TIDMAIRC
RNS Number : 1336I
Air China Ld
15 June 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 MAY 2017
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, 14 June 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.
Stanley Hui Hon-chung*, Mr. Li Dajin*, Mr. Wang Xiaokang* and Mr.
Liu Deheng*.
* 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 2017
In May 2017, Air China Limited (the "Company"), and its
subsidiaries (the "Group") recorded an increase in combined
passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometres (the
"RPK")) as compared to the same period last year and same period
last month. Passenger capacity (measured by available seat
kilometres (the "ASK")) and passenger traffic recorded a
year-on-year increase of 5.8% and 7.0% respectively. For domestic
routes, passenger capacity and passenger traffic increased by 4.3%
and 4.7%, respectively, as compared to the same period last year.
For international routes, passenger capacity and passenger traffic
increased by 9.7% and 12.4%, 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 2.0%, as compared
to the same period last year. The overall passenger load factor was
78.7%, representing an increase of 0.9 percentage point as compared
to the same period last year. The passenger load factor for
domestic, international and regional routes grew by 0.3, 1.8 and
2.5 percentage points on a year-on-year basis respectively.
On 5 May 2017, the Company launched a new route from Shanghai to
Barcelona (three times a week).
In terms of cargo operations, in May 2017, the cargo and mail
traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometres (the "RFTK"))
and freight tonnage carried displayed a growth on a year-on-year
basis and on a month-on-month basis, respectively. Cargo capacity
(measured by available freight tonne kilometres (the "AFTK"))
increased by 2.2% on a year-on-year basis. Cargo and mail traffic
increased by 9.7% and the volume of cargo and mail carried rose by
5.1% as compared to the same period last year. The cargo load
factor was 58.8% in May 2017, representing a year-on-year growth of
4.0 percentage points.
In May 2017, the Group introduced one B737-800 aircraft, and
retired two B737-800 aircraft and one B777-200 aircraft. As at the
end of May 2017, the Group operated a fleet of 629 aircraft,
including 252 self-owned aircraft, 172 aircraft under finance lease
and 205 aircraft under operating lease.
The following table sets forth key operating data for May
2017:
Year-
Year- Month- on-Year
on-Year on-Month Cumulative Cumulative
May Change Change 2017 Change
2017 (%) (%) (%)
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I. Capacity
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1. ATK (in millions)1 2,938.7 4.4 2.9 14,345.0 3.5
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Domestic 1,422.6 5.5 0.3 7,218.3 8.2
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International 1,422.9 4.1 5.8 6,656.3 -0.2
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Regional 93.2 -5.0 0.3 470.4 -8.1
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2. ASK (in millions)2 20,385.3 5.8 4.1 99,239.0 4.8
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Domestic 12,141.4 4.3 2.2 60,329.9 5.5
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International 7,493.9 9.7 7.6 35,150.0 5.0
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Regional 749.9 -5.3 1.1 3,759.1 -8.1
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3. AFTK (in millions)3 1,100.0 2.2 1.1 5,392.0 1.6
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Domestic 330.7 9.4 -5.4 1,791.8 17.0
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International 746.5 -0.5 4.3 3,483.2 -4.5
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Regional 22.8 -3.8 -1.9 116.9 -8.5
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II. Traffic
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1. RTK (in millions)4 2,080.9 7.7 2.4 10,036.4 6.6
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Domestic 1,019.4 3.9 0.6 5,095.1 6.5
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International 1,001.2 12.6 4.6 4,639.9 7.6
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Regional 60.3 -2.2 -1.0 301.5 -6.9
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2. RPK (in millions)5 16,048.1 7.0 1.4 80,491.7 6.9
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Domestic 9,919.2 4.7 1.1 50,070.5 7.0
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International 5,579.5 12.4 2.1 27,625.4 8.6
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Regional 549.4 -2.0 -1.7 2,795.8 -7.7
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3. RFTK (in millions)6 647.2 9.7 4.5 2,892.9 6.0
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Domestic 135.2 0.2 -2.9 661.8 4.1
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International 502.5 12.8 6.7 2,187.3 6.7
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Regional 9.5 -1.6 0.1 43.8 -1.7
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Year-
Year- Month- on-Year
on-Year on-Month Cumulative Cumulative
May 2017 Change Change 2017 Change
(%) (%) (%)
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4. Number of
Passengers
carried (in
thousands) 8,236.8 3.9 0.8 41,212.6 5.6
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Domestic 6,857.7 5.0 1.5 34,017.7 6.9
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International 1,027.9 -0.5 -2.5 5,420.4 2.9
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Regional 351.2 -3.7 -1.8 1,774.5 -8.3
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5. Total Cargo and
Mail
carried (in tonnes) 153,789.1 5.1 0.1 723,205.9 5.1
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Domestic 85,645.7 -0.6 -2.8 419,845.2 2.9
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International 61,318.3 14.8 4.5 271,727.8 8.7
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Regional 6,825.1 1.7 -0.2 31,632.8 3.7
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III. Load Factor
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1. Passenger Load
Factor
(%)7 78.7 0.9 -2.1 81.1 1.7
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Domestic 81.7 0.3 -0.9 83.0 1.1
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International 74.5 1.8 -4.0 78.6 2.6
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Regional 73.3 2.5 -2.1 74.4 0.4
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2. Cargo and Mail Load
Factor (%)8 58.8 4.0 1.9 53.7 2.2
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Domestic 40.9 -3.8 1.0 36.9 -4.6
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International 67.3 7.9 1.5 62.8 6.6
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Regional 41.7 0.9 0.9 37.4 2.6
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3. Overall Load Factor
(%)9 70.8 2.1 -0.3 70.0 2.0
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Domestic 71.7 -1.1 0.2 70.6 -1.1
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International 70.4 5.3 -0.8 69.7 5.1
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Regional 64.7 1.9 -0.8 64.1 0.9
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Notes:
1. "ATK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity available
for transportation multiplied by the kilometres flown
2. "ASK(s)" refers to the number of seats available for sale
multiplied by the kilometres flown
3. "AFTK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity
available for the carriage of cargo and mail multiplied by the
kilometres flown
4. "RTK(s)" refers to the revenue load (passenger and cargo) in
tonnes multiplied by the kilometres flown
5. "RPK(s)" refers to the number of revenue passengers carried
multiplied by the kilometres flown
6. "RFTK(s)" refers to the revenue cargo and mail load in tonnes
multiplied by the kilometres flown
7. "Passenger Load Factor" refers to revenue passenger
kilometres expressed as a percentage of available seat
kilometres
8. "Cargo and Mail Load Factor" refers to revenue freight tonne
kilometres expressed as a percentage of available freight tonne
kilometres
9. "Overall Load Factor" refers to RTKs expressed as a
percentage of available tonne kilometres
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, 14 June 2017
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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