Air China Limited (00753) saw a 19.1% year-on-year increase in passenger traffic in February.

Air China Limited (00753) announced that in February 2026, China International Airlines Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") and its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as "the Group") saw a year-on-year increase in passenger turnover (measured in revenue passenger-kilometers). Passenger transport capacity input (measured in available seat kilometers) increased by 13.8% year-on-year, while passenger turnover increased by 19.1%. Domestic passenger transport capacity input increased by 13.3% year-on-year, with passenger turnover increasing by 16.9%; international passenger transport capacity input increased by 14.0% year-on-year, with passenger turnover increasing by 23.7%; regional passenger transport capacity input increased by 25.4% year-on-year, with passenger turnover increasing by 37.1%. The average passenger load factor was 85.9%, up by 3.8 percentage points year-on-year. Specifically, domestic routes increased by 2.7 percentage points year-on-year, international routes increased by 6.5 percentage points year-on-year, and regional routes increased by 6.8 percentage points year-on-year. In terms of cargo transportation, cargo transport capacity input (measured in available ton-kilometers) increased by 11.5% year-on-year, while cargo and mail turnover (measured in revenue ton-kilometers) increased by 21.4% year-on-year. The cargo load factor was 32.4%, up by 2.6 percentage points year-on-year. In February 2026, the Group introduced 1 B737 series aircraft and retired 1 A320 series aircraft. As of the end of February 2026, the Group operated a total of 960 aircraft, including 423 self-owned aircraft, 247 financed lease aircraft, and 290 operating lease aircraft.