Air China (00753) passenger turnover increased 11.2% year-on-year in July

According to the Zhitong Finance App, Air China (00753) announced that in July 2026, the Group's consolidated passenger capacity investment (in kilometers of available seats) and passenger turnover (in kilometers of passenger revenue) both increased year-on-year. Passenger capacity investment increased 4.8% year on year, and passenger turnover increased 11.2% year on year. Among them, domestic passenger capacity investment increased 3.9% year on year, passenger turnover increased 9.6% year on year; international passenger capacity investment increased 8.8% year on year, passenger turnover increased 17.4% year on year; regional passenger capacity investment decreased 12.9% year on year, and passenger turnover decreased 10.4% year on year. The average occupancy rate was 85.0%, up 4.9 percentage points from the previous year. Among them, domestic routes increased 4.4 percentage points year over year, international routes increased 6.1 percentage points year over year, and regional routes increased 2.1 percentage points year over year.

On the freight side, freight capacity investment (in terms of usable freight tonnes and kilometers) increased 8.9% year on year, and cargo and mail turnover (in terms of freight tonnes and kilometers of revenue) increased 7.0% year on year. The freight rate was 42.2%, a year-on-year decrease of 0.7 percentage points.

In July 2026, the Group introduced a total of 1 C919 aircraft, 1 B737 series aircraft, and 1 A320 series aircraft. By the end of July 2026, the Group had operated a total of 973 aircraft, including 428 owned aircraft, 259 leased, and 286 leased.