REG - Air China Ld - ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA OF JULY 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 JULY 2024
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published by Air China
Limited (the "Air China") on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 15 August 2024,
which contains combined operating data for July 2024 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
Xiao Feng Huen Ho Yin
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 15 August 2024
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Ma
Chongxian, Mr. Wang Mingyuan, Mr. Cui Xiaofeng, 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 JULY 2024
In July 2024, 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 13.2%, and a month-on-month increase of
15.7%. Passenger traffic recorded a year-on-year increase of 20.4% and a
month-on-month increase of 16.0%. Among which, for domestic routes, passenger
capacity remained steady compared to the same period last year and increased
by 18.5% month on month, and passenger traffic increased by 6.8% year on year
and increased by 17.6% month on month. For international routes, passenger
capacity increased by 73.7% and increased by 9.0% as compared to the same
period last year and the previous month, respectively, and passenger traffic
increased by 86.5% and increased by 11.8% as compared to the same period last
year and the previous month, respectively. For regional routes, passenger
capacity increased by 28.0% and increased by 11.0% as compared to the same
period last year and the previous month, respectively, and passenger traffic
recorded an increase of 27.9% year on year and an increase of 14.3% month on
month. The passenger load factor was 80.2%, representing an increase of 4.8
percentage points as compared to the same period last year and an increase of
0.2 percentage points as compared to the previous month. Among which, the
passenger load factor for domestic routes increased by 5.2 percentage points
year on year and decreased by 0.6 percentage points month on month, the
passenger load factor for international routes increased by 5.4 percentage
points and increased by 1.9 percentage points as compared to the same period
last year and the previous month, respectively, and the passenger load factor
for regional routes remained steady compared to the same period last year and
increased by 2.2 percentage points month on month.
In terms of cargo operations, cargo capacity (measured by available freight
tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) increased by 15.3% year on year and increased
by 7.4% month on month. Cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue freight
tonne kilometers (the "RFTK")) increased by 44.5% year on year and decreased
by 0.4% month on month. The cargo load factor was 41.1%, representing a
year-on-year increase of 8.3 percentage points and a month-on-month decrease
of 3.2 percentage points.
In July 2024, the Group introduced one ARJ21-700 aircraft and one B737 series
aircraft. As at the end of July 2024, the Group operated a fleet of 917
aircraft, including 411 self-owned aircraft, 210 aircraft under finance lease
and 296 aircraft under operating lease.
From 10 July 2024, the Company added Beijing Capital - Dhaka route (four
flights per week). From 29 July 2024, the Company added Chengdu Tianfu - Milan
route (three flights per week).
The following table sets forth key operating data of July 2024:
July 2024 Year-on-Year Change (%)(1) Month-on-Month Change (%)(1) Cumulative 2024 Year-on-Year Cumulative Change (%)(1)
I. Capacity
1. ATK (in million)(2) 3,991.3 13.8 13.5 25,598.0 28.9
Domestic 2,630.0 -2.1 16.8 17,077.8 3.9
International 1,251.8 70.7 7.3 7,801.3 164.9
Regional 109.5 23.4 10.1 719.0 51.6
2. ASK (in million)(3) 33,238.0 13.2 15.7 205,028.8 24.8
Domestic 23,627.7 0.0 18.5 146,303.1 3.6
International 8,658.1 73.7 9.0 52,740.7 174.4
Regional 952.2 28.0 11.0 5,985.1 54.7
3. AFTK (in million)(4) 997.4 15.3 7.4 7,119.5 41.1
Domestic 505.8 -10.0 10.3 3,915.6 5.0
International 472.2 66.3 4.6 3,049.5 151.6
Regional 19.4 4.6 4.0 154.4 46.4
II. Traffic
1. RTK (in million)(5) 2,706.4 23.7 10.8 16,935.7 44.1
Domestic 1,779.9 7.6 12.8 11,267.8 15.6
International 854.9 78.4 6.8 5,229.4 199.5
Regional 71.6 29.5 11.7 438.5 68.3
2. RPK (in million)(6) 26,653.1 20.4 16.0 162,866.7 38.5
Domestic 19,171.0 6.8 17.6 118,137.2 15.0
International 6,767.9 86.5 11.8 40,392.9 228.3
Regional 714.2 27.9 14.3 4,336.5 69.8
3. RFTK (in million)(7) 409.6 44.5 -0.4 2,646.7 88.2
Domestic 130.6 16.8 -5.5 926.1 28.9
International 273.2 63.1 2.4 1,683.1 152.2
Regional 5.7 41.7 -7.9 37.5 84.1
4. Number of Passengers carried (in thousand) 14,508.5 13.4 15.7 89,467.9 25.4
Domestic 12,529.5 7.2 16.1 77,690.6 15.5
International 1,528.4 102.6 12.5 9,064.3 261.3
Regional 450.6 28.4 14.6 2,713.0 70.5
5. Total Cargo and Mail carried (in tonnes) 120,798.7 28.9 -2.8 822,397.0 51.8
Domestic 76,693.7 14.0 -5.9 549,431.4 27.1
International 40,537.8 70.4 4.1 249,491.7 160.1
Regional 3,567.1 34.4 -7.2 23,473.9 72.9
III. Load Factor
1. Passenger Load Factor (%)(8) 80.2 4.8 0.2 79.4 7.9
Domestic 81.1 5.2 -0.6 80.7 8.0
International 78.2 5.4 1.9 76.6 12.6
Regional 75.0 0.0 2.2 72.5 6.4
2. Cargo and Mail Load Factor (%)(9) 41.1 8.3 -3.2 37.2 9.3
Domestic 25.8 5.9 -4.3 23.7 4.4
International 57.9 -1.2 -1.3 55.2 0.1
Regional 29.5 7.7 -3.8 24.3 5.0
3. Overall Load Factor (%)(10) 67.8 5.4 -1.6 66.2 6.9
Domestic 67.7 6.1 -2.4 66.0 6.6
International 68.3 3.0 -0.3 67.0 7.7
Regional 65.4 3.1 0.9 61.0 6.0
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 August 2024
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