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ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATAThis announcement is made regarding the operating data for August 2016 of the Group to be published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
The relevant key operating data 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 result from inappropriate reliance upon or utilization of the relevant information.
This announcement is made regarding the operating data for August 2016 of China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Group") to be published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
In August 2016, passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometres ("ASK")) of the Group increased by 7.19% as compared to the same period last year (a year-on-year ("YoY") basis) . Of which, passenger capacity for domestic routes increased by 3.46%, passenger capacity on regional routes decreased by 12.09% and passenger capacity for international routes increased by 19.82%, respectively as compared to the same period last year. Compared to the same period last year, passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometres ("RPK")) increased by 6.91%. Of which, passenger traffic for domestic routes increased by 4.80%, passenger traffic on regional routes decreased by 17.71% and passenger traffic on international routes increased by 14.69%, respectively as compared to the same period last year. The passenger load factor was 83.31%, representing a decrease of 0.21 percentage point as compared to the same period last year. Of which, the passenger load factor for domestic routes increased 1.07 percentage points, regional and international routes decreased by 5.17 percentage points and 3.70 percentage points as compared to the same period last year, respectively.
In terms of cargo operations, in August 2016, cargo capacity (measured by available tonne kilometers ("ATK") - Cargo and Mail) decreased by 5.89% as compared to the same period last year, and cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue tonne kilometres ("RTK") - Cargo and Mail) decreased by 5.96% as compared to the same period last year. The cargo load factor was
%, representing an decrease of 0.04 percentage point as compared to the same period last year.
In August 2016, the Group introduced four B737-800 aircraft, one A321 and one A320 aircraft, and disposed one B757-200. As of the end of August 2016, the Group operated a fleet of 697 aircraft.
KEY OPERATION DATA OF AUGUST 2016Capacity
August 2016
Cumulative 2016
Amount
Month-on- Month ("MoM")
Change (%)
YoY Change (%)
Amount
YoY Change (%)
RPK (in million)
Domestic
14020.25
8.32
4.80
95523.90
1.67
Regional
261.83
0.16
-17.71
2196.73
-7.57
International
5318.82
4.56
14.69
38568.79
26.38
Total
19600.90
7.16
6.91
136289.42
7.44
RTK (in million)
Domestic
1355.62
7.82
4.64
9490.11
1.75
Regional
24.3
-0.53
-16.86
205.36
-7.47
International
789.59
-3.15
2.73
6155.83
19.71
Total
2169.5
3.46
3.64
15851.30
7.90
RTK - Cargo and Mail (in million)
Domestic
145.09
9.37
4.54
1096.31
2.99
Regional
1.84
-4.13
-5.46
13.51
-5.32
International
331.09
-12.00
-9.93
2779.75
12.67
Total
478.02
-6.42
-5.96
3889.57
9.69
Passengers carried (in thousand)
Domestic
9570.34
8.59
4.07
64898.67
0.57
Regional
201.41
0.82
-14.25
1644.83
-5.11
International
1273.72
2.47
12.02
9422.14
21.84
Total
11045.47
7.70
4.51
75965.63
2.66
Cargo and mail carried (in thousand tonnes)
Domestic
88.05
7.64
4.13
675.24
2.42
Regional
1.66
-5.76
-2.90
12.28
-3.10
International
38.21
-11.34
-8.85
319.13
11.15
Total
127.93
0.99
-0.21
1006.65
4.96
Capacity
August 2016
Cumulative 2016
Amount
MoM
Change (%)
YoY
Change (%)
Amount
YoY Change
(%)
ASK (in million)
Domestic
16741.26
3.38
3.46
118691.18
2.65
Regional
346.34
-0.17
-12.09
2953.03
-7.67
International
6441.24
3.70
19.82
47529.72
27.58
Total
23528.84
3.41
7.19
169173.93
8.39
ATK (in million)
Domestic
1896.81
3.22
1.25
13704.24
1.85
Regional
39.74
-0.31
-14.11
346.83
-7.52
International
1119.90
-1.47
6.31
8946.32
22.64
Total
3056.45
1.40
2.80
22997.39
8.86
ATK - Cargo and Mail (in million)
Domestic
390.10
2.60
-6.49
3022.03
-0.87
Regional
8.57
-0.84
-20.75
81.06
-7.03
International
540.19
-6.48
-5.17
4668.65
18.43
Total
938.90
-2.86
-5.89
7771.74
9.81
Load Factor
August 2016
Cumulative 2016
Figure
(%)
MoM Change (Percentage
Point)
YoY Change (Percentage
Point)
Figure
(%)
YoY Change (Percentage Point)
Passenger Load Factor (RPK/ASK)
Domestic
83.75
3.82
1.07
80.48
-0.77
Regional
75.60
0.25
-5.17
74.39
0.08
International
82.57
0.68
-3.70
81.15
-0.77
Total
83.31
2.92
-0.21
80.56
-0.71
Cargo and Mail Load Factor
Domestic
37.19
2.3
3.93
36.28
1.36
Regional
21.45
-0.74
3.47
16.67
0.30
International
61.29
-3.85
-3.24
59.54
-3.05
Total
50.92
-1.94
-0.04
50.05
-0.05
Overall Load Factor (RTK/ATK)
Domestic
71.47
3.05
2.32
69.25
-0.07
Regional
61.14
-0.14
-2.02
59.21
0.03
International
70.51
-1.21
-2.45
68.81
-1.68
Total
70.98
1.41
0.58
68.93
-0.62
Notes:
"RPK(s)" refers to the number of revenue passengers carried multiplied by the kilometers flown;
"RTK(s)" refers to the revenue load (passenger and cargo) in tonnes multiplied by the kilometers flown;
"RTK(s) - Cargo and Mail" refers to the revenue cargo and mail load in tonnes multiplied by the kilometers flown;
"ASK(s)" refers to the number of seats available for sale multiplied by the kilometers flown;
"ATK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity available for transportation multiplied by the kilometers flown;
"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;
"Passenger Load Factor" refers to RPK expressed as a percentage of ASK;
"Cargo and Mail Load Factor" refers to RTK- Cargo and Mail expressed as a percentage of ATK - Cargo and Mail;
"Overall Load Factor" refers to RTK expressed as a percentage of ATK.
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 result from inappropriate reliance upon or utilization of the information given above.
By order of the Board
China Southern Airlines Company Limited Xie BingCompany Secretary
Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China 14 September 2016
As at the date of this announcement, the Directors include Wang Chang Shun, Yuan Xin An and Yang Li Hua as non-executive Directors, Tan Wan Geng, Zhang Zi Fang and Li Shao Bin as executive Directors; and Ning Xiang Dong, Liu Chang Le, Tan Jin Song, Guo Wei and Jiao Shu Ge as independent non-executive Directors.
China Southern Airlines Company Ltd. published this content on 14 September 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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