REG - Air China Ld - ANNOUNCEMENT ON DECEMBER 2023 KEY OPERATING DATA
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RNS Number : 8449Z Air China Ld 16 January 2024
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中國國際航空股份有限公司
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
Hangzhou - Harbin 4 flights per week 11 December 2023
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) - Zhengzhou - Yanji 3 flights per week 12 December 2023
Beijing, Capital International Airport (PEK) - Istanbul 3 flights per week 29 December 2023
The following table sets forth key operating data of December 2023:
December 2023 Year-on-Year Change (%)(1) Month-on-Month Change (%)(1) Cumulative 2023 Year-on-Year Cumulative Change (%)(1)
I. Capacity
1. ATK (in million)(2) 3,336.6 172.8 4.4 36,655.5 92.2
Domestic 2,234.2 137.8 -0.1 28,497.4 128.5
International 1,002.0 297.1 14.7 7,248.8 14.6
Regional 100.4 220.0 14.7 909.2 227.7
2. ASK (in million)(3) 26,188.6 184.9 4.6 298,691.6 156.6
Domestic 18,684.8 127.6 0.7 243,467.2 121.2
International 6,685.8 793.8 16.5 47,723.6 916.7
Regional 818.1 252.4 12.5 7,500.9 359.9
3. AFTK (in million)(4) 976.1 147.4 3.7 9,745.4 13.4
Domestic 552.8 175.2 -2.3 6,598.8 156.6
International 400.2 116.4 12.2 2,949.2 -50.1
Regional 23.1 166.6 22.8 197.5 67.5
II. Traffic
1. RTK (in million)(5) 2,115.4 219.7 6.0 22,324.4 121.5
Domestic 1,425.4 168.6 2.4 17,326.6 139.0
International 632.9 434.3 14.2 4,481.4 65.0
Regional 57.1 356.7 15.6 516.4 365.0
2. RPK (in million)(6) 19,748.9 243.7 7.5 218,806.6 195.8
Domestic 14,524.8 174.7 2.8 181,395.9 155.0
International 4,665.9 1,229.9 23.8 32,328.4 1,455.5
Regional 558.1 422.8 16.1 5,082.3 572.5
3. RFTK (in million)(7) 360.9 138.6 2.1 3,046.8 -13.9
Domestic 134.7 118.0 2.2 1,368.2 41.2
International 221.2 153.0 1.8 1,638.1 -35.3
Regional 5.0 142.0 18.7 40.6 10.0
4. Number of Passengers carried (in thousand) 10,780.4 207.8 4.0 128,478.3 169.2
Domestic 9,433.6 179.7 1.9 118,554.1 152.8
International 1,000.6 1,416.7 24.6 6,744.8 1,667.6
Regional 346.1 442.0 15.5 3,179.3 620.9
5. Total Cargo and Mail carried 116,935.0 129.3 1.8 1,088,901.7 18.0
(in tonnes)
Domestic 81,530.6 118.9 1.5 824,811.1 40.9
International 32,190.6 160.6 1.5 237,174.5 -24.5
Regional 3,213.8 130.9 14.5 26,916.1 13.5
III. Load Factor
1. Passenger Load Factor (%)(8) 75.4 12.9 2.0 73.3 9.7
Domestic 77.7 13.3 1.7 74.5 9.9
International 69.8 22.9 4.1 67.7 23.5
Regional 68.2 22.2 2.1 67.8 21.4
2. Cargo and Mail Load Factor (%)(9) 37.0 -1.4 -0.6 31.3 -9.9
Domestic 24.4 -6.4 1.1 20.7 -16.9
International 55.3 8.0 -5.6 55.5 12.7
Regional 21.6 -2.2 -0.7 20.5 -10.7
3. Overall Load Factor (%)(10) 63.4 9.3 1.0 60.9 8.1
Domestic 63.8 7.3 1.5 60.8 2.7
International 63.2 16.2 -0.3 61.8 18.9
Regional 56.8 17.0 0.4 56.8 16.8
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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