1 -20.0 15.1 42.7 -24.5
--------- -------------- ------------------------ ------------ -------------
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
kilometer
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
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, 16 November 2020
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