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. (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 The enclosed announcement (the SSE Announcement ) was published by Air China Limited ( Air China ) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 18 April, which contains combined operating data for for Air China and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Group ). The information contained in the SSE Announcement may be price sensitive. This announcement enclosing the SSE Announcement is being issued pursuant to Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance. The data in the 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 is issued by Air China pursuant to Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance. 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. Beijing, the PRC, 18 April By order of the Board Air China Limited Rao Xinyu Tam Shuit Mui Joint Company Secretaries As atthe date ofthis notice,the directorsof the Companyare Mr.Cai Jianjiang, Ms. WangYinxiang, Mr. Cao Jianxiong, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. John Robert Slosar, Mr. Ian Sai Cheung Shiu, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Pan Xiaojiang *, Mr. Simon To Chi Keung *, Mr. Stanley Hui Honchung * and Mr. Li Dajin *. * Independent non-executive director of the Company - 1 -
SSE ANNOUNCEMENT The SSE Announcement is written in Chinese, with no official English translation. The English translationis providedsolelyfor referenceonly. Incase of anydiscrepancy 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 In, Air China Limited (the Company ), and its subsidiaries (the Group ) recorded an increase in combined passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometers ( RPK )) as compared to the same period last year, but a slight decrease as compared to last month. Compared to the same period last year, passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometers ( ASK )) increased by 8.4%, while passenger traffic, increased by 4.3%. For domestic routes, passenger capacity increased by 1.3%, while passenger traffic saw a 2.9% decline, as compared to the same period last year. For international routes, passenger capacity and passenger traffic increased by 25.4% and 20.3% respectively, as compared to the same period last year. Passenger capacity on regional routes decreased by 1.7%, while passenger traffic increased by 9.4% as compared to the same period last year. The overall passenger load factor was 78.5%, recording a year-on-year decline by 3.1 percentage points. The passenger load factor for domestic and international decreased by 3.5 and 3.1 percentage points respectively, while the passenger load factor of regional routes saw a growth of 7.2 percentage points. On 27, the Company launched a Daqing-Shenyang-Wuhan route (two flights each week), a Harbin-Tianjin-Guilin route (seven flights each week), a Tianjin-Zhuhai route (seven flights each week), a Chongqing-Changsha route (seven flights each week) and a Chongqing-Shenyang route (seven flights each week). In terms of cargo operations, in, both cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers ( RFTK )) and volume of cargo and mail uplifted saw a growth on a year-on-year basis and as compared to last month. Cargo capacity (measured by available freight tonne kilometers ( AFTK )) rose by 8.5% year-on-year in. Cargo and mail traffic increased by 5.6% and volume of cargo and mail uplifted grew by 5.4% as compared to the same period last year. The cargo load factor was 53.6% in, representing a year-on-year decrease of 1.5 percentage points. In, the Group added one B737-800 and one A320, and retired one B737-800. As at the end of, the Group operated a fleet of 594 aircraft. - 2 -
The following table sets forth key operating data for : I. Capacity 2015 (%) February (%) change (%) 1. ATKs (in millions) 1 2808.7 8.5 4.9 8259.6 11.3 Domestic 1363.7 0.9 2.9 3971.8 2.3 International 1345.0 18.8 8.5 3970.5 23.1 Regional 100.0-4.5-10.9 317.3 1.7 2. ASKs (in millions) 2 18966.6 8.4 2.4 56535.4 11.7 Domestic 11534.5 1.3 2.5 33940.2 3.5 International 6638.6 25.4 4.3 20075.4 30.3 Regional 793.6-1.7-10.9 2519.8 3.9 3. AFTKs (in millions) 3 1096.6 8.5 9.0 3156.8 10.7 II. Traffic Domestic 325.9-0.4 4.1 918.6-1.4 International 745.4 13.9 12.1 2157.5 17.6 Regional 25.4-12.7-12.2 80.7-4.7 1. RTKs (in millions) 4 1920.9 4.9 10.8 5547.5 9.1 Domestic 976.1-1.5 8.2 2814.9 2.9 International 882.4 12.6 15.7 2534.9 16.9 Regional 62.3 8.4-9.6 197.7 9.1 2. RPKs (in millions) 5 14897.5 4.3-1.1 45110.6 11.1 Domestic 9371.7-2.9-0.2 27758.6 2.8 International 4956.8 20.3-0.5 15477.3 29.8 Regional 569.0 9.4-17.2 1874.7 11.1 3. RFTKs (in millions) 6 587.5 5.6 41.8 1555.8 4.3 Domestic 138.5 5.7 64.7 366.9 3.4 International 439.4 5.7 35.7 1163.5 4.8 Regional 9.5 1.0 55.8 25.4-6.0 4. Number of Passengers carried (in thousands) 7767.0 0.7 0.0 23056.8 6.2 Domestic 6380.0-2.3 1.5 18701.4 2.8 International 1023.2 20.5-2.1 3169.7 28.9 Regional 363.7 9.8-16.8 1185.7 11.7 5. Total Cargo tonnes carried 149643.0 5.4 52.6 396400.3 3.6 Domestic 88857.3 4.1 62.5 236268.9 2.5-3 -
2015 (%) February (%) change (%) International 54228.0 7.6 37.8 142744.9 6.1 Regional 6557.8 6.1 62.7 17386.5-1.9 III. Load Factor 1. Passenger Load Factor (%) 7 78.5-3.1-2.8 79.8-0.4 Domestic 81.2-3.5-2.2 81.8-0.6 International 74.7-3.1-3.6 77.1-0.3 Regional 71.7 7.2-5.5 74.4 4.9 2. Cargo Load Factor (%) 8 53.6-1.5 12.4 49.3-3.1 Domestic 42.5 2.4 15.6 39.9 1.9 International 59.0-4.6 10.2 53.9-6.6 Regional 37.5 5.1 16.4 31.4-0.5 3. Overall Load Factor (%) 9 68.4-2.4 3.7 67.2-1.4 Domestic 71.6-1.7 3.5 70.9 0.4 International 65.6-3.6 4.1 63.8-3.4 Regional 62.3 7.4 0.9 62.3 4.2 Note: 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 seat kilometers 9. Overall Load Factor refers to RTKs expressed as a percentage of available tonne kilometers - 4 -
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. Beijing, the PRC, 18 April By order of the Board Rao Xinyu Board Secretary - 5 -