Air China Limited (00753) saw a 19.9% year-on-year increase in passenger turnover in March.

Air China Limited (00753) announced that in March 2026, the company and its subsidiaries (group) saw an increase in passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometers) and passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometers) compared to the same period last year. Passenger capacity increased by 10.7% year-on-year, while passenger traffic increased by 19.9% year-on-year. Specifically, domestic passenger capacity increased by 11.7% year-on-year, with passenger traffic increasing by 16.9%; international passenger capacity increased by 8.5% year-on-year, with passenger traffic increasing by 27.6%; regional passenger capacity increased by 10.7% year-on-year, with passenger traffic increasing by 19.8%. The average passenger load factor was 86.3%, an increase of 6.6 percentage points year-on-year. Domestic routes saw an increase of 3.8 percentage points, international routes saw an increase of 13.3 percentage points, and regional routes saw an increase of 5.9 percentage points. In terms of cargo, cargo capacity (measured by available freight ton kilometers) increased by 4.1% year-on-year, while freight traffic (measured by revenue freight ton kilometers) decreased by 2.9% year-on-year. The cargo load factor was 35.4%, a decrease of 2.6 percentage points year-on-year. Starting from March 24, 2026, the company launched a new Beijing Capital-Brussels route (seven flights per week). On March 26, the company launched a new Chengdu Tianfu-Brussels route (three flights per week). From March 29, the company opened new routes including Beijing Capital-Yulin (seven flights per week), Beijing Capital-Jiaxing (seven flights per week), Wenzhou-Zhanjiang (three flights per week), and Hohhot-Yichang (seven flights per week). From March 30, the company resumed the Beijing Capital-Pyongyang route (one flight per week). From March 31, the company opened the Shanghai Pudong-Lijiang route (three flights per week). In March 2026, the group introduced 1 C919 aircraft and retired 1 B737 series aircraft. By the end of March 2026, the group operated a total of 960 aircraft, including 423 owned aircraft, 252 leased through financing, and 285 leased for operations.