CHINA SOUTH AIR(01055): Passenger transport capacity in June decreased by 1.18% year-on-year.

CHINA SOUTH AIR (01055) announced that in June 2026, the group's passenger capacity (measured in available seat kilometers) decreased by 1.18% compared to the same period last year. The domestic and regional capacities decreased by 3.99% and 5.76% respectively, while the international capacity increased by 6.84%. Passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger kilometers) decreased by 2.48% year-on-year, with domestic and regional traffic decreasing by 5.51% and 9.63% respectively, and international traffic increasing by 6.39%. The passenger load factor was 84.03%, a decrease of 1.13 percentage points compared to last year, with domestic, regional, and international load factors decreasing by 1.35, 3.39, and 0.35 percentage points respectively. In terms of cargo, the group's cargo capacity (measured in available ton kilometers for freight and mail) decreased by 3.07% in June 2026 compared to last year. Cargo traffic (measured in revenue ton kilometers for freight and mail) decreased by 2.18% year-on-year. The cargo load factor was 55.40%, an increase of 0.51 percentage points compared to last year. In June 2026, the group added new major routes including Guangzhou-Urumqi-Frankfurt-Urumqi-Guangzhou and Fuzhou-Amsterdam-Fuzhou (both operating twice a week). In June 2026, the group introduced 8 new aircraft (including 3 A320NEO aircraft, 2 A321NEO aircraft, 1 B787-9 aircraft, 1 B737-8 aircraft, and 1 C919 aircraft) while retiring 4 aircraft (including 1 A321 aircraft, 1 B787-8 aircraft, 1 B737-700 aircraft, and 1 B737-800 aircraft). As of the end of June 2026, the group operated a total of 973 transport aircraft.