Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
May 16 2018 - 6:10AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule
13a-16
or
15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May 2018
Commission File Number:
001-14550
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
(Translation of
Registrants name into English)
Board Secretariats Office
5/F, Block A2, Northern District, CEA Building
36 Hongxiang 3rd Road, Minhang District
Shanghai, China 200335
(Address of
principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form
20-F
or
Form 40-F:
☒ Form 20-F ☐
Form
40-F
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form
6-K
in
paper as permitted by Regulation
S-T
Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form
6-K
in paper as permitted by Regulation
S-T
Rule 101(b)(7): ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: ☐ Yes ☒ No
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule
12g3-2(b):
n/a
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
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(Registrant)
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Date
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May 16, 2018
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By
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/s/
Wang Jian
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Name: Wang Jian
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Title: Company Secretary
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2
Certain statements contained in this announcement may be regarded as forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual performance, financial
condition or results of operations of the Company to be materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these risks,
uncertainties and other factors is included in the Companys filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this announcement represent the Companys views as of the date of this
announcement. While the Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause the Companys views to change, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, unless required by
applicable laws. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Companys views as of any date subsequent to the date of this announcement.
3
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no
responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the
contents of this announcement.
INSIDE INFORMATION
OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT
ANNOUNCEMENT ON OPERATING DATA FOR APRIL 2018
This overseas regulatory announcement is made 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 (
Listing Rules
) and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined under the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures
Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).
China Eastern Airlines Corporation
Limited (the
Company
) and all members of the board of directors confirm that the information contained in this announcement is true, accurate and complete, and no misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omissions are
contained herein.
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Total
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Estimated
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Actual
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estimated
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Total actual
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amount
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amount
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amount
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amount
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completed in
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completed in
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Year-
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completed in
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completed in
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Year-
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April
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April
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on-year
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January to
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January to
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on-year
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2018
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2017
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increase
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April 2018
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April 2017
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increase
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Passenger Transportation Data ASK (available seat kilometres) (millions)
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19,870.72
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18,057.46
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10.0
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%
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79,042.71
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72,307.94
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9.3
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%
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Domestic routes
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12,502.36
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11,191.71
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11.7
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%
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49,400.60
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45,164.04
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9.4
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%
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International routes
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6,838.26
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6,373.17
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7.3
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%
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27,593.94
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25,210.96
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9.5
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%
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Regional routes
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530.10
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492.58
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7.6
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2,048.17
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1,932.94
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6.0
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RPK (revenue passenger kilometres) (millions)
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16,819.59
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14,696.10
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14.4
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%
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65,155.91
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59,007.38
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10.4
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Domestic routes
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10,807.85
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9,354.11
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15.5
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41,300.90
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37,505.68
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10.1
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5,572.15
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4,949.21
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12.6
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22,180.84
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19,989.20
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11.0
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Regional routes
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439.60
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392.79
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11.9
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1,674.17
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1,512.50
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10.7
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Total
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Estimated
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Actual
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estimated
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Total actual
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amount
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amount
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amount
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amount
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completed in
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2018
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2017
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April 2018
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April 2017
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Number of passengers carried (thousands)
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10,273.69
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8,930.97
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15.0
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38,989.75
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9.6
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Domestic routes
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8,593.04
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7,484.10
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14.8
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32,351.97
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29,522.55
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9.6
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International routes
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1,360.02
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1,157.43
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17.5
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%
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5,411.22
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4,935.76
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9.6
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Regional routes
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320.63
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289.44
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10.8
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1,226.57
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1,124.76
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9.1
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%
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Passenger load factor (%)
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84.65
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81.39
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3.26
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pts
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82.43
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81.61
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0.83
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Domestic routes
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86.45
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83.58
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2.87
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pts
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83.60
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0.56
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International routes
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81.48
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77.66
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3.83
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pts
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80.38
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79.29
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1.10
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pts
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Regional routes
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82.93
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79.74
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3.19
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pts
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81.74
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78.25
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3.49
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pts
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Freight Transportation Data AFTK (available freight tonne kilometres)
(millions)
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649.75
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558.88
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16.3
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%
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2,634.16
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2,200.26
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19.7
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%
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Domestic routes
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233.47
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187.35
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24.6
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%
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957.70
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773.82
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23.8
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%
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International routes
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399.91
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355.55
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12.5
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%
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1,611.80
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1,365.53
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18.0
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%
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Regional routes
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16.37
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15.98
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2.4
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%
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64.66
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60.91
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6.1
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%
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RFTK (revenue freight tonne kilometres) (millions)
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218.80
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207.09
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5.7
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%
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818.51
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758.24
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7.9
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%
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Domestic routes
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70.56
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70.07
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0.7
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%
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286.76
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284.74
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0.7
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%
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International routes
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145.40
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134.17
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8.4
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%
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520.61
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462.95
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12.5
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%
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Regional routes
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2.84
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2.85
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-0.2
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%
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11.14
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10.55
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5.5
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%
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Weight of freight carried (million kg)
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74.96
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71.69
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4.6
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%
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293.86
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282.11
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4.2
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%
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Domestic routes
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51.71
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50.67
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2.0
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%
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209.99
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205.75
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2.1
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%
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International routes
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20.82
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18.62
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11.8
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%
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74.37
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67.33
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10.5
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%
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Regional routes
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2.44
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2.40
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1.8
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%
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9.50
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9.03
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5.3
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%
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Freight load factor (%)
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33.67
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37.06
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-3.38
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pts
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31.07
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34.46
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-3.39
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pts
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Domestic routes
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30.22
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37.40
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-7.18
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pts
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29.94
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36.80
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-6.85
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pts
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International routes
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36.36
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37.74
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-1.38
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pts
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32.30
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33.90
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-1.60
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pts
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Regional routes
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17.36
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17.82
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-0.46
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pts
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17.22
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17.32
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-0.10
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pts
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Total
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Estimated
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Actual
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estimated
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Total actual
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amount
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amount
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amount
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amount
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completed in
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completed in
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Year-
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completed in
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completed in
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Year-
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April
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April
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on-year
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January to
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January to
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on-year
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2018
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2017
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increase
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April 2018
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April 2017
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increase
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Consolidated Data ATK (available tonne kilometres) (millions)
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2,438.12
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2,184.05
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11.6
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%
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9,748.00
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8,707.98
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11.9
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%
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Domestic routes
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1,358.68
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1,194.60
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13.7
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%
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5,403.76
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4,838.58
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11.7
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%
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International routes
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1,015.36
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929.13
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9.3
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%
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4,095.25
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3,634.51
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12.7
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%
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Regional routes
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64.08
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60.32
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6.2
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%
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248.99
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234.88
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6.0
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%
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RTK (revenue tonne kilometres) (millions)
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1,712.57
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1,514.38
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13.1
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%
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6,558.29
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5,980.16
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9.7
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%
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Domestic routes
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1,031.31
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903.39
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14.2
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%
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3,928.99
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3,608.53
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8.9
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%
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International routes
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639.53
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573.42
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11.5
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%
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2,471.14
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2,227.74
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10.9
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%
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Regional routes
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41.73
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37.57
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11.1
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%
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158.17
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143.88
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9.9
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%
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Overall load factor (%)
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70.24
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69.34
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0.90
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pts
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67.28
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|
|
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68.67
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|
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-1.40
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pts
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Domestic routes
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|
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75.91
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|
|
|
75.62
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|
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0.28
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pts
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72.71
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|
|
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74.58
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|
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-1.87
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pts
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International routes
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|
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62.99
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|
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61.72
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|
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1.27
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pts
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60.34
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|
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61.29
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|
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-0.95
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pts
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Regional routes
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|
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65.12
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62.29
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2.83
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pts
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|
63.52
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|
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61.26
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2.27
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pts
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1.
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Freight transportation data only contained data of bellyhold space in passenger aircraft.
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2.
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Please refer to the latest annual report or interim report of the Company for the definitions of indicators.
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6
In April 2018, the Company introduced four aircraft
(two
B737-800
aircraft, one
B737-8MAX
aircraft and one
A330-300
aircraft), and retired two aircraft (two
A330-200
aircraft). As at the end of April 2018, details of the fleet structure of aircraft of the Company were as follows:
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(Units)
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|
No.
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|
Model
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|
Self-owned
|
|
|
Under
finance
lease
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|
|
Under
operating
lease
|
|
|
Sub-total
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Wide-body passenger aircraft
|
|
|
30
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|
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|
44
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|
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7
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|
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|
81
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|
1
|
|
B777-300ER
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|
|
9
|
|
|
|
11
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|
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0
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|
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|
20
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2
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|
B767
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|
|
4
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|
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|
0
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|
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0
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4
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3
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|
A330-200
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|
|
15
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15
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0
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30
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|
4
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|
A330-300
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|
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2
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19
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5
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26
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Narrow-body passenger aircraft
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|
|
218
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|
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|
200
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|
|
|
135
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553
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|
5
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|
B737-700
|
|
|
42
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|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
55
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|
6
|
|
B737-800
|
|
|
46
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|
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|
70
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|
|
|
84
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|
|
|
200
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|
7
|
|
A319
|
|
|
13
|
|
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|
20
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|
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|
2
|
|
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35
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8
|
|
A320
|
|
|
79
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|
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|
52
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49
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|
|
|
180
|
|
9
|
|
A321
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
39
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|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
77
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|
10
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|
B737-8MAX
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
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|
9
|
|
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|
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|
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|
Total
|
|
|
248
|
|
|
|
244
|
|
|
|
142
|
|
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|
636
|
|
Note:
The ten business aircraft held under trust of the Company were not included in the fleet.
7
III.
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BRIEF EXPLANATION ON OPERATING DATA
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In relation to passenger traffic,
passenger transportation capacity (measured by available seat-kilometres) of the Company in April 2018 increased by 10.0%
year-on-year,
passenger traffic volume
(measured by revenue passenger-kilometres) increased by 14.4%
year-on-year,
and passenger load factor increased by 3.26 percentage points to 84.65%
year-on-year.
In relation to freight traffic,
freight transportation capacity (measured by available freight tonne-kilometres) of the Company in April 2018 increased by 16.3%
year-on-year.
Freight traffic volume
(measured by revenue freight tonne-kilometres) increased by 5.7%
year-on-year,
while freight load factor decreased by 3.38 percentage points to 33.67%
year-on-year.
In April 2018, the Company
launched new international routes such as Jinan-Seoul, and new domestic routes such as Shanghai-Kunming-Ninglang,
Shenzhen-Kunming-Cangyuan
and Wuxi-Hohhot.
The board of directors of the Company hereby reminds investors that the operating data set forth above was compiled in
accordance with the Companys internal information which has not been audited and may be subject to adjustment. The operating data set forth above may differ from the data disclosed in any regular report for the relevant period. The Company
reserves its rights to adjust the operating data based on audit findings and the actual situation. The monthly operating data disclosed by the Company only serves as preliminary and periodical data for investors reference. Investors are hereby
reminded of the investment risks which may result from inappropriate reliance upon or utilization of the information above.
The data set forth above is published on the website of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (www.sse.com.cn), the website of The Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong (www.hkex.com.hk) and the column Investor Relations on the website of the Company (www.ceair.com).
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|
By order of the Board
|
|
|
CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED
Wang Jian
|
|
|
Company Secretary
|
|
|
Shanghai, the Peoples Republic of China
15 May 2018
|
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company include Liu Shaoyong (Chairman), Ma Xulun
(Vice Chairman, President), Li Yangmin (Director, Vice President), Gu Jiadan (Director), Tang Bing (Director, Vice President), Tian Liuwen (Director, Vice President), Yuan Jun (Employee Representative Director), Li Ruoshan (Independent
non-executive
Director), Ma Weihua (Independent
non-executive
Director), Shao Ruiqing (Independent
non-executive
Director) and Cai
Hongping (Independent
non-executive
Director).
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