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RNS Number : 9377W  Air China Ld  17 March 2026

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the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

 

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 FEBRUARY 2026

 

The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published by Air China
Limited ("Air China") on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 16 March 2026, which
contains combined operating data for February 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, 16 March 2026

 

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Liu
Tiexiang, 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 FEBRUARY 2026

 

In February 2026, 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 13.8%, and passenger traffic recorded a year-on-year increase of
19.1%. Among which, for domestic routes, passenger capacity increased by 13.3%
year on year, and passenger traffic increased by 16.9% year on year. For
international routes, passenger capacity increased by 14.0% year on year, and
passenger traffic increased by 23.7% year on year. For regional routes,
passenger capacity increased by 25.4% year on year, and passenger traffic
recorded an increase of 37.1% year on year. The passenger load factor was
85.9%, representing an increase of 3.8 percentage points as compared to the
same period last year. Among which, the passenger load factor for domestic
routes increased by 2.7 percentage points year on year, the passenger load
factor for international routes increased by 6.5 percentage points year on
year, and the passenger load factor for regional routes increased by 6.8
percentage points year on year.

 

In terms of cargo operations, cargo capacity (measured by available freight
tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) increased by 11.5% year on year. Cargo and mail
traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers (the "RFTK")) increased
by 21.4% year on year. The cargo load factor was 32.4%, representing a
year-on-year increase of 2.6 percentage points.

 

In February 2026, the Group introduced one B737 series aircraft and retired
one A320 series aircraft. At the end of February 2026, the Group operated a
fleet of 960 aircraft, including 423 self-owned aircraft, 247 aircraft under
finance lease and 290 aircraft under operating lease.

 

The following table sets forth key operating data of February 2026:

 

                                       February 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)                4,101.4        13.1                        3.5                           8,065.2          5.3
 Domestic                              2,664.0        12.5                        8.4                           5,122.5          4.1
 International                         1,325.2        13.7                        -5.1                          2,721.7          7.2
 Regional                              112.3          22.6                        3.2                           221.0            8.8
 2. ASK (in million)3                  32,250.2       13.8                        3.7                           63,351.5         6.1
 Domestic                              22,437.4       13.3                        7.4                           43,321.8         5.4
 International                         8,874.3        14.0                        -4.7                          18,184.3         7.3
 Regional                              938.4          25.4                        3.5                           1,845.5          11.0
 3. AFTK (in million)(4)               1,193.7        11.5                        2.9                           2,353.7          3.4
 Domestic                              644.9          10.2                        11.3                          1,224.2          0.3
 International                         525.2          13.1                        -5.7                          1,082.5          7.1
 Regional                              23.6           12.2                        0.7                           47.0             1.6
 II. Traffic
 1. RTK (in million)(5)                2,773.8        18.1                        4.1                           5,439.3          11.0
 Domestic                              1,806.4        15.7                        7.5                           3,486.4          9.2
 International                         894.8          22.2                        -2.5                          1,812.6          14.2
 Regional                              72.6           32.8                        7.1                           140.3            16.5
 2. RPK (in million)(6)                27,690.3       19.1                        8.3                           53,258.1         10.8
 Domestic                              19,597.1       16.9                        11.9                          37,116.3         9.7
 International                         7,350.2        23.7                        -0.4                          14,728.0         13.1
 Regional                              743.0          37.1                        10.7                          1,413.9          17.7
 3. RFTK (in million)(7)               386.8          21.4                        -6.3                          799.4            12.0
 Domestic                              129.7          25.8                        -7.0                          269.2            5.1
 International                         252.8          19.6                        -5.4                          520.2            16.0
 Regional                              4.3            -1.9                        -26.2                         10.1             7.5
 4. Number of Passengers carried       14,500.2       15.4                        9.2                           27,775.6         8.1

(in thousand)
 Domestic                              12,442.8       14.6                        10.6                          23,690.0         8.0
 International                         1,585.6        16.4                        -1.6                          3,196.3          7.2
 Regional                              471.7          35.1                        13.0                          889.3            16.7
 5. Total Cargo and Mail carried       116,104.6      22.6                        -7.8                          242,084.2        7.7

(in tonnes)
 Domestic                              77,238.8       25.5                        -7.2                          160,460.1        4.6
 International                         36,123.7       19.1                        -7.2                          75,036.7         14.9
 Regional                              2,742.0        -2.7                        -28.7                         6,587.5          8.3
 III. Load Factor
 1. Passenger Load Factor (%)(8)       85.9           3.8                         3.7                           84.1             3.6
 Domestic                              87.3           2.7                         3.5                           85.7             3.3
 International                         82.8           6.5                         3.6                           81.0             4.2
 Regional                              79.2           6.8                         5.2                           76.6             4.4
 2. Cargo and Mail Load Factor (%)(9)  32.4           2.6                         -3.2                          34.0             2.6
 Domestic                              20.1           2.5                         -4.0                          22.0             1.0
 International                         48.1           2.6                         0.2                           48.0             3.7
 Regional                              18.2           -2.6                        -6.6                          21.5             1.2
 3. Overall Load Factor (%)(10)        67.6           2.8                         0.4                           67.4             3.5
 Domestic                              67.8           1.8                         -0.5                          68.1             3.2
 International                         67.5           4.7                         1.8                           66.6             4.1
 Regional                              64.7           4.9                         2.3                           63.5             4.2

 

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, 16 March 2026

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