EX-99.1 2 d188716dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

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(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 August 2021 of the Group to be published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and pursuant to Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

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 August 2021 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 Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

In August 2021, passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometres (“ASK”)) of the Group decreased by 40.82% as compared with the same period last year (a year-on-year (“YoY”) basis), of which, passenger capacity for domestic and international routes decreased by 41.60% and 24.00%, respectively, while that for regional routes increased by 169.84%, as compared with the same period last year. Compared with the same period last year, passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometres (“RPK”)) decreased by 51.23%, of which, passenger traffic for domestic and international routes decreased by 52.21% and 21.39%, respectively, while that for regional routes increased by 65.07%, as compared with the same period last year. The passenger load factor was 60.33%, representing a decrease of 12.87 percentage points as compared with the same period last year, of which, the passenger load factor for domestic and regional routes decreased by 13.41 and 19.71 percentage points, respectively, while that for international routes increased by 1.99 percentage points, as compared with the same period last year.

In terms of cargo operations, in August 2021, cargo capacity (measured by available tonne kilometers (“ATK”) - Cargo and Mail) decreased by 30.83% as compared with the same period last year. Cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue tonne kilometres (“RTK”) - Cargo and Mail) decreased by 13.02% as compared with the same period last year. The cargo and mail load factor was 61.17%, representing an increase of 12.53 percentage points as compared with the same period last year.

 

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In August 2021, the Group has newly launched the following major routes: Harbin – Wuhan – Harbin, Tianjin – Changchun – Tianjin, Shenzhen – Haikou – Shenzhen, Hangzhou – Urumqi – Hangzhou (each being seven flights a week).

In August 2021, the Group introduced three aircraft (including one A321NEO aircraft, one A320NEO aircraft and one ARJ21 aircraft). As of the end of August 2021, the Group operated a fleet of 872 aircrafts as set out below:

 

Aircraft Model

    Self-owned      Finance Lease      Operating Lease      Subtotal  

Airbus 380 Series

      4        1        0        5  

Airbus 350 Series

      0        10        0        10  

Airbus 330 Series

      4        29        7        40  

Airbus 320 Series

      101        110        123        334  

Boeing 787 Series

      4        25        10        39  

Boeing 777 Series

      8        21        0        29  

Boeing 737 Series

      160        73        166        399  

Boeing 747 Series

      2        0        0        2  

EMB190 Series

      6        0        0        6  

ARJ21

      1        7        0        8  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

      290        276        306        872  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

KEY OPERATING DATA OF AUGUST 2021

 

     August 2021      Cumulative 2021  

Traffic

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

RPK (in million)

 

Domestic

      7,026.48        -59.07        -52.21        106,335.14        42.04  

Regional

      7.59        -58.45        65.07        125.99        -35.79  

International

      364.85        -3.06        -21.39        2,720.59        -75.87  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

      7,398.92        -57.87        -51.23        109,181.72        26.46  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

RTK (in million)

 

Domestic

      697.36        -56.24        -49.89        10,220.88        38.53  

Regional

      1.64        -38.90        232.01        19.81        -11.88  

International

      478.31        -13.19        -12.18        4,557.72        -3.66  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

      1,177.30        -45.17        -39.21        14,798.41        21.98  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

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     August 2021      Cumulative 2021  

Traffic

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

RTK - Cargo and Mail (in million)

 

Domestic

      87.59        -18.39        -20.97        834.58        3.47  

Regional

      0.98        -10.65        974.01        8.68        61.19  

International

      445.99        -13.87        -11.44        4,316.33        15.06  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

      534.55        -14.64        -13.02        5,159.60        13.06  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Passengers carried (in thousand)

 

Domestic

      4,535.89        -59.22        -55.75        69,952.01        38.56  

Regional

      7.72        -56.10        79.21        121.18        -29.69  

International

      55.42        -0.77        -24.68        446.06        -81.69  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

      4,599.02        -58.92        -55.48        70,519.25        32.82  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Cargo and mail carried (in thousand tonnes)

 

Domestic

      52.00        -19.88        -24.94        503.31        2.07  

Regional

      1.00        -9.82        1,130.63        8.81        71.16  

International

      45.89        -16.19        -12.77        446.87        9.46  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

      98.89        -18.11        -18.92        959.00        5.79  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Capacity

    August 2021      Cumulative 2021  
   Amount      MoM
Change
(%)		      YoY
Change
(%)		      Amount      YoY
Change
(%)		  

ASK (in million)

 

Domestic

      11,630.40        -47.62        -41.60        143,605.79        33.56  

Regional

      24.44        -52.36        169.84        369.44        -8.88  

International

      609.89        -11.94        -24.00        5,546.29        -67.10  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

      12,264.73        -46.56        -40.82        149,521.52        19.83  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

ATK (in million)

 

Domestic

      1,280.59        -49.57        -44.06        16,409.45        35.40  

Regional

      3.54        -45.62        245.46        48.09        -6.75  

International

      693.52        -13.43        -17.28        6,728.10        -16.21  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

      1,977.65        -40.91        -36.79        23,185.65        14.78  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

ATK - Cargo and Mail (in million)

 

Domestic

      233.85        -56.77        -52.94        3,484.93        42.69  

Regional

      1.34        -29.11        541.07        14.84        -1.61  

International

      638.63        -13.56        -16.65        6,228.94        -4.36  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

      873.83        -31.82        -30.83        9,728.71        8.46  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

 

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     August 2021      Cumulative 2021  

Load Factor

    Figure
(%)		      MoM Change
(Percentage
Points)		      YoY
Change
(Percentage
Points)		      Figure
(%)		      YoY
Change
(Percentage
Points)		  

Passenger Load Factor (RPK/ASK)

 

Domestic

      60.41        -16.91        -13.41        74.05        4.42  

Regional

      31.06        -4.55        -19.71        34.10        -14.29  

International

      59.82        5.48        1.99        49.05        -17.82  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

      60.33        -16.20        -12.87        73.02        3.83  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Cargo and Mail Load Factor

 

Domestic

      37.45        17.61        15.15        23.95        -9.08  

Regional

      72.96        15.08        29.41        58.49        22.79  

International

      69.84        -0.25        4.11        69.29        11.69  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

      61.17        12.31        12.53        53.03        2.16  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Overall Load Factor (RTK/ATK)

 

Domestic

      54.46        -8.30        -6.33        62.29        1.40  

Regional

      46.26        5.08        -1.87        41.19        -2.40  

International

      68.97        0.20        4.01        67.74        8.83  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

      59.53        -4.63        -2.37        63.83        3.77  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

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) 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.

 

  

By order of the Board

China Southern Airlines Company Limited

Xie Bing

Company Secretary

 

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Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China

15 September 2021

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors include Ma Xu Lun and Han Wen Sheng as executive Directors; and Liu Chang Le, Gu Hui Zhong, Guo Wei and Yan Andrew Y as independent non-executive Directors.

 

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