Statement re (KEY OPERATING DATA OF JUNE 2019)

SSE ANNOUNCEMENT

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AIR CHINA LIMITED

ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA OF JUNE   2019

In June 2019, Air China Limited (the "Company"), and its subsidiaries (the "Group") maintained growth in combined passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometers (the "RPK")) as compared to the same period last year but recorded a decline as compared to the same period last month. Passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometers (the "ASK")) and passenger traffic recorded a year-on-year increase of 4.2% and 4.8% respectively. For domestic routes, passenger capacity and passenger traffic increased by 1.2% and 1.3% respectively, as compared to the same period last year. For international routes, passenger capacity and passenger traffic increased by 7.5% and 9.2% respectively, as compared to the same period last year. Passenger capacity on regional routes increased by 18.3%, and passenger traffic recorded an increase of 17.0%, as compared to the same period last  year. The overall passenger load factor was 80.6%, representing an increase of 0.4 percentage point as compared to the same period last year. The passenger load factor for domestic routes and international routes increased by 0.1 percentage point and 1.2 percentage points respectively, and the passenger load factor for regional routes decreased by 0.9 percentage point    year-on-year.

In terms of cargo operations, in June 2019, cargo capacity (measured by available freight tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) decreased by 2.1% year-on-year. Cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers (the "RFTK")) decreased by 5.8%, and the volume of cargo and mail carried decreased by 5.3% as compared to the same period last year. The cargo and mail load factor  was 48.2%, representing a year-on-year decrease of 1.9 percentage    points.

The Company launched a Dali - Hefei route (seven shifts per week) on 1  June 2019, launched a  Beijing - Qeshqer route (four shifts per week) on 10 June 2019 and a Hangzhou - Roma route (three shifts per week) on 12 June   2019.

In June 2019, the Group introduced four A320 series aircraft and retired one A320, one B737-800 and one A319 aircraft. As at the end  of  June 2019, the  Group operated a  fleet of  676  aircraft, including 283 self-owned aircraft, 194 aircraft under finance lease and 199 aircraft under operating lease.