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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 MARCH 2026
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published by Air China
Limited ("Air China") on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 15 April 2026, which
contains combined operating data for March 2026 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
Company Secretary
Beijing, the PRC, 15 April 2026
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Liu
Tiexiang, Mr. Qu Guangji, Mr. Cui Xiaofeng, Mr. Patrick Healy, Mr. Xiao Peng,
Mr. Xu Niansha*, Mr. He Yun*, Ms. Winnie Tam Wan-chi* and Mr. Gao Chunlei*.
* 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 MARCH 2026
In March 2026, Air China Limited (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (the
"Group") recorded a year-on-year increase in combined passenger capacity
(measured by available seat kilometers (the "ASK")) and combined passenger
traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometers (the "RPK")), respectively.
Passenger capacity recorded a year-on-year increase of 10.7%, and passenger
traffic recorded a year-on-year increase of 19.9%. Among which, for domestic
routes, passenger capacity increased by 11.7% year on year, and passenger
traffic increased by 16.9% year on year. For international routes, passenger
capacity increased by 8.5% year on year, and passenger traffic increased by
27.6% year on year. For regional routes, passenger capacity increased by 10.7%
year on year, and passenger traffic recorded an increase of 19.8% year on
year. The passenger load factor was 86.3%, representing an increase of 6.6
percentage points as compared to the same period last year. Among which, the
passenger load factor for domestic routes increased by 3.8 percentage points
year on year, the passenger load factor for international routes increased by
13.3 percentage points year on year, and the passenger load factor for
regional routes increased by 5.9 percentage points year on year.
In terms of cargo operations, cargo capacity (measured by available freight
tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) increased by 4.1% year on year. Cargo and mail
traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers (the "RFTK")) decreased
by 2.9% year on year. The cargo load factor was 35.4%, representing a
year-on-year decrease of 2.6 percentage points.
Starting from 24 March 2026, the Company added the Beijing Capital - Brussels
route (seven flights a week). Starting from 26 March 2026, the Company added
the Chengdu Tianfu - Brussels route (three flights a week). Starting from 29
March 2026, the Company added the Beijing Capital - Yulin route (seven flights
a week), the Beijing Capital - Jiaxing route (seven flights a week), the
Wenzhou - Zhanjiang route (three flights a week) and the Hohhot - Yichang
route (seven flights a week). Starting from 30 March 2026, the Company resumed
the Beijing Capital - Pyongyang route (one flight a week). Starting from 31
March 2026, the Company added the Shanghai Pudong - Lijiang route (three
flights a week).
In March 2026, the Group introduced one C919 aircraft and retired one B737
series aircraft. At the end of March 2026, the Group operated a fleet of 960
aircraft, including 423 self-owned aircraft, 252 aircraft under finance lease
and 285 aircraft under operating lease.
The following table sets forth key operating data of March 2026:
March 2026 Year-on-Year Change (%)(1) Month-on-Month Change (%)(1) Cumulative 2026 Year-on-Year Cumulative Change (%)(1)
I. Capacity
1. ATK (in million)(2) 3,995.2 8.8 -2.6 12,060.4 6.4
Domestic 2,557.5 10.0 -4.0 7,680.1 6.0
International 1,331.5 6.4 0.5 4,053.2 6.9
Regional 106.2 11.0 -5.4 327.2 9.5
2. ASK (in million)(3) 31,820.6 10.7 -1.3 95,172.1 7.6
Domestic 21,975.9 11.7 -2.1 65,297.8 7.4
International 8,954.1 8.5 0.9 27,138.2 7.7
Regional 890.6 10.7 -5.1 2,736.1 10.9
3. AFTK (in million)(4) 1,126.7 4.1 -5.6 3,480.3 3.6
Domestic 580.5 4.8 -10.0 1,804.6 1.7
International 523.9 3.1 -0.3 1,606.4 5.8
Regional 22.3 12.1 -5.2 69.3 4.6
II. Traffic
1. RTK (in million)(5) 2,841.5 15.8 2.4 8,280.8 12.6
Domestic 1,803.0 15.1 -0.2 5,289.4 11.2
International 968.6 17.0 8.2 2,781.2 15.1
Regional 69.9 18.8 -3.7 210.2 17.2
2. RPK (in million)(6) 27,457.4 19.9 -0.8 80,715.6 13.7
Domestic 18,798.9 16.9 -4.1 55,915.3 12.0
International 7,965.3 27.6 8.4 22,693.3 17.8
Regional 693.2 19.8 -6.7 2,107.1 18.4
3. RFTK (in million)(7) 399.2 -2.9 3.2 1,198.7 6.6
Domestic 132.8 -0.9 2.4 402.0 3.0
International 260.9 -4.1 3.2 781.1 8.4
Regional 5.6 12.7 29.7 15.7 10.1
4. Number of Passengers Carried 14,309.3 15.1 -1.3 42,085.2 10.4
(in thousand)
Domestic 12,138.0 14.1 -2.4 35,828.1 10.0
International 1,717.4 21.1 8.3 4,913.8 11.7
Regional 453.9 20.7 -3.8 1,343.3 18.0
5. Total Cargo and Mail Carried 120,911.0 -2.0 4.1 362,995.4 4.3
(in tonnes)
Domestic 79,792.5 -0.8 3.3 240,252.6 2.7
International 37,569.1 -5.4 4.0 112,605.9 7.3
Regional 3,549.4 8.9 29.4 10,136.9 8.5
III. Load Factors
1. Passenger Load Factor (%)(8) 86.3 6.6 0.4 84.8 4.6
Domestic 85.5 3.8 -1.8 85.6 3.5
International 89.0 13.3 6.1 83.6 7.2
Regional 77.8 5.9 -1.3 77.0 4.9
2. Cargo and Mail Load Factor (%)(9) 35.4 -2.6 3.0 34.4 1.0
Domestic 22.9 -1.3 2.8 22.3 0.3
International 49.8 -3.8 1.7 48.6 1.2
Regional 24.9 0.1 6.7 22.6 1.1
3. Overall Load Factor (%)(10) 71.1 4.3 3.5 68.7 3.8
Domestic 70.5 3.1 2.7 68.9 3.2
International 72.7 6.6 5.2 68.6 4.9
Regional 65.8 4.3 1.2 64.3 4.3
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 April 2026
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