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ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATAThis announcement is made regarding the operating data for October 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 October 2016 of China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Group") to be published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
In October 2016, passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometres ("ASK")) of the Group increased by 7.96% as compared to the same period last year (a year-on-year ("YoY") basis). Of which, passenger capacity for domestic routes increased by 6.68%, passenger capacity on regional routes decreased by 19.08% and passenger capacity for international routes increased by 13.43%, 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 9.34%. Of which, passenger traffic for domestic routes increased by 8.56%, passenger traffic on regional routes decreased by 25.71% and passenger traffic on international routes increased by 14.10%, respectively as compared to the same period last year. The passenger load factor was 81.57%, representing an increase of 1.03 percentage points as compared to the same period last year. Of which, the passenger load factor for domestic and international routes increased 1.44 percentage points and 0.46 percentage point, regional routes decreased by 6.20 percentage points as compared to the same period last year, respectively.
In terms of cargo operations, in October 2016, cargo capacity (measured by available tonne kilometers ("ATK") - Cargo and Mail) increased by 4.76% as compared to the same period last year, and cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue tonne kilometres ("RTK") - Cargo and Mail) increased by 12.83% as compared to the same period last year. The cargo load factor was
%, representing an increase of 3.86 percentage points as compared to the same period last year.
As of the end of October 2016, the Group had introduced two A321 aircraft and one B737-800 aircraft, and had terminated the lease of one A319 aircraft and one B737-700 aircraft, and the Group operated a fleet of 699 aircraft with 250 aircraft self-owned, 203 aircraft under finance lease and 246 under operating lease.
KEY OPERATION DATA OF OCTOBER 2016Capacity
October 2016
Cumulative 2016
Amount
Month-on- Month ("MoM")
Change (%)
YoY Change (%)
Amount
YoY Change (%)
RPK (in million)
Domestic
13030.82
4.99
8.56
120966.13
2.77
Regional
229.26
-2.03
-25.71
2660.02
-10.51
International
4847.49
3.06
14.10
48119.92
23.90
Total
18107.57
4.37
9.34
171746.07
7.67
RTK (in million)
Domestic
1311.12
3.05
8.96
12073.57
2.84
Regional
22.39
-0.83
-23.57
250.33
-10.15
International
827.29
6.27
13.41
7761.63
17.85
Total
2160.80
4.21
10.12
20085.53
7.96
RTK - Cargo and Mail (in million)
Domestic
155.34
-6.92
12.68
1418.53
3.95
Regional
2.07
17.00
9.31
17.36
-3.94
International
398.11
9.86
12.90
3540.23
11.57
Total
555.52
4.61
12.83
4976.12
9.23
Passengers carried (in thousand)
Domestic
8945.23
6.07
7.89
82277.29
1.76
Regional
177.98
3.24
-20.46
1994.96
-7.57
International
1096.65
2.67
6.36
11586.95
19.10
Total
10219.86
5.64
7.06
95859.20
3.36
Cargo and mail carried (in thousand tonnes)
Domestic
96.51
-5.97
12.28
874.39
3.42
Regional
1.86
17.53
9.63
15.72
-1.46
International
45.85
10.79
9.94
406.37
9.85
Total
144.22
-0.95
11.49
1296.48
5.29
Capacity
October 2016
Cumulative 2016
Amount
MoM
Change (%)
YoY
Change (%)
Amount
YoY Change
(%)
ASK (in million)
Domestic
15687.03
3.73
6.68
149501.77
3.05
Regional
330.16
-0.81
-19.08
3616.06
-9.54
International
6181.50
2.89
13.43
59719.14
24.78
Total
22198.69
3.42
7.96
212836.97
8.07
ATK (in million)
Domestic
1807.02
3.81
4.60
17252.30
2.07
Regional
38.05
-0.82
-22.18
423.25
-9.99
International
1182.00
5.77
11.87
11245.84
20.07
Total
3027.07
4.50
6.85
28921.39
8.16
ATK - Cargo and Mail (in million)
Domestic
395.18
4.11
-2.22
3797.14
-1.24
Regional
8.34
-0.87
-31.51
97.81
-11.44
International
625.66
8.47
10.52
5871.11
16.05
Total
1029.18
6.67
4.76
9766.06
8.34
Load Factor
October 2016
Cumulative 2016
Figure
(%)
MoM Change (Percentage
Point)
YoY Change (Percentage
Point)
Figure
(%)
YoY Change (Percentage Point)
Passenger Load Factor (RPK/ASK)
Domestic
83.07
1.00
1.44
80.91
-0.22
Regional
69.44
-0.87
-6.20
73.56
-0.80
International
78.42
0.13
0.46
80.58
-0.57
Total
81.57
0.74
1.03
80.69
-0.31
Cargo and Mail Load Factor
Domestic
39.31
-4.65
5.20
37.36
1.87
Regional
24.87
3.80
9.29
17.75
1.46
International
63.63
0.80
1.34
60.30
-2.42
Total
53.98
-1.06
3.86
50.95
0.41
Overall Load Factor (RTK/ATK)
Domestic
72.56
-0.53
2.90
69.98
0.52
Regional
58.84
0.00
1.07
59.14
0.11
International
69.99
0.33
0.95
69.02
-1.30
Total
71.38
-0.20
2.12
69.45
-0.13
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 15 November 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.
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