TIDMAIRC
RNS Number : 5501C
Air China Ld
18 April 2017
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any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or
any part of the contents of this announcement.
AIR CHINA LIMITED
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's
Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 00753)
ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA OF MARCH 2017
The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published
by Air China Limited (the "Air China") on the Shanghai Stock
Exchange on 13 April 2017, which contains combined operating data
for March 2017 for Air China and its subsidiaries (collectively,
the "Group").
This announcement enclosing the SSE Announcement is made by Air
China pursuant to Rule 13.09 and Rule 13.10B of the Listing Rules
and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined in the Listing
Rules) under Part XIVA of the SFO. The data in the enclosed SSE
Announcement was calculated based on the internal statistics of the
Group, which may differ from the data disclosed in the relative
periodic reports.
This announcement enclosing the SSE Announcement is made by Air
China pursuant to Rule 13.09 and Rule 13.10B of the Rules Governing
the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited (the "Listing Rules") and the Inside Information Provisions
(as defined in the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities
and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the
"SFO").
The data in the enclosed SSE Announcement was calculated based
on the internal statistics of the Group, which may differ from the
data disclosed in the relative periodic reports.
Investors are advised to exercise caution in dealing in shares
of Air China.
By Order of the Board
Air China Limited
Rao Xinyu Tam Shuit Mui
Joint Company Secretaries
Beijing, the PRC, 13 April 2017
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the
Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Cao Jianxiong,
Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. John Robert Slosar, Mr. Ian Sai Cheung Shiu, Mr.
Pan Xiaojiang*, Mr. Simon To Chi Keung*, Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung*
and Mr. Li Dajin*.
* Independent non-executive director of the Company
SSE ANNOUNCEMENT
The SSE Announcement is written in Chinese, with no official
English translation. The English translation is provided solely for
reference only. In case of any discrepancy between the two
versions, the Chinese version shall prevail. The full version of
the SSE Announcement is as follows:
AIR CHINA LIMITED
ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA OF MARCH 2017
In March 2017, Air China Limited (the "Company"), and its
subsidiaries (the "Group") recorded an increase in combined
passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometers (the
"RPK")) as compared to the same period last year, and to last
month, respectively. Compared to the same period last year,
passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometers (the
"ASK")) increased by 5.4%, and passenger traffic increased by 8.7%.
For domestic routes, passenger capacity and passenger traffic
increased by 7.9% and 10.3%, respectively, as compared to the same
period last year. For international routes, passenger capacity and
passenger traffic increased 2.3% and 7.6%, respectively, as
compared to the same period last year. Passenger capacity on
regional routes decreased by 6.0%, and passenger traffic saw a
decline of 7.6%, as compared to the same period last year. The
overall passenger load factor was 81.0%, representing an increase
of 2.5 percentage points compared to the same period last year. The
passenger load factor for domestic and international routes grew by
1.8 percentage points and
3.9 percentage points respectively while the passenger load
factor for regional routes saw a decrease of 1.2 percentage
points.
In terms of cargo operations, in March 2017, both the cargo and
mail traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometres (the
"RFTK")) and freight tonnage carried displayed growth on a
year-on-year basis and on a month-on-month basis, respectively.
Cargo capacity (measured by available freight tonne kilometers (the
"AFTK")) increased by 0.1% year-on-year. Cargo and mail traffic
increased by 3.3% and the volume of cargo and mail carried rose by
3.2% as compared to the same period last year. The cargo load
factor was 55.3% in March 2017, representing a year-on-year growth
of 1.7 percentage points.
On 26 March 2017, the Company launched a Dalian-Yuncheng-Guiyang
route (four times a week), a Dalian-Shiyan-Kunming route (four
times a week), a Tianjin-Fuzhou route (six times a week), a
Tianjin- Taiyuan-Xining route (seven times a week) and a
Chongqing-Liupanshui route (seven times a week). On 27 March 2017,
the Company launched a Chengdu-Shihezi-Yining route (three times a
week) and a Hangzhou-Liupanshui route (four times a week). The
Company launched a Dalian-Yunchen-Guilin route (three times a week)
on 28 March 2017.
In March 2017, the Group introduced one A320 aircraft, and
retired one B777-200 aircraft. As at the end of March 2017, the
Group operated a fleet of 628 aircraft, including 259 self-owned
aircraft, 172 aircraft under finance
lease and 197 aircraft under operating lease.
The following table sets forth the key operating data for March
2017:
Year-
Year-on-Year Month- on-Year
March Change (%) on-Month Cumulative Cumulative
2017 Change 2017 Change (%)
(%)
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I. Capacity
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1. ATK (in millions)1 2,901.4 3.3 8.4 8,550.0 3.5
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Domestic 1,508.1 10.5 8.7 4,377.7 10.2
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International 1,299.7 -3.4 8.5 3,888.4 -2.1
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Regional 93.5 -6.5 3.7 283.9 -10.5
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2. ASK (in millions)2 20,001.8 5.4 6.9 59,261.6 4.7
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Domestic 12,450.7 7.9 8.4 36,311.5 7.0
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International 6,805.2 2.3 4.8 20,686.7 2.8
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Regional 745.8 -6.0 3.3 2,263.5 -10.2
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3. AFTK (in millions)3 1,097.3 0.1 11.1 3,203.5 1.6
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Domestic 388.4 19.1 9.8 1,111.7 21.0
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International 685.5 -7.9 12.0 2,020.9 -6.2
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Regional 23.4 -7.8 5.3 70.9 -12.1
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II. Traffic
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1. RTK (in millions)4 2,056.0 7.0 12.0 5,923.7 6.8
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Domestic 1,065.8 9.2 10.2 3,062.1 8.8
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International 931.9 5.6 14.9 2,681.4 5.7
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Regional 58.2 -6.6 0.3 180.3 -8.8
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2. RPK (in millions)5 16,201.7 8.7 3.8 48,611.1 7.7
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Domestic 10,340.7 10.3 5.4 30,338.3 9.3
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International 5,335.0 7.6 1.8 16,585.6 7.1
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Regional 526.1 -7.6 -5.2 1,687.3 -10.0
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3. RFTK (in millions)6 606.6 3.3 31.1 1,626.0 4.5
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Domestic 142.1 2.6 33.2 387.3 5.5
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International 455.1 3.6 30.4 1,213.9 4.3
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Regional 9.4 -0.9 34.5 24.8 -2.3
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4. Number of
Passengers carried
(in thousands) 8,407.4 8.2 5.3 24,805.2 7.6
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Domestic 7,003.1 9.7 6.8 20,399.5 9.1
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International 1,070.8 4.6 -0.7 3,340.0 5.4
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Regional 333.4 -8.3 -4.9 1,065.7 -10.1
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Year-
Year-on-Year Month- on-Year
March Change (%) on-Month Cumulative Cumulative
2017 Change 2017 Change (%)
(%)
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5. Total Cargo and
Mail carried
(in tonnes) 154,369.7 3.2 33.1 415,774.1 4.8
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Domestic 89,414.9 0.6 32.2 246,062.2 4.1
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International 58,070.3 7.1 34.0 151,741.1 6.2
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Regional 6,884.5 5.0 36.6 17,970.8 3.4
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III. Load Factor
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1. Passenger Load
Factor (%)7 81.0 2.5 -2.4 82.0 2.3
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Domestic 83.1 1.8 -2.3 83.6 1.8
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International 78.4 3.9 -2.3 80.2 3.2
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Regional 70.5 -1.2 -6.3 74.5 0.1
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2. Cargo and Mail
Load Factor
(%)8 55.3 1.7 8.4 50.8 1.4
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Domestic 36.6 -5.9 6.4 34.8 -5.1
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International 66.4 7.4 9.3 60.1 6.0
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Regional 40.3 2.8 8.7 34.9 3.5
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3. Overall Load Factor
(%)9 70.9 2.5 2.2 69.3 2.1
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Domestic 70.7 -0.9 1.0 69.9 -0.9
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International 71.7 6.1 4.0 69.0 5.1
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Regional 62.2 -0.1 -2.1 63.5 1.2
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Notes:
1. "ATK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity available
for transportation multiplied by the kilometers flown
2. "ASK(s)" refers to the number of seats available for sale
multiplied by the kilometers flown
3. "AFTK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity
available for the carriage of cargo and mail multiplied by the
kilometers flown
4. "RTK(s)" refers to the revenue load (passenger and cargo) in
tonnes multiplied by the kilometers flown
5. "RPK(s)" refers to the number of revenue passengers carried
multiplied by the kilometers flown
6. "RFTK(s)" refers to the revenue cargo and mail load in tonnes
multiplied by the kilometers flown
7. "Passenger Load Factor" refers to revenue passenger
kilometers expressed as a percentage of available seat
kilometers
8. "Cargo and Mail Load Factor" refers to revenue freight tonne
kilometers expressed as a percentage of available freight tonne
kilometers
9. "Overall Load Factor" refers to RTK expressed as a percentage
of available tonne kilometers
The key operating data above was calculated based on the
internal statistics of the Group, which may differ from the data
disclosed in the relative periodic reports. Investors are hereby
reminded of the risks which may results from inappropriate reliance
upon or utilization of the information given above.
By Order of the Board
Rao Xinyu
Board Secretary
Beijing, the PRC, 13 April 2017
This information is provided by RNS
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