China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. (00670) passenger turnover increased 8.53% year-on-year in September

According to the Zhitong Finance App, China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. (00670) announced that in September 2026, the Company and its subsidiaries (the Group) increased 8.77% year on year; passenger turnover (in passenger kilometers) increased 8.53% year on year; passenger occupancy rate was 87.38%, down 0.19 percentage points year on year. In September 2026, cargo and mail turnover (measured in tons and kilometers carried by cargo and mail) increased by 12.42% year-on-year.

In September 2026, the Group's major newly opened, resumed and encrypted routes in domestic, international and regional markets were as follows:

Domestic market: New routes such as Chengdu Tianfu-Dalian and Chengdu Tianfu-Liancheng; return flights to Changchun-Jinan; encrypted routes such as Shanghai Pudong to Haikou, Shanghai Pudong to Mianyang, and Shanghai Hongqiao-Altay.

International and regional markets: Encrypt routes such as Shanghai Pudong to Bali and Xi'an to Seoul and Incheon.

In September 2026, the Group introduced 5 aircraft, including 4 A320 series and 1 B737 series aircraft, and 1 A320 series aircraft. As of the end of September 2026, the Group operated a total of 837 aircraft.