REG - Air China Ld - ANNOUNCEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 2024 KEY OPERATING DATA
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RNS Number : 4368I Air China Ld 16 October 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 SEPTEMBER 2024
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published by Air China
Limited (the "Air China") on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 15 October 2024,
which contains combined operating data for September 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 October 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. 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 SEPTEMBER 2024
In September 2024, Air China Limited (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (the
"Group") recorded a year-on-year 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 11.8%, passenger traffic recorded a year-on-year increase of
20.0%. Among which, for domestic routes, passenger capacity decreased by 0.1%
year on year, and passenger traffic increased by 8.5% year on year. For
international routes, passenger capacity increased by 55.4% as compared to the
same period last year, and passenger traffic increased by 65.4% as compared to
the same period last year. For regional routes, passenger capacity increased
by 24.8% as compared to the same period last year, and passenger traffic
recorded an increase of 28.3% year on year. The passenger load factor was
79.7% representing an increase of 5.5 percentage points as compared to the
same period last year. Among which, the passenger load factor for domestic
routes increased by 6.5 percentage points year on year, the passenger load
factor for international routes increased by 4.5 percentage points as compared
to the same period last year, and the passenger load factor for regional
routes increased by 1.9 percentage points year on year.
In terms of cargo operations, cargo capacity (measured by available freight
tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) increased by 15.8% year on year. Cargo and mail
traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers (the "RFTK")) increased
by 27.6% year on year. The cargo load factor was 38.4%, representing a
year-on-year increase of 3.6 percentage points.
Starting from 5 September 2024, the Company added Urumqi - Moscow route (three
flights per week). Starting from 15 September 2024, the Company added Hangzhou
- Hong Kong route (seven flights per week).
In September 2024, the Group introduced one ARJ21-700 aircraft and two B737
series aircraft. As at the end of September 2024, the Group operated a fleet
of 924 aircraft, including 401 self-owned aircraft, 227 aircraft under finance
lease and 296 aircraft under operating lease.
The following table sets forth key operating data of September 2024:
September 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) 3,685.7 12.9 -9.0 33,334.9 24.8
Domestic 2,359.9 -0.9 -11.3 22,098.9 2.6
International 1,229.8 52.2 -3.8 10,309.7 127.3
Regional 96.0 26.1 -13.7 926.3 44.8
2. ASK (in million)(3) 29,470.0 11.8 -12.4 268,149.7 21.5
Domestic 20,356.3 -0.1 -14.5 190,473.1 2.6
International 8,309.6 55.4 -6.3 69,918.7 134.7
Regional 804.1 24.8 -17.0 7,757.9 47.2
3. AFTK (in million)(4) 1,030.6 15.8 1.1 9,169.4 34.1
Domestic 528.6 -3.6 1.6 4,964.1 2.3
International 481.7 47.5 0.4 4,010.9 117.0
Regional 20.4 33.4 3.8 194.4 40.5
II. Traffic
1. RTK (in million)(5) 2,487.4 21.4 -10.7 22,209.6 38.2
Domestic 1,630.8 9.0 -11.5 14,741.4 13.9
International 799.4 57.2 -7.9 6,896.9 150.0
Regional 57.1 29.8 -24.6 571.4 57.3
2. RPK (in million)(6) 23,476.1 20.0 -15.9 214,246.8 33.8
Domestic 16,633.1 8.5 -17.1 154,837.5 13.5
International 6,292.9 65.4 -11.1 53,766.2 168.2
Regional 550.1 28.3 -27.3 5,643.1 57.7
3. RFTK (in million)(7) 395.8 27.6 0.2 3,437.5 71.2
Domestic 150.3 11.2 15.6 1,206.5 23.7
International 239.6 40.0 -7.4 2,181.7 117.1
Regional 5.9 56.8 -2.4 49.3 75.8
4. Number of Passengers carried 12,616.1 14.9 -17.3 117,336.0 22.7
(in thousand)
Domestic 10,909.2 9.8 -17.0 101,748.4 14.0
International 1,361.0 73.8 -16.2 12,049.4 192.0
Regional 345.9 29.4 -27.8 3,538.2 58.1
5. Total Cargo and Mail carried 128,527.3 18.4 8.5 1,069,338.6 42.6
(in tonnes)
Domestic 88,729.4 9.2 16.5 714,337.1 21.8
International 36,141.1 45.1 -6.0 324,073.4 123.9
Regional 3,656.8 51.2 -3.7 30,928.1 66.4
III. Load Factor
1. Passenger Load Factor (%)(8) 79.7 5.5 -3.3 79.9 7.3
Domestic 81.7 6.5 -2.6 81.3 7.8
International 75.7 4.5 -4.1 76.9 9.6
Regional 68.4 1.9 -9.7 72.7 4.9
2. Cargo and Mail Load 38.4 3.6 -0.3 37.5 8.1
Factor (%)(9)
Domestic 28.4 3.8 3.4 24.3 4.2
International 49.8 -2.7 -4.2 54.4 0.0
Regional 28.7 4.3 -1.8 25.4 5.1
3. Overall Load Factor (%)(10) 67.5 4.7 -1.3 66.6 6.5
Domestic 69.1 6.2 -0.1 66.7 6.6
International 65.0 2.1 -2.9 66.9 6.1
Regional 59.5 1.7 -8.6 61.7 4.9
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 October 2024
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