Air China Limited (00753) announced its June 2025 operational results, showing a consolidated passenger traffic increase measured by revenue passenger kilometers (RPK). Passenger capacity, calculated by available seat kilometers (ASK), rose 2.5% year-over-year, while passenger traffic climbed 3.9% annually.
Breaking down regional performance: - Domestic routes saw capacity dip 0.2% with traffic increasing 1.4% - International routes demonstrated robust growth: capacity up 9.9% and traffic surging 11.1% - Regional routes experienced a 2.2% capacity contraction but achieved 1.5% traffic growth
The overall passenger load factor reached 81.1%, marking a 1.1 percentage point improvement from June 2024. Segment analysis revealed: - Domestic routes: load factor up 1.3 percentage points - International routes: load factor increased 0.8 percentage points - Regional routes: load factor jumped 2.8 percentage points
Cargo operations showed positive momentum with available freight ton kilometers (AFTK) rising 3.6% year-over-year. Revenue freight ton kilometers (RFTK) grew more significantly at 6.8%, pushing the cargo load factor to 45.7%—a 1.4 percentage point annual gain.
Route expansion initiatives included: - New Beijing Capital-Yining route (7 weekly flights) launched June 26 - New Beijing Capital-Karamay route (7 weekly flights) commenced same date
Fleet updates for June: - Added 1 B737 series aircraft - Retired 3 A320 series aircraft
As of June 30, 2025, Air China's operational fleet comprised 934 aircraft with ownership structured as: - 415 owned aircraft - 224 under finance lease - 295 under operating lease