Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
July 12 2017 - 11:08AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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 July 2017
Commission File Number: 001-14550
China
Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
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(Translation of Registrant’s name
into English)
Board Secretariat’s Office
Kong Gang San Lu, Number 88
Shanghai, China 200335
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(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:
x
Form 20-F
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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
x
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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July 12, 2017
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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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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
Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this announcement
represent the Company's views as of the date of this announcement. While the Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments
may cause the Company's 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 Company's views
as of any date subsequent to the date of this announcement
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 JUNE 2017
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
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and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined under the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
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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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Estimated
amount for
June
2017
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Actual
amount
completed in
June
2016
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Year-on-year
increase
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Total
estimated
amount for
January to
June 2017
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Total actual
amount
completed in
January to
June 2016
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Year-on-year
increase
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Passenger Transportation Data
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ASK (available seat
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– kilometres)(millions)
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17,620.02
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16,105.53
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9.4
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%
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108,403.95
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98,936.46
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9.6
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%
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– Domestic routes
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10,817.86
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9,861.29
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9.7
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%
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67,552.82
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62,155.29
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8.7
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%
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– International routes
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6,329.47
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5,784.09
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9.4
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%
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37,944.63
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33,934.58
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11.8
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%
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– Regional routes
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472.70
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460.16
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2.7
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%
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2,906.49
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2,846.58
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2.1
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%
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RPK (revenue passenger
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– kilometres)(millions)
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14,346.82
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13,241.63
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8.3
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%
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88,147.44
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80,013.45
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10.2
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%
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– Domestic routes
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9,130.47
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8,128.08
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12.3
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%
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56,164.23
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50,639.91
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10.9
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%
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– International routes
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4,834.22
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4,754.86
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1.7
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%
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29,688.00
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27,179.13
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9.2
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%
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– Regional routes
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382.14
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358.69
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6.5
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%
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2,295.21
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2,194.41
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4.6
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%
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Estimated
amount for
June
2017
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Actual
amount
completed in
June
2016
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Year-on-year
increase
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Total
estimated
amount for
January to
June 2017
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Total actual
amount
completed in
January to
June 2016
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Year-on-year
increase
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Number of passengers
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carried (thousands)
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8,661.85
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7,917.35
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9.4
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%
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53,320.69
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48,848.07
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9.2
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%
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– Domestic routes
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7,285.74
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6,476.60
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12.5
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%
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44,473.44
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40,191.63
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10.7
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%
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– International routes
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1,096.11
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1,176.41
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–6.8
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%
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7,148.13
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7,028.39
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1.7
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%
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– Regional routes
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279.99
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264.34
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5.9
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%
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1,699.13
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1,628.05
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4.4
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%
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Passenger load factor (%)
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81.42
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82.22
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–0.79
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pts
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81.31
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80.87
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0.44
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pts
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– Domestic routes
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84.40
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82.42
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1.98
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pts
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83.14
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81.47
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1.67
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pts
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– International routes
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76.38
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82.21
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–5.83
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pts
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78.24
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80.09
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–1.85
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pts
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– Regional routes
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80.84
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77.95
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2.89
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pts
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78.97
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77.09
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1.88
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pts
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Freight Transportation Data
AFTK (available freight tonne
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– kilometres)(millions)
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516.74
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464.23
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11.3
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%
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3,579.53
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3,346.62
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7.0
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%
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– Domestic routes
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159.52
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134.30
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18.8
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%
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1,147.53
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1,094.92
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4.8
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%
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– International routes
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344.72
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321.23
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7.3
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%
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2,332.12
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2,169.50
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7.5
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%
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– Regional routes
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12.50
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8.70
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43.6
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%
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99.88
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82.20
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21.5
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%
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RFTK (revenue freight tonne
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– kilometres)(millions)
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192.75
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181.73
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6.1
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%
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1,366.40
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1,265.36
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8.0
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%
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– Domestic routes
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68.54
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66.42
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3.2
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%
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427.55
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434.98
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–1.7
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%
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– International routes
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121.15
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113.12
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7.1
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%
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914.52
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808.10
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13.2
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%
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– Regional routes
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3.06
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2.18
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40.2
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%
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24.34
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22.27
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9.3
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%
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Weigh
t of freight carried
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(million kg)
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68.12
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65.84
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3.5
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%
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462.17
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455.98
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1.4
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%
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– Domestic routes
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49.09
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47.53
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3.3
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%
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308.99
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314.79
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–1.8
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%
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– International routes
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16.43
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16.41
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0.1
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%
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132.83
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122.44
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8.5
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%
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– Regional routes
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2.61
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1.89
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37.7
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%
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20.35
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18.75
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8.5
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%
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Freight load factor (%)
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37.30
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39.15
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–1.84
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pts
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38.17
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37.81
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0.36
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pts
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– Domestic routes
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42.96
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49.46
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–6.49
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pts
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37.26
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39.73
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–2.47
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pts
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– International routes
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35.15
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35.22
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–0.07
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pts
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39.21
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37.25
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1.97
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pts
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– Regional routes
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24.48
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25.08
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–0.60
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pts
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24.36
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27.09
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–2.72
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pts
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Estimated
amount for
June
2017
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Actual
amount
completed in
June
2016
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Year-on-year
increase
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Total
estimated
amount for
January to
June 2017
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Total actual
amount
completed in
January to
June 2016
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Year-on-year
increase
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Consolidated Data
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ATK (available tonne
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– kilometres)(millions)
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2,102.55
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1,913.73
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9.9
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%
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13,335.88
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12,250.90
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8.9
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%
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– Domestic routes
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1,133.13
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1,021.82
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10.9
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%
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7,227.28
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6,688.89
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8.0
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%
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– International routes
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914.37
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841.79
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8.6
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%
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5,747.14
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5,223.61
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10.0
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%
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– Regional routes
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55.04
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50.12
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9.8
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%
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361.46
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338.40
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6.8
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%
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RTK (revenue tonne
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– kilometres)(millions)
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1,464.51
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1,356.65
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8.0
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%
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9,177.72
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8,361.82
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9.8
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%
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– Domestic routes
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879.14
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789.13
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11.4
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%
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5,410.81
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4,935.32
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9.6
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%
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– International routes
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548.47
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533.56
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2.8
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%
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3,539.85
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3,210.34
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10.3
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%
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– Regional routes
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36.89
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33.95
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8.7
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%
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227.06
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216.16
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5.0
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%
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Overall
load factor (%)
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69.65
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70.89
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–1.24
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pts
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68.82
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68.25
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0.57
|
pts
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– Domestic routes
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77.59
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77.23
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|
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|
0.36
|
pts
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|
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74.87
|
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|
73.78
|
|
|
|
1.08
|
pts
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– International routes
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59.98
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|
|
63.38
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|
|
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–3.40
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pts
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61.59
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61.46
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|
|
|
0.14
|
pts
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– Regional routes
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|
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67.03
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|
|
|
67.75
|
|
|
|
–0.72
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pts
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62.82
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63.88
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|
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–1.06
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pts
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Notes:
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1.
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As China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (the
“
Company
”) completed the disposal of the entire equity interest in Eastern Air Logistics Co., Ltd.* (東方航空物流有限公司)
(“
Eastern Logistics
”) to Eastern Airlines Industry Investment Company Limited* (東方航空產業投資有限公
司) (“
Eastern Investment
”, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Eastern Air Holding Company* (中國東方航空集團公司),
the controlling shareholder of the Company) in early February 2017, the freight data and consolidated monthly data of the Company
since February 2017 and subsequent months shall not include the freight data of all freighters, but only freight data of bellyhold
space in passenger aircraft. The data for the corresponding period of last year shall no longer include the freight data of all
freighters and shall be adjusted to comparable basis.
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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 the indicators.
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In June
2017, the Company introduced seven aircraft (one B777-300ER aircraft, two A330-300 aircraft, three A320 aircraft and one B737-800
aircraft), and retired three aircraft (two B737-700 aircraft and one B737-800 aircraft).
As
the Company completed the disposal of the entire equity interest in Eastern Logistics to Eastern Investment in early February
2017, the fleet data of the Company shall no longer include the freight data operated by China Cargo Airlines Co., Limited*
(中國貨運航空有限公司), a controlled subsidiary of Eastern
Logistics. As at the end of June 2017, details of the fleet structure of aircraft of the Company are as follows:
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(Units)
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No.
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Model
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Self-owned
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Under
finance
lease
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Under
operating
lease
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Sub-total
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Wide-body passenger aircraft
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28
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41
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10
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79
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1
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B777-300ER
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9
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10
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—
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19
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2
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B767
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6
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—
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—
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6
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3
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A330-200
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12
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18
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3
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33
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4
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A330-300
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1
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13
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7
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21
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Narrow-body passenger aircraft
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194
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193
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117
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504
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5
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B737-700
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37
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18
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2
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57
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6
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B737-800
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38
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60
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72
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170
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7
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A319
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10
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23
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3
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36
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8
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A320
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75
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56
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40
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171
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9
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A321
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34
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36
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—
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70
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Total
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222
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234
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127
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583
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III.
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BRIEF EXPLANATION ON OPERATING DATA
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In relation
to passenger traffic, passenger capacity (measured by available seat- kilometres) of the Company in June 2017 increased by 9.4%
year-on-year, passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger-kilometres) increased by 8.3% year-on-year, and passenger load factor
decreased by 0.79 percentage points to 81.42% year-on-year. In terms of the allocation of passenger capacity in different markets,
in June 2017, based on the market predictions, the Company accordingly increased the passenger capacity of domestic routes and
decreased the passenger capacity in certain markets, including Southeast Asia and Korea.
Freight
transportation capacity (measured by available freight tonne-kilometres) of the Company in June 2017 increased by 11.3% year-on-year.
Freight traffic volume (measured by revenue freight tonne-kilometres) increased by 6.1% year-on-year, while freight load factor
decreased by 1.84 percentage points to 37.3% year-on-year.
In June
2017, the Company launched new routes such as Ningbo-Yantai-Yanji, Kunming-Urumqi, Zhengzhou-Turpan, Hefei-Manzhouli, Hangzhou-Tangshan
and Foshan-Shangrao-Beijing Nanyuan.
The
board of directors of the Company hereby reminds investors that the operating data set forth above was compiled in accordance with
the Company’s 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
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CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED
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Wang Jian
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Company Secretary
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Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China
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12 July 2017
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*
for
identification purpose only
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), Xu Zhao (Director), Gu Jiadan (Director), Tang Bing (Director, Vice President), Tian Liuwen
(Director, Vice President), 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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