China Southern Airlines : ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA - Form 6-K

ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA

This announcement is made based on the operating data for July 2023 of the Group to be published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and pursuant to Rules 13.09 and 13.10B of the Listing Rules and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined in the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

The relevant key operating data was calculated based on the internal statistics of the Group, which may differ from the data disclosed in the relevant 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 based on the operating data for July 2023 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 Rules 13.09 and 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules") and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined in the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong).

In July 2023, passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometres ("ASK")) of the Group increased by 51.69% as compared with the same period last year (a year-on-year ("YoY") basis), of which, passenger capacity for domestic routes, regional routes and international routes increased by 30.35%, 1153.57% and 717.68%, respectively, as compared with the same period last year. Compared with the same period last year, passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometres ("RPK")) increased by 75.39%, of which, passenger traffic for domestic routes, regional routes and international routes increased by 49.76%, 1381.95% and 893.88%, respectively, as compared with the same period last year. The passenger load factor was 80.92%, representing an increase of 10.93 percentage points as compared with the same period last year, of which, the passenger load factor for domestic routes, regional routes and international routes increased by 10.43, 12.83 and 14.75 percentage points, respectively, as compared with the same period last year.

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In terms of cargo operations, in July 2023, cargo capacity (measured by available tonne kilometers ("ATK") - Cargo and Mail) increased by 28.12% as compared with the same period last year. Cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue tonne kilometres ("RTK") - Cargo and Mail) increased by 6.79% as compared with the same period last year. The cargo and mail load factor was 46.72%, representing a decrease of 9.33 percentage points as compared with the same period last year.

In July 2023, the Group has newly launched the following major routes: Chongqing - Yuncheng - Dalian - Yuncheng - Chongqing, Fuzhou - Wuhan - Hailar - Wuhan - Fuzhou (each being seven flights a week), Urumchi - Kunming - Urumchi (being four flights a week).

In July 2023, the Group introduced two aircrafts (including one A321NEO aircraft and one ARJ21 aircraft), and disposed of one A330-200 aircraft and one A320 aircraft. As of the end of July 2023, the Group operated a fleet of 897 commercial aircrafts as set out below:

Aircraft Model		Self-owned			Finance Lease			Operating Lease			Subtotal
Airbus 350 Series			0				18				0				18
Airbus 330 Series			10				22				7				39
Airbus 320 Series			122				99				130				351
Boeing 787 Series			4				25				10				39
Boeing 777 Series			11				21				0				32
Boeing 737 Series			135				62				191				388
EMB190 Series			6				0				0				6
ARJ21			1				23				0				24
Total			289				270				338				897

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KEY OPERATING DATA OF JULY 2023

Traffic		July 2023			Cumulative 2023
	Amount			Month-on-Month ("MoM") Change (%)			YoY Change (%)			Amount			YoY Change (%)
RPK (in million)
Domestic			20,476.22				19.04				49.76				117,140.09				94.94
Regional			182.80				13.11				1,381.95				930.12				1,526.08
International			4,060.54				25.42				893.88				15,767.29				595.13
Total			24,719.55				19.99				75.39				133,837.50				114.43
RTK (in million)
Domestic			1,863.07				13.14				45.08				11,008.75				85.65
Regional			17.76				7.81				1,404.88				92.21				1,025.94
International			912.22				10.68				61.12				4,970.82				28.11
Total			2,793.04				12.29				50.85				16,071.78				63.69
RTK - Cargo and Mail (in million)
Domestic			111.43				-13.34				8.17				748.76				17.26
Regional			2.29				-3.28				2,037.78				11.40				262.92
International			562.65				4.35				6.12				3,587.21				-2.51
Total			676.37				0.93				6.79				4,347.37				0.60
Passengers carried (in thousand)
Domestic			12,764.48				16.37				52.21				74,342.09				96.81
Regional			156.21				14.10				1,217.53				803.26				1,310.84
International			1,025.31				26.34				1,464.48				3,796.23				945.47
Total			13,946.00				17.02				64.78				78,941.58				106.69
Cargo and mail carried (in thousand tonnes)
Domestic			67.32				-13.47				10.27				446.80				17.07
Regional			2.06				-1.18				1,973.64				10.29				228.96
International			60.38				5.06				6.58				379.13				-5.00
Total			129.77				-5.53				10.16				836.21				6.68

Capacity		July 2023			Cumulative 2023
	Amount			MoM Change (%)			YoY Change (%)			Amount			YoY Change (%)
ASK (in million)
Domestic			25,449.23				16.87				30.35				153,192.52				67.71
Regional			219.58				4.82				1,153.57				1,243.78				817.82
International			4,880.63				23.61				717.68				20,157.05				446.73
Total			30,549.44				17.80				51.69				174,593.36				83.46
ATK (in million)
Domestic			2,886.15				18.88				35.19				17,440.18				72.97
Regional			28.26				1.94				1,305.03				161.62				816.77
International			1,282.85				10.11				59.23				7,061.55				19.80
Total			4,197.26				15.92				42.64				24,663.35				54.19
ATK - Cargo and Mail (in million)
Domestic			595.72				27.25				57.74				3,652.85				96.17
Regional			8.50				-4.18				1,853.90				49.68				814.40
International			843.59				4.18				12.19				5,247.41				-5.67
Total			1,447.81				12.52				28.12				8,949.95				20.46

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Load Factor		July 2023			Cumulative 2023
	Figure (%)			MoM Change (Percentage Points)			YoY Change (Percentage Points)			Figure (%)			YoY Change (Percentage Points)
Passenger Load Factor (RPK/ASK)
Domestic			80.46				1.46				10.43				76.47				10.68
Regional			83.25				6.10				12.83				74.78				32.57
International			83.20				1.20				14.75				78.22				16.70
Total			80.92				1.48				10.93				76.66				11.07
Cargo and Mail Load Factor
Domestic			18.70				-8.77				-8.57				20.50				-13.79
Regional			26.96				0.25				2.32				22.94				-34.86
International			66.70				0.11				-3.82				68.36				2.21
Total			46.72				-5.36				-9.33				48.57				-9.59
Overall Load Factor (RTK/ATK)
Domestic			64.55				-3.27				4.40				63.12				4.31
Regional			62.83				3.43				4.17				57.05				10.60
International			71.11				0.37				0.83				70.39				4.57
Total			66.54				-2.16				3.62				65.16				3.78

Notes:

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"RPK(s)" refers to the number of passengers carried multiplied by the kilometers flown;

2.

"RTK(s)" refers to the load (passenger and cargo and mail) 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 preliminary statistics of the Group, which may be subsequently adjusted or differ from the data disclosed in the relevant 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

Chen Wei Hua and Liu Wei

Joint Company Secretaries

Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China

16 August 2023

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors include Ma Xu Lun, Han Wen Sheng and Luo Lai Jun as executive Directors; and Pansy Catilina Chiu King Ho, Gu Hui Zhong, Guo Wei and Cai Hong Ping as independent non-executive Directors.

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