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RNS Number : 2092F
Air China Ld
16 May 2017
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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 APRIL 2017
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement")
was published by Air China Limited (the "Air China")
on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 15 May 2017, which
contains combined operating data for April 2017 for
Air China and its subsidiaries (collectively, the
"Group").
This announcement enclosing the SSE Announcement
is made by Air China pursuant to Rule 13.09 and Rule
13.10B of the Listing Rules and the Inside Information
Provisions (as defined in the Listing Rules) under
Part XIVA of the SFO. 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.
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This announcement enclosing the SSE Announcement is made by Air
China pursuant to Rule 13.09 and Rule 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
"SFO").
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 advised to exercise caution in dealing in shares
of Air China.
By Order of the Board
Air China Limited
Rao Xinyu Tam Shuit Mui
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 15 May 2017
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the
Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Cao Jianxiong,
Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. John Robert Slosar, Mr. Ian Sai Cheung Shiu, Mr.
Pan Xiaojiang*, Mr. Simon To Chi Keung*, Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung*
and Mr. Li Dajin*.
* 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 APRIL 2017
In April 2017, Air China Limited (the "Company"), and its
subsidiaries (the "Group") recorded an increase in combined
passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometers (the
"RPK")) as compared to the same period last year, and slight
decrease as compared to the same period last month. Passenger
capacity (measured by available seat kilometers (the "ASK")) and
passenger traffic recorded a year-on-year increase of 3.7% and 4.5%
respectively. For domestic routes, both passenger capacity and
passenger traffic increased by 2.6%, as compared to the same period
last year. For international routes, passenger capacity and
passenger traffic increased by 6.7% and 9.4%, respectively, as
compared to the same period last year. Passenger capacity on
regional routes decreased by 5.3%, and passenger traffic saw a
decline of 5.6%, as compared to the same period last year. The
overall passenger load factor was 80.9%, representing an increase
of 0.6 percentage point as compared to the same period last year.
The passenger load factor for domestic routes remained flat while
the passenger load factor for international routes grew by 1.9
percentage points as compared to the same period last year.
In terms of cargo operations, in April 2017, the cargo and mail
traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometres (the "RFTK"))
displayed a growth on a year-on-year basis and on a month-on-month
basis, respectively, while the freight tonnage carried saw an
increase on a year-on-year basis and a slight decline on a
month-on-month basis. Cargo capacity (measured by available freight
tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) increased by 1.0% year-on-year.
Cargo and mail traffic increased by 6.3% and the volume of cargo
and mail carried rose by 5.7% as compared to the same period last
year. The cargo load factor was 56.9% in April 2017, representing a
year-on-year growth of 2.9 percentage points.
In April 2017, the Group introduced one A320 aircraft, one A330
aircraft and one B737 aircraft. As at the end of April 2017, the
Group operated a fleet of 631 aircraft, including 257 self-owned
aircraft, 172 aircraft under finance lease and 202 aircraft under
operating lease.
The following table sets forth key operating data for April
2017:
Year-on-Year
Year-on-Year Month-on-Month Cumulative
April Change Change Cumulative Change
2017 (%) (%) 2017 (%)
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
I. Capacity
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
1. ATK (in millions)(1) 2,855.0 2.7 -1.6 11,405.7 3.3
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Domestic 1,417.9 4.9 -6.0 5,795.7 8.9
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
International 1,344.5 0.9 3.4 5,233.2 -1.3
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Regional 92.5 -4.3 -1.5 376.8 -9.0
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
2. ASK (in millions)(2) 19,579.1 3.7 -2.1 78,847.6 4.5
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Domestic 11,877.0 2.6 -4.6 48,188.5 5.9
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
International 6,964.4 6.7 2.3 27,654.0 3.8
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Regional 737.7 -5.3 -1.6 3,005.1 -8.9
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
3. AFTK (in millions)(3) 1,088.5 1.0 -0.8 4,292.0 1.4
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Domestic 349.4 12.4 -10.0 1,461.2 18.8
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
International 715.8 -3.7 4.4 2,736.7 -5.6
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Regional 23.2 -0.7 -0.6 94.1 -9.5
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
II. Traffic
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
1. RTK (in millions)(4) 2,031.7 4.9 -1.2 7,955.5 6.3
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Domestic 1,013.5 2.7 -4.9 4,075.6 7.2
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
International 957.3 8.1 2.7 3,638.7 6.4
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Regional 60.9 -5.3 4.6 241.2 -8.0
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
2. RPK (in millions)(5) 15,832.5 4.5 -2.3 64,443.6 6.9
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Domestic 9,813.1 2.6 -5.1 40,151.3 7.6
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
International 5,460.4 9.4 2.4 22,045.9 7.7
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Regional 559.1 -5.6 6.3 2,246.4 -8.9
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
3. RFTK (in millions)(6) 619.6 6.3 2.1 2,245.6 5.0
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Domestic 139.2 4.1 -2.0 526.6 5.2
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
International 470.9 7.1 3.5 1,684.8 5.1
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Regional 9.5 -0.1 0.6 34.3 -1.7
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
4. Number of
Passengers
carried (in
thousands) 8,170.6 1.7 -2.8 32,975.8 6.1
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Domestic 6,760.5 2.7 -3.5 27,160.0 7.4
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
International 1,052.5 -1.3 -1.7 4,392.4 3.7
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Regional 357.6 -6.8 7.3 1,423.3 -9.3
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
5. Total Cargo
and Mail
carried (in
tonnes) 153,642.7 5.7 -0.5 569,416.8 5.0
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Domestic 88,137.3 3.4 -1.4 334,199.6 3.9
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
International 58,668.5 9.3 1.0 210,409.5 7.1
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Regional 6,837.0 6.5 -0.7 24,807.7 4.2
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
III. Load Factor
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
1. Passenger
Load Factor (%)(7) 80.9 0.6 -0.1 81.7 1.9
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Domestic 82.6 -0.0 -0.4 83.3 1.3
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
International 78.4 1.9 0.0 79.7 2.9
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Regional 75.8 -0.3 5.6 74.8 -0.0
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
2. Cargo and
Mail Load
Factor (%)(8) 56.9 2.9 1.6 52.3 1.8
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Domestic 39.8 -3.2 3.3 36.0 -4.7
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
International 65.8 6.7 -0.6 61.6 6.2
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Regional 40.8 0.2 0.5 36.4 2.9
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
3. Overall Load
Factor (%)(9) 71.2 1.5 0.3 69.7 2.0
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Domestic 71.5 -1.6 0.8 70.3 -1.1
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
International 71.2 4.8 -0.5 69.5 5.0
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Regional 65.8 -0.7 3.9 64.0 0.7
-------------------------- --------- ------------ -------------- ---------- ------------
Notes:
1. "ATK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity available
for transportation multiplied by the kilometers flown
2. "ASK(s)" refers to the number of seats available for sale
multiplied by the kilometers flown
3. "AFTK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity
available for the carriage of cargo and mail multiplied by the
kilometers flown
4. "RTK(s)" refers to the revenue load (passenger and cargo) in
tonnes multiplied by the kilometers flown
5. "RPK(s)" refers to the number of revenue passengers carried
multiplied by the kilometers flown
6. "RFTK(s)" refers to the revenue cargo and mail load in tonnes
multiplied by the kilometers flown
7. "Passenger Load Factor" refers to revenue passenger
kilometers expressed as a percentage of available seat
kilometers
8. "Cargo and Mail Load Factor" refers to revenue freight tonne
kilometers expressed as a percentage of available freight tonne
kilometers
9. "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 results from inappropriate reliance
upon or utilization of the information given above.
By Order of the Board
Rao Xinyu
Board Secretary
Beijing, the PRC, 15 May 2017
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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