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Air China Ld

16 December 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 NOVEMBER 2020

The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published by Air China Limited ("Air China") on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 15 December 2020, which contains combined operating data for November 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, 15 December 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 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 NOVEMBER 2020

In November 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 both the same period last year and last month. Passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometers (the "ASK")) recorded a year-on-year decrease of 32.2% and a month-on-month decrease of 6.8%. Passenger traffic recorded a year-on-year decrease of 38.5% and a month-on-month decrease of 10.0%. For domestic routes, passenger capacity recorded a year-on-year increase of 8.5% and a month-on-month decrease of 6.6%; and passenger traffic recorded a year-on-year decrease of 1.6% and a month-on-month decrease of 9.9%. For international routes, passenger capacity decreased by 11.6% and passenger traffic decreased by 17.0%, as compared to last month. Passenger capacity on regional routes decreased by 3.1% and passenger traffic increased by 8.2%, as compared to last month. The overall passenger load factor was 72.1%, representing a decrease of 2.5 percentage points as compared to last month. The passenger load factor for domestic routes decreased by 2.7 percentage points and for international routes decreased by 2.7 percentage points as compared to last month, and the passenger load factor

for regional routes increased by 5.0 percentage points   month-on-month. 

In terms of cargo operations, cargo capacity (measured by available freight tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) increased by 24.5% year-on-year and 9.9% month-on-month. Cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers (the "RFTK")) increased by 3.3% year-on-year and increased by 11.3% month-on-month. The cargo load factor was 36.4%, representing a year-on-year decrease of 7.5 percentage points and a month-on-month

increase  of 0.5  percentage   point. 

In November 2020, the Group introduced one ARJ21 aircraft. As at the end of November 2020, the Group operated

a fleet of 704 aircrfaft, including 293 self-owned aircraft, 209 aircraft under finance lease and 202 aircraft under operating lease.

The following table sets forth key operating data for November 2020:

 
                                                                                                              Year-on- 
                                                  Year-on-               Month-                                   Year 
                                                      Year             on-Month                             Cumulative 
                          November                  Change               Change    Cumulative                   Change 
                              2020                   (%) 1                (%) 1          2020                    (%) 1 
I. Capacity 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
1. ATK (in million) 
 2                         2,573.7                   -15.2                  0.0      21,355.3                    -36.8 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        Domestic           1,828.7                    10.8                 -6.1      13,814.0                    -21.5 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        International        719.7                   -44.4                 19.2       7,292.2                    -51.3 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        Regional              25.3                   -71.2                  5.9         249.1                    -79.0 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
2. ASK (in million) 
 3                        15,910.1                   -32.2                 -6.8     140,732.7                    -46.6 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        Domestic          15,198.7                     8.5                 -6.6     120,879.8                    -21.1 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        International        538.4                   -93.8                -11.6      18,175.6                    -81.9 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        Regional             173.0                   -77.5                 -3.1       1,677.3                    -83.2 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
3. AFTK (in million) 
 4                         1,140.6                    24.5                  9.9       8,685.2                    -13.2 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        Domestic             461.3                    18.1                 -4.5       2,945.9                    -22.8 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        International        671.1                    31.3                 22.3       5,652.2                     -5.0 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        Regional               8.2                   -42.7                 30.9          87.2                    -63.9 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
II. Traffic 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
1. RTK (in million) 
 5                         1,441.9                   -30.4                 -4.2      12,004.4                    -48.4 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        Domestic           1,128.3                    -2.1                 -8.4       8,811.9                    -30.0 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        International        302.4                   -64.9                 14.8       3,085.8                    -68.7 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        Regional              11.2                   -80.1                 14.1         106.7                    -86.6 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
2. RPK (in million) 
 6                        11,468.6                   -38.5                -10.0      99,472.0                    -53.5 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        Domestic          11,160.8                    -1.6                 -9.9      87,065.1                    -31.3 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        International        225.2                   -96.7                -17.0      11,552.3                    -85.5 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        Regional              82.6                   -85.2                  8.2         854.6                    -89.0 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
3. RFTK (in million) 
 7                           415.2                     3.3                 11.3       3,204.0                    -26.8 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        Domestic             129.7                    -6.8                 -1.2       1,099.7                    -22.0 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        International        282.5                     8.9                 18.0       2,079.1                    -28.2 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
        Regional               3.0                    -6.4                 34.5          25.2                    -63.3 
                        ==========  ======================  ===================  ============  ======================= 
 
 
                                                                                                              Year-on- 
                                                 Year-on-                Month-                                   Year 
                                                     Year              on-Month                             Cumulative 
                         November                  Change                Change    Cumulative                   Change 
                             2020                   (%) 1                 (%) 1          2020                    (%) 1 
 4. Number of 
  Passengers 
  carried (in 
  thousand)               7,554.2                   -18.8                 -10.7      61,901.7                    -41.3 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
        Domestic          7,465.5                    -1.5                 -10.8      59,148.3                    -30.3 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
       International         37.6                   -97.3                 -12.3       2,205.9                    -85.9 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
        Regional             51.1                   -85.6                   5.8         547.5                    -89.0 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
 5. Total Cargo and 
  Mail carried (in 
  tonnes)               121,113.5                    -4.0                   3.8     998,830.0                    -23.5 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
        Domestic         81,618.0                    -6.2                  -1.9     694,895.0                    -20.0 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
       International     37,445.5                     1.7                  17.1     286,373.2                    -27.3 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
        Regional          2,050.0                    -9.4                  35.0      17,561.8                    -58.3 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
    III. Load Factor 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
 1. Passenger Load 
  Factor (%) 8               72.1                    -7.4                  -2.5          70.7                    -10.5 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
        Domestic             73.4                    -7.6                  -2.7          72.0                    -10.7 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
       International         41.8                   -35.9                  -2.7          63.6                    -15.7 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
        Regional             47.8                   -24.6                   5.0          51.0                    -26.9 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
 2. Cargo and Mail 
  Load Factor (%) 9          36.4                    -7.5                   0.5          36.9                     -6.8 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
        Domestic             28.1                    -7.5                   0.9          37.3                      0.4 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
       International         42.1                    -8.7                  -1.5          36.8                    -11.9 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
        Regional             36.5                    14.2                   1.0          29.0                      0.5 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
 3. Overall Load 
  Factor 
  (%) 10                     56.0                   -12.2                  -2.5          56.2                    -12.6 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
        Domestic             61.7                    -8.1                  -1.6          63.8                     -7.7 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
       International         42.0                   -24.5                  -1.6          42.3                    -23.6 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
        Regional             44.3                   -19.7                   3.2          42.8                    -24.1 
                      ===========  ======================  ====================  ============  ======================= 
 

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

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 December 2020

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