TIDMAIRC
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Air China Ld
16 April 2021
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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 MARCH 2021
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published
by Air China Limited ("Air China") on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
on 15 April 2021, which contains combined operating data for March
2021 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
Zhou Feng
Company Secretary
Beijing, the PRC, 15 April 2021
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the
Company are Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. Patrick Healy, Mr.
Xue Yasong,, Mr. Duan Hongyi*, 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 MARCH 2021
In March 2021, 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 79.2% and passenger traffic recorded a
year-on-year increase of 128.5%. For domestic routes, passenger
capacity increased by 127.6% and passenger traffic increased by
174.5%, as compared to the same period last year. For international
routes, passenger capacity decreased by 82.1% and passenger traffic
decreased by 83.7%, as compared to the same period last year.
Passenger capacity on regional routes increased by 122.7%, and
passenger traffic recorded an increase of 524.2%, as compared to
the same period last year. The overall passenger load factor was
72.4%, representing an increase of 15.6 percentage points as
compared to the same period last year. The passenger load factor
for domestic routes increased by 12.5 percentage points and for
international routes decreased by 4.0 percentage points as compared
to the same period last year, and the passenger load factor for
regional routes increased by 32.0 percentage points
year-on-year.
In terms of cargo operations, cargo capacity (measured by
available freight tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) increased by
247.1% year-on-year. Cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue
freight tonne kilometers (the "RFTK")) increased by 108.8% and the
volume of cargo and mail carried increased by 64.2%, as compared to
the same period last year. The cargo load factor was 36.8%,
representing a year-on-year decrease of 24.4 percentage points.
In March 2021, the Group introduced three A320NEO aircraft. As
at the end of March 2021, the Group operated a fleet of 719
aircraft, including 293 self-owned aircraft, 219 aircraft under
finance lease and 207 aircraft under operating lease.
The new routes starting in March 2021 are set out as
follows:
Route Schedule Start Date
Beijing - Aksu - Tumushuk Three flights a week 28 March 2021
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Beijing - Dazhou Seven flights a week 28 March 2021
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Beijing - Huai'an Seven flights a week 28 March 2021
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Tianjin - Nanning Four flights a week 28 March 2021
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Shanghai - Zhengzhou Seven flights a week 28 March 2021
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Shantou - Wuhan Seven flights a week 28 March 2021
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Ningbo - Wuhan Seven flights a week 28 March 2021
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Chengdu - Mangshi Four flights a week 28 March 2021
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Chengdu - Fuyang Four flights a week 28 March 2021
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Chengdu - Huangyan Three flights a week 30 March 2021
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Hangzhou - Zhongwei Three flights a week 30 March 2021
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The following table sets forth key operating data of March
2021:
Year-on-
Year-on- Month- Year
Year on-Month Cumulative
March Change Change Cumulative Change
2021 (%) 1 (%) 1 2021 (%) 1
I. Capacity
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1. ATK (in million)
2 2,479.3 124.9 66.6 5,720.1 8.6
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Domestic 1,816.2 144.9 87.3 4,009.3 38.8
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International 632.3 82.1 26.2 1,638.5 -27.1
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Regional 30.8 129.1 76.5 72.3 -44.9
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2. ASK (in million)
3 15,969.6 79.2 86.1 35,613.5 -12.4
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Domestic 15,385.7 127.6 87.3 34,082.5 36.0
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International 367.2 -82.1 36.4 1,069.7 -92.6
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Regional 216.7 122.7 121.1 461.3 -58.0
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3. AFTK (in million)
4 1,040.7 247.1 45.5 2,512.1 56.9
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Domestic 432.0 223.6 87.3 943.1 48.6
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International 599.2 269.7 25.7 1,542.2 64.1
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Regional 9.5 124.5 22.3 26.8 1.1
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II. Traffic
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1. RTK (in million)
5 1,417.7 124.8 91.3 3,069.7 0.0
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Domestic 1,131.5 155.6 112.2 2,348.4 35.3
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International 272.2 48.0 35.0 691.4 -45.3
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Regional 13.9 249.9 119.4 29.9 -57.0
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2. RPK (in million)
6 11,564.8 128.5 118.6 23,533.7 -14.7
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Domestic 11,306.5 174.5 120.1 22,889.7 33.6
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International 150.6 -83.7 34.2 430.3 -95.6
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Regional 107.7 524.2 160.7 213.7 -68.2
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3. RFTK (in million)
7 382.7 108.8 40.1 972.2 48.1
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Domestic 120.6 54.8 52.1 310.3 31.2
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International 258.8 151.4 35.0 653.2 58.0
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Regional 3.2 34.3 42.8 8.6 37.3
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Year-on-
Year-on- Month- Year
Year on-Month Cumulative
March Change Change Cumulative Change
2021 (%) 1 (%) 1 2021 (%) 1
4. Number of
Passengers
carried (in
thousand) 7,603.7 160.1 116.4 15,547.5 13.4
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Domestic 7,509.7 171.6 116.4 15,338.5 35.1
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International 26.2 -82.1 44.7 74.2 -96.1
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Regional 67.7 475.0 160.9 134.8 -68.7
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5. Total Cargo and
Mail
carried (in
tonnes) 110,725.0 64.2 47.6 285,113.0 33.6
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Domestic 73,357.6 46.2 51.7 190,738.6 28.0
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International 35,311.4 125.6 39.9 88,788.6 48.0
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Regional 2,056.0 26.8 42.2 5,585.9 27.2
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III. Load Factor
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1. Passenger Load
Factor
(%) 8 72.4 15.6 10.8 66.1 -1.8
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Domestic 73.5 12.5 11.0 67.2 -1.2
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International 41.0 -4.0 -0.7 40.2 -27.3
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Regional 49.7 32.0 7.6 46.3 -14.8
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2. Cargo and Mail
Load
Factor (%) 9 36.8 -24.4 -1.4 38.7 -2.3
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Domestic 27.9 -30.4 -6.5 32.9 -4.4
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International 43.2 -20.3 3.0 42.4 -1.6
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Regional 33.7 -22.6 4.8 32.1 8.5
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3. Overall Load
Factor
(%) 10 57.2 0.0 7.4 53.7 -4.6
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Domestic 62.3 2.6 7.3 58.6 -1.5
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International 43.1 -9.9 2.8 42.2 -14.0
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Regional 45.2 15.6 8.8 41.3 -11.7
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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 2021
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