China Southern Airlines : ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA

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ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA

This announcement is made regarding the operating data for July 2020 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 relative 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 regarding the operating data for July 2020 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 July 2020, passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometres ("ASK")) of the Group decreased by 41.27% as compared to the same period last year (a year-on-year ("YoY") basis). Of which, passenger capacity for domestic, regional and international routes decreased by 16.90%, 95.47% and 93.39%, respectively as compared to the same period last year. Compared to the same period last year, passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometres ("RPK")) decreased by 48.75%. Of which, passenger traffic for domestic, regional and international routes decreased by 26.96%, 97.94% and 95.11%, respectively as compared to the same period last year. The passenger load factor was 72.52%, representing a decrease of 10.58 percentage points as compared to the same period last year. Of which, the passenger load factor for domestic, regional and international routes decreased by 10.04 percentage points, 42.88 percentage points and 21.75 percentage points, respectively, as compared to the same period last year.

In terms of cargo operations, in July 2020, cargo capacity (measured by available tonne kilometers ("ATK") - Cargo and Mail) decreased by 0.46% as compared to the same period last year. Cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue tonne kilometres ("RTK") - Cargo and Mail) decreased by 0.68% as compared to the same period last year. The cargo and mail load factor was 49.09%, representing a decrease of 0.11 percentage point as compared to the same period last year.

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In July 2020, the Group has newly launched the following major routes: Shenyang-Qingdao-Shenyang (14 flights per week); Shanghai Pudong-Lanzhou-Shanghai

Pudong, Shanghai Hongqiao-Hohhot-Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai Hongqiao-Nanning-Shanghai Hongqiao, Kunming-Hangzhou-Kunming,Qingdao-Xi'an-Qingdao,

Qingdao-Harbin-Qingdao,Changsha-Changchun-Changsha,Changsha-Hohhot-Changsha,

Changsha-Lanzhou-Changsha,Dalian-Lanzhou-Dalian,Zhengzhou-Ordos-Zhengzhou,

Guangzhou-Beidaihe-Guangzhou (each seven flights per week); Guangzhou- Lanzhou-Dunhuang-Lanzhou-Guangzhou,Shenzhen-Xishuangbanna-Shenzhen (each four flights per week); Guangzhou-Lanzhou-Jiayuguan-Lanzhou-Guangzhou (three flights per week).

In July 2020, the Group terminated the lease of one EMB190 aircraft. As of the end of July 2020, the Group operated a fleet of 856 aircraft as set out below:

Aircraft Model	Self-owned	Finance Lease	Operating Lease	Subtotal
Airbus 380 Series	4	1	0	5
Airbus 350 Series	0	6	0	6
Airbus 330 Series	9	29	8	46
Airbus 320 Series	95	97	119	311
Boeing 787 Series	4	25	8	37
Boeing 777 Series	8	21	0	29
Boeing 737 Series	156	82	163	401
Boeing 747 Series	2	0	0	2
EMB190 Series	6	0	10	16
ARJ21 Series	1	2	0	3
Total	285	263	308	856

KEY OPERATION DATA OF JULY 2020

		July 2020		Cumulative 2020
		Month-on-
Traffic		Month	YoY		YoY Change
	Amount	("MoM")	Change	Amount
	(%)
		Change	(%)
		(%)
RPK (in million)
Domestic	12,891.39	25.37	-26.96	60,166.34	-45.86
Regional	6.97	37.03	-97.94	191.17	-91.10
International	387.99	15.43	-95.11	10,787.66	-78.37
Total	13,286.35	25.06	-48.75	71,145.18	-56.39
RTK (in million)
Domestic	1,238.18	20.18	-25.56	5,986.50	-44.00
Regional	1.16	1.75	-96.34	21.95	-89.20
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International	564.59		-4.39	-52.54	4,178.56	-45.41
Total	1,803.92		11.22	-37.47	10,187.02	-45.08
RTK - Cargo and Mail (in million)
Domestic	107.93		-6.00	-19.17	695.26	-24.98
Regional	0.56		-19.40	-77.10	5.30	-64.48
International	530.30		-5.42	4.55	3,242.18	-1.55
Total	638.79		-5.53	-0.68	3,942.74	-6.90
Passengers carried (in thousand)
Domestic	8,970.47		26.67	-22.83	40,231.93	-45.05
Regional	6.61		37.80	-97.37	168.06	-89.59
International	60.80		16.20	-96.73	2,362.05	-79.78
Total	9,037.87		26.61	-34.19	42,762.04	-50.57
Cargo and mail carried (in thousand tonnes)
Domestic	66.69		-4.94	-18.25	423.41	-25.82
Regional	0.56		-20.04	-73.91	5.08	-61.36
International	55.53		-6.83	-6.05	354.91	-7.06
Total	122.78		-5.88	-14.03	783.40	-18.89
			July 2020		Cumulative 2020
Capacity
		MoM	YoY		YoY Change
	Amount		Change	Change	Amount
		(%)
			(%)	(%)
ASK (in million)
Domestic	17,674.90		19.02	-16.90	87,615.80	-34.85
Regional	19.54		-23.48	-95.47	396.13	-85.81
International	627.65		18.78	-93.39	16,068.86	-73.20
Total	18,322.10		18.94	-41.27	104,080.79	-47.23
ATK (in million)
Domestic	2,016.95		22.60	-15.63	9,829.00	-35.48
Regional	2.56		-27.91	-94.96	50.45	-84.30
International	930.82		-15.34	-44.40	7,188.24	-34.29
Total	2,950.33		7.35	-28.31	17,067.70	-35.58
ATK - Cargo and Mail (in million)
Domestic	426.21		38.11	-10.50	1,943.58	-37.92
Regional	0.80		-36.08	-93.29	14.80	-78.86
International	874.33		-16.89	6.72	5,742.04	3.59
Total	1,301.34		-4.44	-0.46	7,700.43	-11.93

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				July 2020		Cumulative 2020
Load Factor				MoM	YoY		YoY Change
Figure		Change	Change	Figure
		(Percentage
	(%)			(Percentage	(Percentage	(%)
			Points)
				Points)	Points)
Passenger Load Factor (RPK/ASK)
Domestic	72.94			3.70	-10.04	68.67	-13.97
Regional	35.68			15.76	-42.88	48.26	-28.67
International	61.82			-1.79	-21.75	67.13	-16.03
Total	72.52			3.56	-10.58	68.36	-14.37
Cargo and Mail Load Factor
Domestic	25.32			-11.89	-2.71	35.77	6.17
Regional	69.81			14.45	49.35	35.81	14.50
International	60.65			7.35	-1.26	56.46	-2.95
Total	49.09			-0.56	-0.11	51.20	2.77
Overall Load Factor (RTK/ATK)
Domestic	61.39			-1.23	-8.19	60.91	-9.27
Regional	45.39			13.23	-17.16	43.51	-19.78
International	60.65			6.94	-10.41	58.13	-11.84
Total	61.14			2.12	-8.95	59.69	-10.32

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 statistics of the Group, which may differ from the data disclosed in the relative periodic reports. Investors are hereby reminded of the risks which may result from inappropriate reliance upon or utilization of the information given above.

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By order of the Board

China Southern Airlines Company Limited

Xie Bing

Company Secretary

Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China

13 August 2020

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors include Wang Chang Shun, Ma Xu Lun and Han Wen Sheng as executive Directors; and Zheng Fan, Gu Hui Zhong, Tan Jin Song and Jiao Shu Ge as independent non-executive Directors.

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