TIDMAIRC
RNS Number : 1859C
Air China Ld
14 June 2019
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any part of the contents of this announcement.
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 MAY 2019
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published
by Air China Limited (the "Air China") on the Shanghai Stock
Exchange on 13 June 2019, which contains combined operating data
for May 2019 for Air China and its subsidiaries (collectively, the
"Group"). This announcement enclosing the SSE Announcement is made
by Air China pursuant to Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing the
Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited.
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 results from inappropriate
reliance upon or utilization of the information given above.
By Order of the Board
Air China Limited Zhou Feng Tam Shuit Mui
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 13 June 2019
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the
Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Cao Jianxiong,
Mr. Xue Yasong, Mr. John Robert Slosar, Mr. Wang Xiaokang*, Mr. Liu
Deheng*, 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 MAY 2019
In May 2019, Air China Limited (the "Company"), and its
subsidiaries (the "Group") maintained growth in combined passenger
traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometers (the "RPK")) as
compared to the same period last year and 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 5.5% and 8.3% respectively. For domestic routes, passenger
capacity increased by 2.3% and passenger traffic increased by 4.4%,
as compared to the same period last year. For international routes,
passenger capacity and passenger traffic increased by 9.1% and
13.6% respectively, as compared to the same period last year.
Passenger capacity on regional routes increased by 20.3%, and
passenger traffic recorded an increase of 20.5%, as compared to the
same period last year. The overall passenger load factor was 80.1%,
representing an increase of 2.1 percentage points as compared to
the same period last year. The passenger load factor for domestic
routes increased by 1.7 percentage points year-on-year, the
passenger load factor for international routes increased by 3.2
percentage points and for regional routes increased by 0.2
percentage point year-on-year.
In terms of cargo operations, in May 2019, Cargo capacity
(measured by available freight tonne kilometers (the "AFTK"))
increased by 2.5% year-on-year. Cargo and mail traffic (measured by
revenue freight tonne kilometers (the "RFTK")) decreased by 1.6%,
the volume of cargo and mail carried decreased by 1.5% as compared
to the same period last year. The cargo load factor was 46.1%,
representing a year-on-year decrease of 1.9 percentage points.
In May 2019, the Group introduced two A350 and three A320 series
aircraft, retired two A320 series aircraft. As at the end of May
2019, the Group operated a fleet of 675 aircraft, including 282
self- owned aircraft, 194 aircraft under finance lease and 199
aircraft under operating lease.
The following table sets forth key operating data for May
2019:
Month-on- Year-on-Year
Year-on- Month Cumulative
May Year Change Cumulative Change
2019 Change (%) 2019 (%)
(%)
I. Capacity
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
1. ATK (in million)1 3,101.9 4.6 0.9 15,380.2 5.5
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Domestic 1,550.5 0.7 1.9 7,966.0 2.4
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
International 1,432.4 7.8 -0.1 6,845.9 8.5
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Regional 118.9 22.0 0.3 568.3 15.8
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
2. ASK (in million)2 24,215.9 5.5 2.0 118,278.7 6.0
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Domestic 13,723.8 2.3 3.3 68,368.1 3.6
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
International 9,506.4 9.1 0.2 45,219.4 9.0
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Regional 985.6 20.3 1.2 4,691.1 15.3
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
3. AFTK (in million)3 917.5 2.5 -1.4 4,707.9 4.4
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Domestic 315.8 -4.9 -3.0 1,812.1 -1.3
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
International 575.8 6.2 -0.5 2,770.7 8.0
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Regional 25.9 26.9 -2.9 125.1 15.8
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
II. Traffic
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
1. RTK (in million)4 2,151.8 6.0 1.3 10,404.8 4.8
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Domestic 1,120.1 3.2 1.7 5,573.2 2.5
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
International 950.8 8.3 1.0 4,442.2 6.9
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Regional 80.9 19.2 -0.6 389.3 16.1
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
2. RPK (in million)5 19,399.9 8.3 0.9 95,894.0 6.7
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Domestic 11,179.4 4.4 2.0 56,240.7 3.4
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
International 7,440.2 13.6 -0.4 35,844.8 11.3
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Regional 780.4 20.5 -1.3 3,808.4 17.9
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
3. RFTK (in million)6 423.3 -1.6 1.9 1,936.2 -1.4
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Domestic 125.3 -2.9 -0.6 612.5 -2.3
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
International 290.1 -1.2 3.1 1,288.0 -1.0
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Regional 8.0 5.2 1.3 35.7 -0.9
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
4. Number of
Passengers
carried (in
thousand) 9,494.3 6.7 1.5 47,290.4 5.6
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Domestic 7,572.6 4.2 2.7 37,682.6 3.1
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
International 1,426.5 16.1 -3.4 7,194.2 16.1
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Regional 495.2 21.3 -1.2 2,413.6 17.7
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
5. Total Cargo and
Mail
carried (in tonnes) 119,981.3 -1.5 -0.3 573,404.2 -0.9
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Domestic 76,852.1 -2.8 -0.6 375,753.7 -2.4
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
International 38,431.9 0.8 0.0 176,197.7 2.9
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Regional 4,697.3 0.9 2.3 21,452.8 -3.4
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Month-on- Year-on-Year
Year-on- Month Cumulative
May Year Change Cumulative Change
2019 Change (%) 2019 (%)
(%)
III.Load Factor
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
1. Passenger Load
Factor
(%)7 80.1 2.1 -0.9 81.1 0.5
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Domestic 81.5 1.7 -1.1 82.3 -0.2
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
International 78.3 3.2 -0.5 79.3 1.6
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Regional 79.2 0.2 -2.0 81.2 1.8
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
2. Cargo and Mail Load
Factor (%)8 46.1 -1.9 1.5 41.1 -2.4
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Domestic 39.7 0.8 1.0 33.8 -0.3
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
International 50.4 -3.7 1.7 46.5 -4.2
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Regional 30.8 -6.4 1.3 28.5 -4.8
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
3. Overall Load Factor
(%)9 69.4 0.9 0.3 67.7 -0.5
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Domestic 72.2 1.8 -0.1 70.0 0.1
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
International 66.4 0.3 0.7 64.9 -1.0
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
Regional 68.0 -1.6 -0.6 68.5 0.2
-------------------- ----------------- --------------------- ------------ ---------------
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 result from inappropriate reliance
upon or utilization of the information given above.
Board of Directors of Air China Limited
Beijing, the PRC, 13 June 2019
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