Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
January 16 2018 - 06:16AM
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 January 2018
Commission File Number:
001-14550
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
(Translation of Registrants name into English)
Board
Secretariats Office
Kong Gang San Lu, Number 88
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): ☐
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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
January 16, 2018
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By
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/s/
Wang Jian
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Name:
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Wang Jian
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Title:
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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 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.
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.
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(A joint stock limited company
incorporated in the Peoples Republic of China with limited liability)
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(Stock code: 00670)
INSIDE INFORMATION
OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ON OPERATING DATA FOR DECEMBER 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
) and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined under the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
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
completed in
December
2017
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Actual
amount
completed in
December
2016
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Year-on-year
increase
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Total
estimated
amount
completed in
January to
December
2017
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Total
actual
amount
completed in
January to
December
2016
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Year-on-year
increase
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Passenger Transportation Data
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ASK (available seat kilometres) (millions)
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19,389.99
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17,839.96
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8.7
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%
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225,967.49
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206,249.27
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9.6
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%
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Domestic routes
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12,082.06
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10,949.53
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10.3
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%
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141,061.31
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129,459.68
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9.0
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%
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International routes
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6,791.88
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6,415.57
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5.9
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%
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78,957.90
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71,177.37
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10.9
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%
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Regional routes
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516.05
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474.86
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8.7
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%
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5,948.29
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5,612.22
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6.0
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%
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RPK (revenue passenger kilometres) (millions)
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15,401.63
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14,069.42
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9.5
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%
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183,151.51
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167,529.20
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9.3
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%
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Domestic routes
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9,741.41
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8,675.56
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12.3
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%
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117,024.30
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106,361.13
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10.0
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%
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International routes
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5,250.78
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5,021.33
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4.6
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%
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61,368.94
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56,821.42
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8.0
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%
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Regional routes
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409.44
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372.53
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9.9
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%
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4,758.28
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4,346.64
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9.5
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%
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Number of passengers carried (thousands)
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9,212.87
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8,293.03
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11.1
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%
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110,802.62
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101,741.64
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8.9
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%
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Domestic routes
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7,660.59
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6,821.06
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12.3
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%
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92,617.00
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84,201.92
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10.0
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%
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International routes
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1,248.65
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1,195.74
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4.4
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%
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14,671.67
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14,323.71
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2.4
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%
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Regional routes
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303.63
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276.23
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9.9
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%
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3,513.95
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3,216.02
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9.3
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%
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Estimated
amount
completed in
December
2017
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Actual
amount
completed in
December
2016
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Year-on-year
increase
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Total
estimated
amount
completed in
January to
December
2017
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Total
actual
amount
completed in
January to
December
2016
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Year-on-year
increase
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Passenger load factor (%)
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79.43
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78.86
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0.57
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pts
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81.05
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81.23
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0.17
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pts
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Domestic routes
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80.63
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79.23
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1.39
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pts
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82.96
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82.16
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0.80
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pts
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International routes
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77.31
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78.27
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0.96
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pts
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77.72
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79.83
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2.11
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pts
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Regional routes
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79.34
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78.45
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0.89
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pts
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79.99
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77.45
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2.54
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pts
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Freight Transportation Data AFTK (available freight tonne kilometres)
(millions)
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641.44
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553.03
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16.0
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%
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7,057.64
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6,535.18
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8.0
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%
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Domestic routes
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222.52
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188.84
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17.8
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%
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2,277.95
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2,163.17
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5.3
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%
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International routes
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402.36
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350.99
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14.6
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%
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4,592.06
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4,224.47
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8.7
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%
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Regional routes
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16.56
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13.21
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25.3
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%
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187.63
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147.54
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27.2
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%
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RFTK (revenue freight tonne
kilometres) (millions)
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233.85
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218.29
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7.1
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%
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2,662.81
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2,495.43
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6.7
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%
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Domestic routes
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84.89
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89.03
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4.6
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%
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895.56
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927.40
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3.4
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%
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International routes
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145.41
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126.14
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15.3
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%
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1,722.52
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1,530.17
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12.6
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%
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Regional routes
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3.54
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3.12
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13.4
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%
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44.73
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37.86
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18.2
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%
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Weight of freight carried
(million kg)
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86.42
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86.21
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0.2
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%
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933.33
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929.26
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0.4
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%
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Domestic routes
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62.98
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65.22
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3.4
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%
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647.92
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668.64
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3.1
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%
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International routes
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20.42
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18.35
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11.3
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%
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247.85
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228.59
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8.4
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%
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Regional routes
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3.02
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2.64
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14.3
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%
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37.56
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32.03
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17.3
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%
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Freight load factor (%)
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36.46
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39.47
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3.01
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pts
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37.73
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38.18
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0.46
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pts
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Domestic routes
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38.15
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47.14
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8.99
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pts
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39.31
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42.87
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3.56
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pts
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International routes
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36.14
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35.94
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0.20
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pts
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37.51
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36.22
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1.29
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pts
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Regional routes
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21.39
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23.64
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2.25
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pts
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23.84
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25.66
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1.82
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pts
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Consolidated Data
ATK (available tonne
kilometres)
(millions)
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2,386.54
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2,158.63
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10.6
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%
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27,394.72
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25,097.62
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9.2
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%
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Domestic routes
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1,309.91
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1,174.29
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11.5
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%
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14,973.47
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13,814.54
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8.4
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%
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International routes
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1,013.63
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928.39
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9.2
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%
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11,698.27
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10,630.43
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10.0
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%
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Regional routes
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63.00
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55.94
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12.6
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%
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722.97
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652.64
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10.8
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%
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RTK (revenue tonne
kilometres) (millions)
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1,603.88
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1,472.47
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8.9
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%
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18,853.19
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17,333.11
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8.8
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%
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Domestic routes
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953.22
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864.01
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10.3
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%
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11,251.08
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10,362.29
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8.6
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%
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International routes
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610.83
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572.28
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6.7
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%
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7,137.45
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6,548.92
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9.0
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%
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Regional routes
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39.84
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36.19
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10.1
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%
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464.65
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421.89
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10.1
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%
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5
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Estimated
amount
completed in
December
2017
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Actual
amount
completed in
December
2016
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Year-on-year
increase
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Total
estimated
amount
completed in
January to
December
2017
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Total
actual
amount
completed in
January to
December
2016
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Year-on-year
increase
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Overall load factor (%)
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67.21
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68.21
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1.01
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pts
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68.82
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69.06
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0.24
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pts
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Domestic routes
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72.77
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73.58
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0.81
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pts
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75.14
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75.01
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0.13
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pts
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International routes
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60.26
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61.64
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1.38
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pts
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61.01
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61.61
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0.59
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pts
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Regional routes
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63.23
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64.70
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1.47
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pts
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64.27
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64.64
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0.37
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pts
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Notes:
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As China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (the
Company
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Eastern Logistics
) to Eastern Airlines Industry Investment Company Limited* (
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Eastern Investment
, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Eastern Air Holding Company Limited* (
), 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 December 2017, the Company introduced 10 aircraft (two
B737-800
aircraft, four B737- 8MAX aircraft, two A321 aircraft, one A320 aircraft and one
A330-300
aircraft), and retired one aircraft (one
B737-700
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 data of the freighters operated by China Cargo Airlines Co., Limited* (
), a controlled subsidiary of Eastern Logistics. As at the end of December 2017, details of the fleet structure of aircraft of the Company are as follows:
(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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29
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43
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10
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82
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1
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B777-300ER
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11
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0
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20
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|
2
|
|
B767
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
3
|
|
A330-200
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
33
|
|
4
|
|
A330-300
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Narrow-body
passenger aircraft
|
|
|
218
|
|
|
|
192
|
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
545
|
|
5
|
|
B737-700
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
56
|
|
6
|
|
B737-800
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
192
|
|
7
|
|
A319
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
8
|
|
A320
|
|
|
79
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
179
|
|
9
|
|
A321
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
77
|
|
10
|
|
B737-8MAX
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
247
|
|
|
|
235
|
|
|
|
145
|
|
|
|
627
|
|
Note:
The ten business aircraft held under trust of the Company were not included in the fleet.
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III.
|
BRIEF EXPLANATION ON OPERATING DATA
|
In relation to passenger transportation, passenger
transportation capacity (measured by available seat-kilometres) of the Company in December 2017 increased by 8.7%
year-on-year,
passenger traffic volume (measured by
revenue passenger-kilometres) increased by 9.5% year-
on-year,
and passenger load factor increased by 0.57 percentage points to 79.43%
year-on-
year.
In relation to freight transportation, freight transportation capacity (measured by available freight tonne-kilometres) of the Company in
December 2017 increased by 16%
year-on-year.
Freight traffic volume (measured by revenue freight tonne-kilometres) increased by 7.1%
year-on-year,
while freight load factor decreased by 3.01 percentage points to 36.46%
year-on-
year.
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).
By order of the Board
CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED
Wang Jian
Company Secretary
Shanghai, the Peoples Republic of China
15 January 2018
*
|
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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