SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

October 17, 2023

 

 

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED

 

 

68 Qi Xin Road

Guangzhou, 510403

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒   Form 40-F ☐

 

 

 


China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) published the following announcement on October 16, 2023 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s website at:

https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2023/1016/2023101600633.pdf, in relation to the key operating data of the Company and its subsidiaries for September 2023.

The announcement in English is included as an exhibit to this Form 6-K.


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.

 

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Chen Wei Hua and Liu Wei

Name: Chen Wei Hua and Liu Wei
Title: Joint Company Secretaries

Date: October 17, 2023

Exhibit 99.1

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.

 

LOGO

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1055)

ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA

 

This announcement is made based on the operating data for September 2023 of the Group to be published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and pursuant to Rules 13.09 and 13.10B of the Listing Rules and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined in the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

The relevant key operating data was calculated based on the internal statistics of the Group, which may differ from the data disclosed in the relevant periodic reports. Investors are hereby reminded of the risks which may result from inappropriate reliance upon or utilization of the relevant information.

This announcement is made based on the operating data for September 2023 of China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”) to be published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and pursuant to Rules 13.09 and 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”) and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined in the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

In September 2023, passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometres (“ASK”)) of the Group increased by 126.27% as compared with the same period last year (a year-on-year (“YoY”) basis), of which, passenger capacity for domestic routes, regional routes and international routes increased by 96.05%, 297.56% and 580.07%, respectively, as compared with the same period last year. Compared with the same period last year, passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometres (“RPK”)) increased by 160.85%, of which, passenger traffic for domestic routes, regional routes and international routes increased by 123.33%, 562.78% and 733.02%, respectively, as compared with the same period last year. The passenger load factor was 78.71%, representing an increase of 10.43 percentage points as compared with the same period last year, of which, the passenger load factor for domestic routes, regional routes and international routes increased by 9.53, 29.14 and 15.08 percentage points, respectively, as compared with the same period last year.

 

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In terms of cargo operations, in September 2023, cargo capacity (measured by available tonne kilometers (“ATK”) - Cargo and Mail) increased by 34.21% as compared with the same period last year. Cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue tonne kilometres (“RTK”) - Cargo and Mail) increased by 13.25% as compared with the same period last year. The cargo and mail load factor was 51.00%, representing a decrease of 9.44 percentage points as compared with the same period last year.

In September 2023, the Group has newly launched the following major route: Shenzhen – Kashgar – Shenzhen (being three flights a week).

In September 2023, the Group introduced two aircrafts (including one A320NEO aircraft and one A350 aircraft). As of the end of September 2023, the Group operated a fleet of 903 commercial aircrafts as set out below:

 

Aircraft Model

   Self-owned      Finance Lease      Operating Lease      Subtotal  

Airbus 350 Series

     6        13        0        19  

Airbus 330 Series

     10        21        7        38  

Airbus 320 Series

     146        75        134        355  

Boeing 787 Series

     5        24        10        39  

Boeing 777 Series

     11        21        0        32  

Boeing 737 Series

     135        62        191        388  

EMB190 Series

     6        0        0        6  

ARJ21

     6        20        0        26  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     325        236        342        903  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

KEY OPERATING DATA OF SEPTEMBER 2023

 

Traffic

   September 2023      Cumulative 2023  
   Amount      Month-on-Month
(“MoM”)
Change (%)
     YoY
Change
(%)
     Amount      YoY Change
(%)
 

RPK (in million)

 

Domestic

     17,512.23        -14.80        123.33        155,206.41        94.29  

Regional

     159.33        -17.20        562.78        1,281.88        1,243.05  

International

     4,143.20        -2.35        733.02        24,156.78        650.29  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     21,814.76        -12.70        160.85        180,645.07        117.12  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

RTK (in million)

 

Domestic

     1,695.58        -9.34        113.28        14,574.44        85.60  

Regional

     17.04        -9.26        469.43        128.03        914.05  

International

     950.50        2.90        60.40        6,845.44        35.59  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     2,663.11        -5.32        91.51        21,547.90        66.86  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

RTK - Cargo and Mail (in million)

 

Domestic

     141.53        17.47        49.78        1,010.63        22.14  

Regional

     2.98        17.82        249.72        16.90        302.95  

International

     584.49        4.56        6.59        4,730.79        -0.69  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     729.00        6.89        13.25        5,758.32        2.91  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Passengers carried (in thousand)

 

Domestic

     10,931.43        -15.37        107.42        98,192.21        93.46  

Regional

     134.07        -17.31        589.47        1,099.47        1,121.63  

International

     1,027.81        -6.38        1,137.51        5,922.65        1,035.55  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     12,093.31        -14.69        125.09        105,214.33        104.83  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cargo and mail carried (in thousand tonnes)

 

Domestic

     82.30        18.34        41.02        598.65        20.56  

Regional

     2.59        17.61        251.32        15.08        273.02  

International

     64.83        6.42        7.61        504.90        -2.35  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     149.72        12.86        25.45        1,118.63        9.92  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Capacity

   September 2023      Cumulative 2023  
   Amount      MoM
Change
(%)
     YoY
Change
(%)
     Amount      YoY Change
(%)
 

ASK (in million)

 

Domestic

     22,452.68        -12.64        96.05        201,344.84        67.65  

Regional

     218.76        -4.52        297.56        1,691.65        683.76  

International

     5,045.62        1.67        580.07        30,166.46        488.64  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     27,717.06        -10.28        126.27        233,202.95        85.91  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ATK (in million)

 

Domestic

     2,545.59        -12.27        98.85        22,887.23        72.49  

Regional

     28.90        -1.90        269.80        219.99        665.57  

International

     1,349.36        2.67        53.43        9,725.20        28.21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     3,923.85        -7.57        81.04        32,832.42        57.22  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ATK - Cargo and Mail (in million)

 

Domestic

     524.85        -10.83        110.43        4,766.19        93.76  

Regional

     9.22        4.19        221.79        67.75        627.62  

International

     895.25        3.18        10.16        7,010.21        -1.60  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,429.31        -2.44        34.21        11,844.15        23.46  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Load Factor

   September 2023      Cumulative 2023  
   Figure
(%)
     MoM
Change
(Percentage
Points)
     YoY
Change
(Percentage
Points)
     Figure
(%)
     YoY Change
(Percentage
Points)
 

Passenger Load Factor (RPK/ASK)

 

Domestic

     78.00        -1.97        9.53        77.08        10.57  

Regional

     72.83        -11.16        29.14        75.78        31.56  

International

     82.11        -3.38        15.08        80.08        17.25  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     78.71        -2.18        10.43        77.46        11.13  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cargo and Mail Load Factor

 

Domestic

     26.97        6.50        -10.92        21.20        -12.43  

Regional

     32.31        3.74        2.58        24.95        -20.11  

International

     65.29        0.86        -2.19        67.48        0.62  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     51.00        4.45        -9.44        48.62        -9.71  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Overall Load Factor (RTK/ATK)

 

Domestic

     66.61        2.16        4.51        63.68        4.50  

Regional

     58.94        -4.78        20.66        58.20        14.26  

International

     70.44        0.16        3.06        70.39        3.83  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     67.87        1.62        3.71        65.63        3.79  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Notes:

1.

“RPK(s)” refers to the number of passengers carried multiplied by the kilometers flown;

2.

“RTK(s)” refers to the load (passenger and cargo and mail) in tonnes multiplied by the kilometers flown;

3.

“RTK(s) - Cargo and Mail” refers to the cargo and mail load in tonnes multiplied by the kilometers flown;

4.

“ASK(s)” refers to the number of seats available for sale multiplied by the kilometers flown;

5.

“ATK(s)” refers to the number of tonnes of capacity available for transportation multiplied by the kilometers flown;

6.

“ATK(s) - Cargo and Mail” refers to the number of tonnes of capacity available for the carriage of cargo and mail multiplied by the kilometers flown;

7.

“Passenger Load Factor” refers to RPK expressed as a percentage of ASK;

8.

“Cargo and Mail Load Factor” refers to RTK- Cargo and Mail expressed as a percentage of ATK - Cargo and Mail;

9.

“Overall Load Factor” refers to RTK expressed as a percentage of ATK.

The key operating data above was calculated based on the internal preliminary statistics of the Group, which may be subsequently adjusted or differ from the data disclosed in the relevant periodic reports. Investors are hereby reminded of the risks which may result from inappropriate reliance upon or utilization of the information given above.

 

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  By order of the Board
  China Southern Airlines Company Limited
  Chen Wei Hua and Liu Wei
  Joint Company Secretaries

Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China

16 October 2023

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors include Ma Xu Lun, Han Wen Sheng and Luo Lai Jun as executive Directors; and Pansy Catilina Chiu King Ho, Gu Hui Zhong, Guo Wei and Cai Hong Ping as independent non-executive Directors.

 

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