China Southern Airlines Co Ltd 6-K, filed Mar 30, 2021
China Southern Airlines Co Ltd (CHKIF)
About this 6-K
China Southern Airlines Co Ltd filed this 6-K on March 30, 2021.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
March 30, 2021
CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED
68 Qi Xin Road
Guangzhou, 510403
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
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China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) published the following announcements on March 30, 2021 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s website at:
https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2021/0330/2021033001600.pdf, in relation to the annual results for the year ended December 31, 2020;
https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2021/0330/2021033001443.pdf, in relation to the 2020 corporate social responsibility report of the Company;
https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2021/0330/2021033001636.pdf, in relation to the provision for impairment of the Company; and
https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2021/0330/2021033001477.pdf, in relation to the resolutions of the board of directors and the supervisory committee of the Company.
The announcements in English are included as exhibits to this Form 6-K.
Certain statements contained in these announcements may be viewed as “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information provided in this announcement is as of the date of this announcement, unless otherwise stated, and we undertake no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Xie Bing | |
| Name: | Xie Bing | |
| Title: | Company Secretary | |
| Date: March 30, 2021 | ||
Exhibit 99.1
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
2020 ANNUAL RESULTS
The board of directors (the “Board”) of China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) hereby announces the results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) for the year ended 31 December 2020 together with the comparative figures for 2019, which have been derived from the Group’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
| A. | PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (“ IFRSs”) |
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
For the year ended 31 December 2020
| Note | 2020 RMB million |
2019 RMB million |
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| Operating revenue |
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| Traffic revenue |
87,027 | 148,117 | ||||||||
| Other operating revenue |
5,534 | 6,205 | ||||||||
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| Total operating revenue |
4 | 92,561 | 154,322 | |||||||
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| Operating expenses |
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| Flight operation expenses |
5 | 37,545 | 70,566 | |||||||
| Maintenance expenses |
13,375 | 13,057 | ||||||||
| Aircraft and transportation service expenses |
18,743 | 26,591 | ||||||||
| Promotion and selling expenses |
5,007 | 7,755 | ||||||||
| General and administrative expenses |
4,088 | 4,073 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortisation |
6 | 24,590 | 24,620 | |||||||
| Impairment losses on property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets |
12/14 | 3,961 | 18 | |||||||
| Others |
1,802 | 1,928 | ||||||||
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| Total operating expenses |
109,111 | 148,608 | ||||||||
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| Other net income |
7 | 4,686 | 5,124 | |||||||
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| Operating (loss)/profit |
(11,864 | ) | 10,838 | |||||||
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| Note | 2020 RMB million |
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| Interest income |
322 | 74 | ||||||||||
| Interest expense |
8 | (6,716 | ) | (5,845 | ) | |||||||
| Share of associates’ results |
(776 | ) | (178 | ) | ||||||||
| Share of joint ventures’ results |
309 | 365 | ||||||||||
| Exchange gain/(loss), net |
20 | 3,485 | (1,477 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss on disposal of a subsidiary |
(8 | ) | — | |||||||||
| Changes in fair value of financial assets/ liabilities |
53 | 265 | ||||||||||
| Remeasurement of the originally held equity interests in a joint venture |
— | 13 | ||||||||||
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| (Loss)/profit before income tax |
(15,195 | ) | 4,055 | |||||||||
| Income tax |
9 | 3,368 | (971 | ) | ||||||||
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| (Loss)/profit for the year |
(11,827 | ) | 3,084 | |||||||||
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| (Loss)/profit attributable to: |
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| Equity shareholders of the Company |
(10,847 | ) | 2,640 | |||||||||
| Non-controlling interests |
(980 | ) | 444 | |||||||||
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| (Loss)/profit for the year |
(11,827 | ) | 3,084 | |||||||||
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| Basic and diluted |
10 | RMB(0.77 | ) | RMB0.22 | ||||||||
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the year ended 31 December 2020
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| (Loss)/profit for the year |
(11,827 | ) | 3,084 | |||||
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| Other comprehensive income: |
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| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss |
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| – Equity investments at fair value through other comprehensive income – net movement in fair value reserve (non-recycling) |
(250 | ) | (31 | ) | ||||
| – Share of other comprehensive income of an associate |
(2 | ) | 3 | |||||
| – Income tax effect of the above items |
63 | 7 | ||||||
| Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss |
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| – Cash flow hedge: fair value movement of derivative financial assets/liabilities |
(45 | ) | (72 | ) | ||||
| – Differences resulting from the translation of foreign currency financial statements |
8 | (7 | ) | |||||
| – Share of other comprehensive income of an associate |
(3 | ) | — | |||||
| – Income tax effect of the above items |
11 | 17 | ||||||
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| Other comprehensive income for the year |
(218 | ) | (83 | ) | ||||
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| Total comprehensive income for the year |
(12,045 | ) | 3,001 | |||||
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| Total comprehensive income attributable to: |
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| Equity shareholders of the Company |
(11,011 | ) | 2,552 | |||||
| Non-controlling interests |
(1,034 | ) | 449 | |||||
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| Total comprehensive income for the year |
(12,045 | ) | 3,001 | |||||
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
At 31 December 2020
| 31 December 2020 |
31 December 2019 |
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| Non-current assets |
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| Property, plant and equipment, net |
12 | 86,146 | 84,788 | |||||||
| Construction in progress |
13 | 32,407 | 39,222 | |||||||
| Right-of-use assets |
14 | 151,065 | 153,211 | |||||||
| Goodwill |
237 | 237 | ||||||||
| Interest in associates |
2,449 | 3,322 | ||||||||
| Interest in joint ventures |
3,225 | 3,124 | ||||||||
| Aircraft lease deposits |
362 | 457 | ||||||||
| Other equity instrument investments |
799 | 1,049 | ||||||||
| Other non-current financial assets |
92 | 106 | ||||||||
| Derivative financial assets |
— | 3 | ||||||||
| Deferred tax assets |
15 | 7,739 | 2,692 | |||||||
| Other assets |
2,877 | 1,979 | ||||||||
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| Current assets |
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| Inventories |
1,760 | 1,893 | ||||||||
| Trade receivables |
16 | 2,525 | 3,152 | |||||||
| Other receivables |
17 | 8,347 | 7,860 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents |
25,419 | 1,849 | ||||||||
| Restricted bank deposits |
117 | 102 | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
732 | 1,591 | ||||||||
| Derivative financial assets |
— | 218 | ||||||||
| Amounts due from related companies |
85 | 73 | ||||||||
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| 31 December 2020 |
31 December 2019 |
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| Current liabilities |
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| Derivative financial liabilities |
18 | 3,148 | — | |||||||
| Borrowings |
19 | 40,099 | 37,543 | |||||||
| Lease liabilities |
20 | 20,930 | 19,998 | |||||||
| Trade payables |
21 | 1,782 | 2,317 | |||||||
| Contract liabilities |
1,513 | 1,610 | ||||||||
| Sales in advance of carriage |
3,997 | 10,303 | ||||||||
| Current income tax |
462 | 563 | ||||||||
| Amounts due to related companies |
357 | 170 | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses |
15,920 | 15,745 | ||||||||
| Other liabilities |
7,473 | 7,241 | ||||||||
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| 95,681 | 95,490 | |||||||||
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| Net current liabilities |
(56,696 | ) | (78,752 | ) | ||||||
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| Total assets less current liabilities |
230,702 | 211,438 | ||||||||
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| Non-current liabilities |
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| Borrowings |
19 | 38,134 | 13,637 | |||||||
| Lease liabilities |
20 | 100,283 | 114,076 | |||||||
| Derivative financial liabilities |
53 | — | ||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities |
2,036 | 1,782 | ||||||||
| Provision for major overhauls |
4,216 | 3,542 | ||||||||
| Deferred benefits and gains |
769 | 833 | ||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities |
80 | 239 | ||||||||
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| 145,571 | 134,109 | |||||||||
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| Net assets |
85,131 | 77,329 | ||||||||
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| Capital and reserves |
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| Share capital |
15,329 | 12,267 | ||||||||
| Reserves |
54,255 | 51,839 | ||||||||
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| Total equity attributable to equity shareholders of the Company |
69,584 | 64,106 | ||||||||
| Non-controlling interests |
15,547 | 13,223 | ||||||||
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| Total equity |
85,131 | 77,329 | ||||||||
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the year ended 31 December 2020
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| Share | Share | reserve | (non- | Other | Retained | controlling | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| capital | premium | (recycling) | recycling) | reserves | earnings | Total | interests | equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | RMB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| million | million | million | million | million | million | million | million | million | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at 1 January 2019 |
12,267 | 25,652 | 57 | 436 | 2,635 | 21,086 | 62,133 | 12,874 | 75,007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in equity for 2019: |
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| Profit for the year |
— | — | — | — | — | 2,640 | 2,640 | 444 | 3,084 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income |
— | — | (55 | ) | (27 | ) | (6 | ) | — | (88 | ) | 5 | (83 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income |
— | — | (55 | ) | (27 | ) | (6 | ) | 2,640 | 2,552 | 449 | 3,001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appropriations to reserves |
— | — | — | — | 181 | (181 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends relating to 2018 |
— | — | — | — | — | (613 | ) | (613 | ) | — | (613 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to non-controlling interests |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | (86 | ) | (86 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of non-controlling interests in a subsidiary |
— | — | — | — | (10 | ) | — | (10 | ) | (14 | ) | (24 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in other reserves |
— | — | — | — | 44 | — | 44 | — | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Balance at 31 December 2019 and 1 January 2020 |
12,267 | 25,652 | 2 | 409 | 2,844 | 22,932 | 64,106 | 13,223 | 77,329 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Changes in equity for 2020: |
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| Loss for the year |
— | — | — | — | — | (10,847 | ) | (10,847 | ) | (980 | ) | (11,827 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income |
— | — | (37 | ) | (135 | ) | 8 | — | (164 | ) | (54 | ) | (218 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income |
— | — | (37 | ) | (135 | ) | 8 | (10,847 | ) | (11,011 | ) | (1,034 | ) | (12,045 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of shares |
3,062 | 12,889 | — | — | — | — | 15,951 | — | 15,951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of non-controlling interests in a subsidiary |
— | — | — | — | (155 | ) | — | (155 | ) | (105 | ) | (260 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital injection from non-controlling interests |
— | — | — | — | 700 | — | 700 | 3,521 | 4,221 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to non-controlling interests |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | (57 | ) | (57 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Decrease in non-controlling interests as a result of loss of |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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— | — | — | — | (7 | ) | — | (7 | ) | — | (7 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Balance at 31 December 2020 |
15,329 | 38,541 | (35 | ) | 274 | 3,390 | 12,085 | 69,584 | 15,547 | 85,131 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes to the financial information prepared in accordance with IFRSs:
| 1 | CORPORATE INFORMATION |
China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”), a joint stock limited company, was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) on 25 March 1995. The address of the Company’s registered office is Unit 301, 3/F, Office Tower, Guanhao Science Park Phase I, 12 Yuyan Street, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, the PRC. The Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) are principally engaged in the operation of civil aviation, including the provision of passenger, cargo, mail delivery and other extended transportation services.
The Company’s majority interest is owned by China Southern Air Holding Company Limited (“CSAH”), a state-owned enterprise incorporated in the PRC.
The Company’s shares are traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the New York Stock Exchange.
| 2 | BASIS OF PREPARATION |
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with all applicable International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”), which collective term includes all applicable individual IFRSs, International Accounting Standards (“IASs”) and Interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (the “IASB”). The consolidated financial statements also comply with the applicable disclosure requirements of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance and the applicable disclosure provisions of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Significant accounting policies adopted by the Group are disclosed below.
The IASB has issued certain amendments to IFRSs that are first effective for the current accounting period of the Group. Note 3 provides information on any changes in accounting policies resulting from initial application of these developments to the extent that they are relevant to the Group for the current accounting period reflected in these consolidated financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 comprise the Group and the Group’s interest in associates and joint ventures.
The measurement basis used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements is the historical cost basis except that the following assets and liabilities are stated at their fair value as explained in the accounting policies set out below:
| • | other equity instrument investments; |
| • | other non-current financial assets; and |
| • | derivative financial assets/liabilities. |
Non-current assets and disposal groups held for sale are stated at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.
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| 3 | CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The Group has applied the following amendments to IFRSs issued by the IASB to these financial statements for the current accounting period:
| • | Amendments to IFRS 3, Definition of a Business |
| • | Amendment to IFRS 16, Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions |
Other than the amendment to IFRS 16, the Group has not applied any new standard or interpretation that is not yet effective for the current accounting period. Impacts of the adoption of the amended IFRSs are discussed below:
Amendments to IFRS 3, Definition of a Business
The amendments clarify the definition of a business and provide further guidance on how to determine whether a transaction represents a business combination. In addition, the amendments introduce an optional “concentration test” that permits a simplified assessment of whether an acquired set of activities and assets is an asset rather than business acquisition, when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets. The amendments do not have any material impact on the financial position and the financial result of the Group.
Amendment to IFRS 16, Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions
The amendment provides a practical expedient that allows a lessee to by-pass the need to evaluate whether certain qualifying rent concessions occurring as a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic (“COVID- 19-Related Rent Concessions”) are lease modifications and, instead, account for those rent concessions as if they were not lease modifications.
The Group has elected to early adopt the amendments and applies the practical expedient to all qualifying COVID-19-Related Rent Concessions granted to the Group except for aircraft and engine leases from 1 January 2020. Consequently, rent concessions received have been accounted for as negative variable lease payments recognised in profit or loss in the period in which the event or condition that triggers those payments occurred. There is no impact on the opening balance of equity at 1 January 2020.
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| 4 | REVENUE AND SEGMENT INFORMATION |
| (a) | Operating revenue |
The Group is principally engaged in the operation of civil aviation, including the provision of passenger, cargo, mail delivery, and other extended transportation services.
| (i) | Disaggregation of revenue |
Disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers by major services lines is as follow:
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| – Traffic revenue |
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| – Passenger |
70,534 | 138,502 | ||||||
| – Cargo and mail |
16,493 | 9,615 | ||||||
| – Commission income |
2,771 | 2,952 | ||||||
| – General aviation income |
508 | 564 | ||||||
| – Cargo handling income |
507 | 359 | ||||||
| – Hotel and tour operation income |
390 | 712 | ||||||
| – Ground service income |
210 | 409 | ||||||
| – Air catering income |
273 | 353 | ||||||
| – Others |
689 | 654 | ||||||
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| Revenue from other sources: |
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| – Rental income |
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Disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers by the timing of revenue recognition and by geographic markets is disclosed in Notes 4(b) and 4(c) respectively.
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| (ii) | Revenue expected to be recognised in the future arising from contracts with customers in existence at the reporting date |
As at 31 December 2020, the aggregated amount of the transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligation, which is the unredeemed credits under the frequent flyer award programmes, amounted to RMB3,196 million (31 December 2019: RMB3,331 million). This amount represents revenue expected to be recognised in the future when the customers obtain control of the goods or services.
| (b) | Business segments |
The Group has two reportable operating segments “airline transportation operations” and “other segments”, according to internal organisation structure, managerial needs and internal reporting system. “Airline transportation operations” comprises the Group’s passenger and cargo and mail operations. “Other segments” includes hotel and tour operation, air catering services, ground services, cargo handling and other miscellaneous services.
For the purposes of assessing segment performance and allocating resources between segments, the Group’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) monitors the results, assets and liabilities attributable to each reportable segment based on financial results prepared under the People’s Republic of China Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises (“PRC GAAP”). As such, the amount of each material reconciling item from the Group’s reportable segment (loss)/profit before taxation, assets and liabilities, which arises from different accounting policies, are set out in Note 4(d).
Inter-segment sales and transfers are transacted with reference to the selling prices used for sales made to third parties at the then prevailing market prices.
Information regarding the Group’s reportable segments as provided to the Group’s CODM for the purposes of resource allocation and assessment of segment performance is set out below.
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The segment results of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2020 are as follows:
| Airline transportation operations RMB million |
Other segments RMB million |
Elimination RMB million |
Unallocated* RMB million |
Total RMB million |
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| Disaggregated by timing of revenue recognition Point in time |
2,856 | 1,727 | (1,483 | ) | — | 3,100 | ||||||||||||||
| Over time |
89,196 | 2,448 | (2,183 | ) | — | 89,461 | ||||||||||||||
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| Revenue from external customers |
91,722 | 839 | — | — | 92,561 | |||||||||||||||
| Inter-segment sales |
330 | 3,336 | (3,666 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
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| Reportable segment revenue |
92,052 | 4,175 | (3,666 | ) | — | 92,561 | ||||||||||||||
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| Reportable segment loss before taxation |
(14,727 | ) | (112 | ) | 1 | (348 | ) | (15,186 | ) | |||||||||||
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| Reportable segment loss after taxation |
(11,388 | ) | (61 | ) | 1 | (372 | ) | (11,820 | ) | |||||||||||
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| Other segment information |
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| Income tax |
(3,339 | ) | (51 | ) | — | 24 | (3,366 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Interest income |
328 | 26 | (32 | ) | — | 322 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense |
6,739 | 11 | (34 | ) | — | 6,716 | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortisation |
24,438 | 143 | — | — | 24,581 | |||||||||||||||
| Impairment loss |
4,015 | 2 | — | — | 4,017 | |||||||||||||||
| Credit losses |
153 | 11 | — | — | 164 | |||||||||||||||
| Share of associates’ results |
— | — | — | (776 | ) | (776 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Share of joint ventures’ results |
— | — | — | 309 | 309 | |||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of financial assets/liabilities |
— | — | — | 53 | 53 | |||||||||||||||
| Non-current assets additions during the year# |
24,039 | 547 | (49 | ) | — | 24,537 | ||||||||||||||
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The segment results of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2019 are as follows:
| Airline transportation operations RMB million |
Other segments RMB million |
Elimination RMB million |
Unallocated* RMB million |
Total RMB million |
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| Disaggregated by timing of revenue recognition Point in time |
2,996 | 2,747 | (2,401 | ) | — | 3,342 | ||||||||||||||
| Over time |
149,799 | 2,785 | (1,604 | ) | — | 150,980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Revenue from external customers |
152,591 | 1,731 | — | — | 154,322 | |||||||||||||||
| Inter-segment sales |
204 | 3,801 | (4,005 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
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| Reportable segment revenue |
152,795 | 5,532 | (4,005 | ) | — | 154,322 | ||||||||||||||
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| Reportable segment profit before taxation |
3,020 | 558 | 2 | 490 | 4,070 | |||||||||||||||
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| Reportable segment profit after taxation |
2,224 | 446 | 2 | 423 | 3,095 | |||||||||||||||
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| Other segment information |
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| Income tax |
796 | 112 | — | 67 | 975 | |||||||||||||||
| Interest income |
64 | 41 | (31 | ) | — | 74 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense |
5,833 | 43 | (31 | ) | — | 5,845 | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortisation |
24,256 | 354 | — | — | 24,610 | |||||||||||||||
| Impairment loss |
38 | — | — | — | 38 | |||||||||||||||
| Credit losses |
11 | 2 | — | — | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Share of associates’ results |
— | — | — | (178 | ) | (178 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Share of joint ventures’ results |
— | — | — | 365 | 365 | |||||||||||||||
| Remeasurement of the originally held equity interests in a joint venture |
— | — | — | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of financial assets/liabilities |
— | — | — | 265 | 265 | |||||||||||||||
| Non-current assets additions during the year# |
44,851 | 739 | — | — | 45,590 | |||||||||||||||
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The segment assets and liabilities of the Group as at 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2019 are as follows:
| Airline transportation operations RMB million |
Other segments RMB million |
Elimination RMB million |
Unallocated* RMB million |
Total RMB million |
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| As at 31 December 2020 |
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| Reportable segment assets |
317,741 | 6,019 | (4,209 | ) | 6,564 | 326,115 | ||||||||||||||
| Reportable segment liabilities |
239,968 | 2,237 | (4,154 | ) | 3,201 | 241,252 | ||||||||||||||
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| As at 31 December 2019 |
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| Reportable segment assets |
295,439 | 7,048 | (3,662 | ) | 7,821 | 306,646 | ||||||||||||||
| Reportable segment liabilities |
230,738 | 2,458 | (3,604 | ) | — | 229,592 | ||||||||||||||
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| * | Unallocated assets primarily include interest in associates and joint ventures, derivative financial assets and equity securities. Unallocated liabilities primarily include derivative financial liabilities. Unallocated results primarily include the share of results of associates and joint ventures, dividend income from equity securities, and the fair value movement of financial instruments recognised through profit or loss. |
| # | The additions of non-current assets do not include interest in associates and joint ventures, other equity instrument investments, other non-current financial assets, derivative financial assets and deferred tax assets. |
| (c) | Geographical information |
The Group’s business segments operate in three main geographical areas, even though they are managed on a worldwide basis.
The Group’s revenue by geographical segment are analysed based on the following criteria:
| (1) | Traffic revenue from services of both origin and destination within the PRC (excluding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan (“Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan”)), is classified as domestic revenue. Traffic revenue with origin and destination among PRC, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan is classified as Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan revenue; while that with origin from or destination to other overseas markets is classified as international revenue. |
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| (2) | Revenue from commission income, hotel and tour operation, air catering services, ground services, cargo handling and other miscellaneous services are classified on the basis of where the services are performed. |
| 2020 RMB million |
2019 RMB million |
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| Domestic |
65,137 | 110,112 | ||||||
| International |
27,090 | 41,651 | ||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
334 | 2,559 | ||||||
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| 92,561 | 154,322 | |||||||
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The major revenue earning asset of the Group is its aircraft fleet which is registered in the PRC and is deployed across its worldwide route network. Majority of the Group’s other assets are located in the PRC. CODM considers that there is no suitable basis for allocating such assets and related liabilities to geographical locations. Accordingly, geographical segment assets and liabilities are not disclosed.
| (d) | Reconciliation of reportable segment (loss)/profit before income tax, assets and liabilities to the consolidated figures as reported in the consolidated financial statements |
| 2020 RMB million |
2019 RMB million |
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| (Loss)/profit before income tax |
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| Reportable segment (loss)/profit before taxation |
(15,186 | ) | 4,070 | |||||
| Capitalisation of exchange difference of specific loans |
(9 | ) | (16 | ) | ||||
| Government grants |
— | 1 | ||||||
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| Consolidated (loss)/profit before income tax |
(15,195 | ) | 4,055 | |||||
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| 31 December | 31 December | |||||||
| 2020 RMB million |
2019 RMB million |
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| Asset |
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| Reportable segment assets |
326,115 | 306,646 | ||||||
| Capitalisation of exchange difference of specific loans |
47 | 56 | ||||||
| Government grants |
(6 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||
| Adjustments arising from business combinations under common control |
237 | 237 | ||||||
| Others |
(10 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||
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| Consolidated total assets |
326,383 | 306,928 | ||||||
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| 31 December 2020 RMB million |
31 December 2019 RMB million |
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| Liabilities |
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| Reportable segment liabilities |
241,252 | 229,592 | ||||||
| Others |
— | 7 | ||||||
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| Consolidated total liabilities |
241,252 | 229,599 | ||||||
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| 5 | FLIGHT OPERATION EXPENSES |
| 2020 RMB million |
2019 RMB million |
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| Jet fuel costs |
18,797 | 42,814 | ||||||
| Flight personnel payroll and welfare |
10,232 | 12,709 | ||||||
| Air catering expenses |
1,765 | 3,975 | ||||||
| Civil Aviation Development Fund |
— | 2,332 | ||||||
| Aircraft operating lease charges |
977 | 1,412 | ||||||
| Training expenses |
857 | 1,142 | ||||||
| Aircraft insurance |
191 | 192 | ||||||
| Others |
4,726 | 5,990 | ||||||
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| 37,545 | 70,566 | |||||||
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| 6 | DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION |
| 2020 RMB million |
2019 RMB million |
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| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment |
8,824 | 9,029 | ||||||
| Depreciation of right-of-use assets |
15,388 | 15,263 | ||||||
| Other amortisation |
378 | 328 | ||||||
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| 24,590 | 24,620 | |||||||
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| 7 | OTHER NET INCOME |
| 2020 RMB million |
2019 RMB million |
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| Government grants |
4,209 | 4,129 | ||||||
| (Loss)/gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net |
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| – Aircraft and spare engines |
(18 | ) | 34 | |||||
| – Other property, plant and equipment |
75 | 106 | ||||||
| Penalty income |
142 | 273 | ||||||
| Others |
278 | 582 | ||||||
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| 4,686 | 5,124 | |||||||
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| 8 | INTEREST EXPENSE |
| 2020 RMB million |
2019 RMB million |
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| Interest on borrowings |
1,914 | 1,840 | ||||||
| Interest relating to leases liabilities |
5,180 | 5,302 | ||||||
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| Total interest expense on financial liabilities not at fair value through profit or loss |
7,094 | 7,142 | ||||||
| Less: interest expense capitalised |
(363 | ) | (1,279 | ) | ||||
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| 6,731 | 5,863 | |||||||
| Interest rate swaps: cash flow hedge, reclassified from equity |
(15 | ) | (18 | ) | ||||
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| 6,716 | 5,845 | |||||||
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| Note: | The weighted average interest rate used for interest capitalisation was 2.51% per annum in 2020 (2019: 3.51%). |
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| 9 | INCOME TAX |
| (a) | Income tax (benefit)/expenses in the consolidated income statement |
| 2020 RMB million |
2019 RMB million |
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| PRC income tax |
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| – Provision for the year |
1,716 | 1,611 | ||||||
| – Under-provision in prior year |
48 | 10 | ||||||
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| 1,764 | 1,621 | |||||||
| Deferred tax |
||||||||
| Origination and reversal of temporary differences |
(5,132 | ) | (650 | ) | ||||
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| Income tax (benefit)/expenses |
(3,368 | ) | 971 | |||||
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In respect of a majority of the Group’s airlines operation outside mainland China, the Group has either obtained exemptions from overseas taxation pursuant to the bilateral aviation agreements between the overseas governments and the PRC government, or has sustained tax losses in those overseas jurisdictions. Accordingly, no provision for overseas income tax has been made for overseas airlines operation in the current and prior years.
For the year of 2020, the Company and its branches are subject to income tax rates ranging from 15% to 25% (2019: 15% to 25%), and the subsidiaries of the Company are subject to income tax rates ranging from 15% to 25% (2019: 15% to 30%). Certain subsidiaries of the Company are located in Hong Kong and are subject to income tax at 16.5%.
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| (b) | Reconciliation between actual income tax (benefit)/expenses and calculated tax based on accounting (loss)/profit at applicable income tax rates |
| 2020 RMB million |
2019 RMB million |
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| (Loss)/profit before income tax |
(15,195 | ) | 4,055 | |||||
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| Notional tax on (loss)/profit before taxation, calculated at the rates applicable to (loss)/profits in the tax jurisdictions concerned |
(3,667 | ) | 964 | |||||
| Adjustments for tax effect of: |
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| Non-deductible expenses |
102 | 18 | ||||||
| Share of results of associates and joint ventures and other non-taxable income |
111 | (50 | ) | |||||
| Unused tax losses and deductible temporary differences for which no deferred tax assets were recognised |
80 | 62 | ||||||
| Utilisation of unused tax losses and deductible temporary differences for which no deferred tax assets were recognised in prior years |
(8 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
| Under-provision in prior year |
48 | 10 | ||||||
| Super deduction of research and development expenses |
(34 | ) | (30 | ) | ||||
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| Income tax (benefit)/expenses |
(3,368 | ) | 971 | |||||
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| 10 | (LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE |
The calculation of basic (loss)/earnings per share for the year ended 31 December 2020 is based on the loss attributable to equity shareholders of the Company of RMB10,847 million (2019: the profits attributable to equity shareholders of the Company of RMB2,640 million) and the weighted average of 14,056,887,174 shares in issue during the year (2019: 12,267,172,286 shares).
| 2020 million |
2019 million |
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| Issued ordinary shares at 1 January |
12,267 | 12,267 | ||||||
| Effect of issuance of shares |
1,790 | — | ||||||
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| Weighted average number of ordinary shares at 31 December |
14,057 | 12,267 | ||||||
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The amount of diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share as the effect of convertible bonds is anti-dilutive for the year ended 31 December 2020.
| 11 | DIVIDENDS |
The directors did not recommend any final dividend in respect of the years ended 31 December 2020 and 2019.
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| 12 | PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET |
| Investment properties |
Buildings | Aircraft | Other flight equipment including rotables |
Machinery, equipment and vehicles |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost: |
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| At 1 January 2019 |
813 | 13,154 | 108,762 | 22,608 | 7,249 | 152,586 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions through business combinations |
— | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Additions |
— | 181 | 3,034 | 2,380 | 860 | 6,455 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Transferred from construction in progress |
— | 2,515 | 871 | 200 | 456 | 4,042 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification on change of holding intention: |
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| – transferred to other property, plant and equipment, net |
(327 | ) | 327 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| – transferred to
right-of-use assets |
(16 | ) | — | — | — | — | (16 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Transferred from right-of-use assets on exercise of purchase option (Note 14) |
— | — | 2,641 | — | — | 2,641 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disposals |
— | (131 | ) | (2,032 | ) | (803 | ) | (330 | ) | (3,296 | ) | |||||||||||||
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| At 31 December 2019 |
470 | 16,046 | 113,276 | 24,385 | 8,253 | 162,430 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| At 1 January 2020 |
470 | 16,046 | 113,276 | 24,385 | 8,253 | 162,430 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Additions |
— | 12 | 1,435 | 542 | 935 | 2,924 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Transferred from construction in progress |
— | 5,720 | 3,719 | 497 | 1,340 | 11,276 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification on change of holding intention: |
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| – transferred from other property, plant and equipment, net |
52 | (52 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Transferred from right-of-use assets on exercise of purchase option (Note 14) |
— | — | 2,780 | — | — | 2,780 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disposals |
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| – disposals |
— | (152 | ) | (6,830 | ) | (399 | ) | (558 | ) | (7,939 | ) | |||||||||||||
| – disposal of a subsidiary |
— | (99 | ) | — | — | (34 | ) | (133 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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| At 31 December 2020 |
522 | 21,475 | 114,380 | 25,025 | 9,936 | 171,338 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Investment properties |
Buildings | Aircraft | Other flight equipment including rotables |
Machinery, equipment and vehicles |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses: |
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| At 1 January 2019 |
314 | 4,353 | 48,918 | 12,371 | 4,818 | 70,774 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation charge for the year |
29 | 444 | 6,390 | 1,483 | 683 | 9,029 | ||||||||||||||||||
| – transferred to other property, plant and equipment, net |
(172 | ) | 172 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| – transferred to
right-of-use assets |
(5 | ) | — | — | — | — | (5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Transferred from right-of-use assets on exercise of purchase option (Note 14) |
— | — | 874 | — | — | 874 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disposals |
— | (52 | ) | (1,993 | ) | (698 | ) | (238 | ) | (2,981 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Provision for impairment losses |
— | — | 18 | — | — | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment losses written off on disposals |
— | — | (30 | ) | (37 | ) | — | (67 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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| At 31 December 2019 |
166 | 4,917 | 54,177 | 13,119 | 5,263 | 77,642 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| At 1 January 2020 |
166 | 4,917 | 54,177 | 13,119 | 5,263 | 77,642 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation charge for the year |
23 | 618 | 5,744 | 1,493 | 946 | 8,824 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification on change of holding intention: |
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| – transferred from other property, plant and equipment, net |
21 | (21 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Transferred from right-of-use assets on exercise of purchase option (Note 14) |
— | — | 982 | — | — | 982 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disposals |
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| – disposals |
— | (59 | ) | (4,588 | ) | (372 | ) | (483 | ) | (5,502 | ) | |||||||||||||
| – disposal of a subsidiary |
— | (15 | ) | — | — | (11 | ) | (26 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Provision for impairment losses (a) |
— | — | 3,202 | 75 | 2 | 3,279 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment losses written off on disposals |
— | — | — | (7 | ) | — | (7 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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| At 31 December 2020 |
210 | 5,440 | 59,517 | 14,308 | 5,717 | 85,192 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Net book value: |
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| At 31 December 2020 |
312 | 16,035 | 54,863 | 10,717 | 4,219 | 86,146 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| At 31 December 2019 |
304 | 11,129 | 59,099 | 11,266 | 2,990 | 84,788 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| (a) | As at 31 December 2020, the Group reported aircraft and related equipment in the amount of RMB208,943 million. For the year ended 31 December 2020, the Group made impairment provision RMB3,959 million in aggregate towards certain aged or market value declined aircraft and related equipment based on its fleet disposal plans. Among which, the impairment provision for owned aircraft and related equipment were RMB3,277 million, the impairment provision for leased aircraft and related equipment were RMB682 million (Note 14). Impairment provision were made when asset’s carrying amount exceed its recoverable amount. The estimated recoverable amounts of above aircraft and related equipment with impairment indications were based on the fair value less cost to sell, which was determined by reference to the recent observable market prices for those aircraft and related equipment or appraisal results valued by external appraisal expert based on the cost method. |
| (b) | Components related to engine overhaul costs under property, plant and equipment and right- of-use assets were originally depreciated using the straight-line method by the Group. Upon analysis of historical data over past years and assessment of the actual consumption model and the expected method of relevant economic benefit realisation in respect of the overhaul components of engines, the Group is of the view that the consumption of components related to engine overhaul costs is more directly associated with the actual flying hours. Therefore, the Group is of the view that changing the depreciation method of components related to engine overhaul costs to the units of production method can more truly and objectively reflect the actual consumption of assets, the financial position and operating performance of the Group. This change in accounting estimates has been applied prospectively with effect from 1 April 2020. The comparison of depreciation method of components related to engine overhaul costs before and after the change is detailed as below: |
| Components related to engine overhaul costs |
Before the change | After the change | ||
| Expected useful lives/ Expected flying hours |
3-5.5 years | 9-42 thousand hours | ||
| Estimated net residual rate |
— | — | ||
| Annual depreciation rate/Depreciation rate per thousand flying hours |
18.2%-33.3% | 2.4%-11.1% |
As a result of this change in accounting estimates, the consolidated loss before tax of the Group was decreased by approximately RMB1,618 million during the year. As it is impractical to accurately forecast the flying hours of the engines of the Group for the future periods, the Group is of the view that it is unable to estimate the respective impacts on the financial information of the Group for the future periods.
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| 13 | CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS |
| 2020 RMB million |
2019 RMB million |
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| Advance payment for aircraft and flight equipment |
29,342 | 30,919 | ||||||
| Others |
3,065 | 8,303 | ||||||
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| 32,407 | 39,222 | |||||||
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| 14 | RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS |
| Aircraft | Land use | |||||||||||||||||||
| and engines | rights | Buildings | Others | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost: |
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| At 1 January 2019 |
187,991 | 3,671 | 1,300 | 138 | 193,100 | |||||||||||||||
| Additions |
20,609 | 225 | 1,490 | 51 | 22,375 | |||||||||||||||
| Transfer from construction in progress |
10,202 | 110 | — | 203 | 10,515 | |||||||||||||||
| Reclassification with investment properties (Note 12) |
— | 16 | — | — | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Transferred to property, plant and equipment on exercise of purchase option (Note 12) |
(2,641 | ) | — | — | — | (2,641 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Disposals |
(780 | ) | — | — | — | (780 | ) | |||||||||||||
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| At 31 December 2019 |
215,381 | 4,022 | 2,790 | 392 | 222,585 | |||||||||||||||
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| At 1 January 2020 |
215,381 | 4,022 | 2,790 | 392 | 222,585 | |||||||||||||||
| Additions |
6,526 | 45 | 412 | 190 | 7,173 | |||||||||||||||
| Transfer from construction in progress |
5,993 | 2,440 | — | 226 | 8,659 | |||||||||||||||
| Transferred to property, plant and equipment on exercise of purchase option (Note 12) |
(2,780 | ) | — | — | — | (2,780 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Disposals |
||||||||||||||||||||
| – disposals |
(4,419 | ) | — | (180 | ) | — | (4,599 | ) | ||||||||||||
| – disposal of a subsidiary |
— | (26 | ) | — | (43 | ) | (69 | ) | ||||||||||||
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| At 31 December 2020 |
220,701 | 6,481 | 3,022 | 765 | 230,969 | |||||||||||||||
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| Aircraft and engines RMB million |
Land use rights RMB million |
Buildings RMB million |
Others RMB million |
Total RMB million |
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| Accumulated amortisation: |
||||||||||||||||||||
| At 1 January 2019 |
55,048 | 701 | — | — | 55,749 | |||||||||||||||
| Amortisation charge for the year |
14,485 | 107 | 637 | 34 | 15,263 | |||||||||||||||
| Reclassification with investment properties (Note 12) |
— | 5 | — | — | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Transferred to property, plant and equipment on exercise of purchase option (Note 12) |
(874 | ) | — | — | — | (874 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Disposals |
(769 | ) | — | — | — | (769 | ) | |||||||||||||
| At 31 December 2019 |
67,890 | 813 | 637 | 34 | 69,374 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
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| At 1 January 2020 |
67,890 | 813 | 637 | 34 | 69,374 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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| Amortisation charge for the year |
14,167 | 134 | 997 | 90 | 15,388 | |||||||||||||||
| Transferred to property, plant and equipment on exercise of purchase option (Note 12) |
(982 | ) | — | — | — | (982 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Disposals |
||||||||||||||||||||
| – disposals |
(4,419 | ) | — | (132 | ) | — | (4,551 | ) | ||||||||||||
| – disposal of a subsidiary |
— | — | — | (7 | ) | (7 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Provision for impairment losses (Note 12(a)) |
682 | — | — | — | 682 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| At 31 December 2020 |
77,338 | 947 | 1,502 | 117 | 79,904 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Net book value: |
||||||||||||||||||||
| At 31 December 2020 |
143,363 | 5,534 | 1,520 | 648 | 151,065 | |||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
| At 31 December 2019 |
147,491 | 3,209 | 2,153 | 358 | 153,211 | |||||||||||||||
|
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|
|
|
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|
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The Group changed the accounting estimates in relation to the depreciation method of components related to engine overhaul costs, with effect from 1 April 2020 (see Note 12(b)).
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| 15 | DEFERRED TAX ASSETS |
Deferred tax assets arise from deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses are recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the related tax benefit can be utilised. As at 31 December 2020, deferred tax assets included the amount of RMB4,281 million recognised in 2020 which related to tax losses that can be carried forward for 5-8 years.
| 16 | TRADE RECEIVABLES |
Credit terms granted by the Group to sales agents and other customers generally range from one to three months. Ageing analysis of trade receivables based on transaction date is set out below:
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| RMB million | RMB million | |||||||
| Within 1 month |
1,016 | 2,308 | ||||||
| More than 1 month but less than 3 months |
1,263 | 555 | ||||||
| More than 3 months but less than 12 months |
231 | 297 | ||||||
| More than 1 year |
58 | 28 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| 2,568 | 3,188 | |||||||
| Less: loss allowance |
(43 | ) | (36 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| 2,525 | 3,152 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
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| 17 | OTHER RECEIVABLES |
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| RMB million | RMB million | |||||||
| VAT recoverable |
6,072 | 5,214 | ||||||
| Government grants receivables |
523 | 1,275 | ||||||
| Rebate receivables on aircraft acquisitions |
497 | 616 | ||||||
| Other deposits |
170 | 203 | ||||||
| Others |
1,244 | 557 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| 8,506 | 7,865 | |||||||
| Less: loss allowance |
(159 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| 8,347 | 7,860 | |||||||
|
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|
|
|
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| 18 | DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL LIABILITIES |
In October 2020, the Group issued a total of 160,000,000 A share convertible bonds with par value of RMB100 each at par. The convertible bonds have a term of six years from the date of the issuance and the convertible bonds bear interest at the rate of 0.2% in the first year, 0.4% in the second year, 0.6% in the third year, 0.8% in the fourth year, 1.5% in the fifth year and 2.0% in the sixth year. Interest is paid once a year. Conversion rights are exercisable from 21 April 2021 to 14 October 2026 at an initial conversion price of RMB6.24 per share, subject to clauses of adjustment and downward revision of conversion price, redemption and sell-back. Convertible bonds, which conversion rights have not been exercised in five transaction days after maturity, will be redeemed at 106.5% of par value (including the interest for the sixth year).
Any excess of proceeds over the fair value amount initially recognised as the derivative component is recognised as the host liability component. Transaction costs related to the issuance of the convertible bonds are allocated to the host liability and are recognised initially as part of the liability. The derivative component is subsequently remeasured at fair value while the host liability component is subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method (Note 19).
As at 31 December 2020, the fair value of the derivative component of convertible bonds were recognised as derivative financial liabilities amounting to RMB3,092 million. For the year ended 31 December 2020, the fair value change of the derivative component of convertible bonds amounted to RMB201 million.
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| 19 | BORROWINGS |
Borrowings are analysed as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| RMB million | RMB million | |||||||
| Non-current |
||||||||
| Long-term borrowings |
||||||||
| – secured |
— | 10 | ||||||
| – unsecured |
8,811 | 2,381 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| 8,811 | 2,391 | |||||||
| Corporate bonds |
||||||||
| – unsecured |
7,500 | 8,646 | ||||||
| Convertible bonds |
||||||||
| – unsecured |
12,833 | — | ||||||
| Medium-term notes |
||||||||
| – unsecured |
8,990 | 2,600 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| 38,134 | 13,637 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Current |
||||||||
| Current portion of long-term borrowings |
||||||||
| – secured |
— | 90 | ||||||
| – unsecured |
67 | 51 | ||||||
| Short-term borrowings |
||||||||
| – unsecured |
25,286 | 12,250 | ||||||
| Ultra-short-term financing bills |
||||||||
| – unsecured |
10,999 | 22,497 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| 36,352 | 34,888 | |||||||
| Current portion of corporate bonds and medium-term notes |
||||||||
| – unsecured |
3,747 | 2,655 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| 40,099 | 37,543 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total borrowings |
78,233 | 51,180 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| The borrowings are repayable: |
||||||||
| Within one year |
40,099 | 37,543 | ||||||
| In the second year |
7,662 | 3,773 | ||||||
| In the third to fifth year |
14,394 | 8,389 | ||||||
| After the fifth year |
16,078 | 1,475 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total borrowings |
78,233 | 51,180 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
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| 20 | LEASE LIABILITIES |
At 31 December 2020, the leases liabilities were payable as follows:
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| RMB million | RMB million | |||||||
| Within 1 year |
20,930 | 19,998 | ||||||
| After 1 year but within 2 years |
20,045 | 19,249 | ||||||
| After 2 years but within 5 years |
47,164 | 54,155 | ||||||
| After 5 years |
33,074 | 40,672 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| 121,213 | 134,074 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
The Group has significant lease liabilities which are denominated in USD as at 31 December 2020. The net exchange gain of RMB3,485 million for the year ended 31 December 2020 (2019: net exchange loss of RMB1,477 million) was mainly attributable to the translation of balances of lease liabilities which are denominated in USD.
| 21 | TRADE PAYABLES |
Ageing analysis of trade payables based on transaction date is set out below:
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| RMB million | RMB million | |||||||
| Within 1 month |
431 | 563 | ||||||
| More than 1 month but less than 3 months |
473 | 506 | ||||||
| More than 3 months but less than 6 months |
313 | 450 | ||||||
| More than 6 months but less than 1 year |
329 | 568 | ||||||
| More than 1 year |
236 | 230 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| 1,782 | 2,317 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
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| B. | PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRC GAAP |
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
For the year ended 31 December 2020
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| RMB million | RMB million | |||||||
| Revenue |
92,561 | 154,322 | ||||||
| Less: Operating costs |
94,903 | 135,668 | ||||||
| Taxes and surcharges |
330 | 348 | ||||||
| Selling and distribution expenses |
5,248 | 7,923 | ||||||
| General and administrative expenses |
3,989 | 4,040 | ||||||
| Research and development expenses |
367 | 352 | ||||||
| Finance expenses |
2,993 | 7,460 | ||||||
| Including: Interest expense |
6,716 | 5,845 | ||||||
| Interest income |
322 | 74 | ||||||
| Add: Other income |
4,179 | 4,084 | ||||||
| Investment (loss)/income |
(401 | ) | 225 | |||||
| Including: (loss)/income from investment in associates and joint ventures |
(467 | ) | 200 | |||||
| Gain on fair value movement |
53 | 265 | ||||||
| Credit losses |
(164 | ) | (13 | ) | ||||
| Impairment loss |
(4,017 | ) | (38 | ) | ||||
| (Loss)/gain on assets disposals |
(22 | ) | 148 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Operating (loss)/profit |
(15,641 | ) | 3,202 | |||||
| Add: Non-operating income |
652 | 924 | ||||||
| Less: Non-operating expenses |
197 | 56 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| (Loss)/Profit before income tax |
(15,186 | ) | 4,070 | |||||
| Less: Income tax |
(3,366 | ) | 975 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Net (loss)/profit for the year |
(11,820 | ) | 3,095 | |||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| (1)Net (loss)/profit classified by continuity of operations: |
||||||||
| 1.Net (loss)/profit from continuing operations |
(11,820 | ) | 3,095 | |||||
| 2.Net (loss)/profit from discontinued operations |
— | — | ||||||
| (2)Net (loss)/profit classified by ownership: |
||||||||
| 1.Shareholders of the Company |
(10,842 | ) | 2,651 | |||||
| 2.Non-controlling interests |
(978 | ) | 444 | |||||
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
At 31 December 2020
| 31 December | 31 December | |||||||
| 2020 RMB million |
2019 RMB million |
|||||||
| Assets |
||||||||
| Current assets: |
||||||||
| Cash at bank and on hand |
25,823 | 1,994 | ||||||
| Derivative financial assets |
— | 218 | ||||||
| Bills receivable |
12 | 1 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable |
2,544 | 3,197 | ||||||
| Prepayments |
732 | 1,591 | ||||||
| Other receivables |
1,955 | 2,358 | ||||||
| Inventories |
1,760 | 1,893 | ||||||
| Other current assets |
6,159 | 5,486 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total current assets |
38,985 | 16,738 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Non-current assets |
||||||||
| Long-term equity investments |
5,673 | 6,445 | ||||||
| Other equity instrument investments |
799 | 1,049 | ||||||
| Other non-current financial assets |
92 | 106 | ||||||
| Investment properties |
312 | 304 | ||||||
| Fixed assets |
85,754 | 84,374 | ||||||
| Construction in progress |
32,438 | 39,344 | ||||||
| Right-of-use assets |
145,540 | 149,941 | ||||||
| Intangible assets |
6,155 | 3,709 | ||||||
| Aircraft lease deposits |
362 | 457 | ||||||
| Long-term deferred expenses |
887 | 652 | ||||||
| Hedging instrument |
— | 3 | ||||||
| Deferred tax assets |
7,749 | 2,697 | ||||||
| Other non-current assets |
1,369 | 827 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total non-current assets |
287,130 | 289,908 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total assets |
326,115 | 306,646 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
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| 31 December | 31 December | |||||||
| 2020 RMB million |
2019 RMB million |
|||||||
| Liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
||||||||
| Current liabilities |
||||||||
| Short-term bank borrowings |
25,286 | 12,250 | ||||||
| Derivative financial liabilities |
3,148 | — | ||||||
| Bills payable |
278 | — | ||||||
| Accounts payable |
11,974 | 13,797 | ||||||
| Contract liabilities |
1,513 | 1,610 | ||||||
| Sales in advance of carriage |
3,997 | 10,303 | ||||||
| Employee benefits payable |
4,328 | 3,976 | ||||||
| Taxes payable |
680 | 760 | ||||||
| Other payables |
8,640 | 7,503 | ||||||
| Non-current liabilities due within one year |
24,838 | 22,794 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities |
10,999 | 22,497 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total current liabilities |
95,681 | 95,490 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Non-current liabilities |
||||||||
| Long-term bank borrowings |
8,811 | 2,391 | ||||||
| Bonds payable |
29,323 | 11,246 | ||||||
| Derivative financial liabilities |
11 | — | ||||||
| Hedging instrument |
42 | — | ||||||
| Lease liabilities |
100,283 | 114,076 | ||||||
| Long-term payables |
291 | — | ||||||
| Provision for major overhauls |
4,216 | 3,542 | ||||||
| Deferred benefits and gains |
769 | 833 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities |
80 | 232 | ||||||
| Other non-current liabilities |
1,745 | 1,782 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total non-current liabilities |
145,571 | 134,102 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total liabilities |
241,252 | 229,592 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
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| 31 December | 31 December | |||||||
| 2020 RMB million |
2019 RMB million |
|||||||
| Net assets |
||||||||
| Share capital |
15,329 | 12,267 | ||||||
| Capital reserve |
39,050 | 25,623 | ||||||
| Other comprehensive income |
242 | 406 | ||||||
| Surplus reserve |
2,579 | 2,579 | ||||||
| Retained earnings |
12,146 | 22,988 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total equity attributable to equity shareholders of the Company |
69,346 | 63,863 | ||||||
| Non-controlling interests |
15,517 | 13,191 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total equity |
84,863 | 77,054 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
| Total liabilities and equity |
326,115 | 306,646 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
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| C. | RECONCILIATION OF DIFFERENCES IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PREPARED UNDER PRC GAAP AND IFRSs |
Difference in (loss)/profit and equity attributable to equity shareholders of the Company under consolidated financial information in financial statements between IFRSs and PRC GAAP
| (Loss)/profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company |
Equity attributable to equity shareholders of the Company |
|||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 31 December 2020 |
31 December 2019 |
|||||||||||||
| RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | RMB million | |||||||||||||
| Amounts under PRC GAAP |
(10,842 | ) | 2,651 | 69,346 | 63,863 | |||||||||||
| Adjustments: |
||||||||||||||||
| Capitalisation of exchange difference of specific loans |
(9 | ) | (16 | ) | 47 | 56 | ||||||||||
| Government grants |
— | 1 | (6 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||||||||
| Adjustment arising from the Company’s business combination under common control |
— | — | 237 | 237 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax effect of the above adjustments |
2 | 4 | (10 | ) | (12 | ) | ||||||||||
| Effect of the above adjustments on non-controlling interests |
2 | — | (30 | ) | (32 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Amounts under IFRSs |
(10,847 | ) | 2,640 | 69,584 | 64,106 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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BUSINESS REVIEW
In 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic caused the world economy to sink into its worst recession since the Great Depression, and the supply and demand loop of world economy was blocked. According to the World Economic Outlook issued by the International Monetary Fund, in 2020, the global economy experienced negative growth for the first time in nearly 10 years, with a decrease rate of 3.5%. China coordinated pandemic prevention and control with economic and social development, and took the lead in controlling the pandemic. It has gradually built a dual circulation development paradigm, in which domestic and overseas markets reinforce each other, making it the only major economy to achieve positive growth in 2020. With an annual economic growth of 2.3%, the annual GDP of China exceeded RMB100 trillion for the first time, and the poverty alleviation targets for the new era have been accomplished on schedule.
COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant impact on the global aviation industry. With aviation demand falling sharply, the global aviation industry, especially airlines, was struggling, and China’s aviation industry also faced an unprecedentedly severe situation. Facing the severe challenges posed by the pandemic, the Group effectively organized pandemic prevention and control, ensured a stable security situation, seized market opportunities, reduced costs and enhanced efficiency, and steadily promoted the reform of systems and mechanisms. During the reporting period, with the joint efforts of the management and all staff, the Group effectively prevented and controlled the pandemic, continuously consolidated the safety foundation, achieved remarkable results in business operation, and accelerated the implementation of development strategies. In 2020, the Group achieved 2.08 million hours of safe flight, served approximately 96.86 million passengers, and recorded a substantial increase in profit from cargo logistics. The Company once again was awarded the title of the “National Benchmarking Enterprise of Customer Satisfaction”.
| 1. | Pandemic Prevention and Control |
During the reporting period, the Group resolutely discharged the responsibilities for pandemic prevention and control, and coordinated the work at all levels. We immediately established a leading group for pandemic prevention and control, and initiated the highest level response to public health emergency; formulated a plan to provide full support for anti-pandemic transportation, and was the first in China to adopt a policy of free transportation for anti-pandemic supplies; and strictly implemented the anti-pandemic policies of China, reduced flights to key countries and regions, and continued to strengthen the overall control of passengers and all-round protection of employees. During the reporting period, the Group operated a total of 19,000 anti-pandemic flights, transported 25,000 medical personnel and 29,000 tonnes anti-pandemic supplies, and brought back 24,000 stranded compatriots; the Group recorded zero infection among passengers on board its international and domestic flights, and zero infection among all employees at work; and numbers of meritorious models emerged and were highly praised by the central government, superiors and all sectors of society.
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| 2. | Safety Management |
During the reporting period, the Group firmly upheld safety baseline and formulated an outline for the construction of seven safety systems. We carried out a three-year campaign to improve safety production, in which a variety of technical means were applied in a comprehensive way to continuously promote the identification of work style issues, and conducted work style construction with the “three awes” as the core. We improved the risk monitoring and early warning mechanism to identify and manage potential safety hazards. Close attention was paid to key areas and key risks, and prior and procedural control was strengthened so as to move ahead the safety threshold. As at the end of the reporting period, the Group had secured flight safety for 21 consecutive years and aviation security for 26 consecutive years, and continued to keep the best safety record among Chinese airlines.
| 3. | Management Response |
During the reporting period, the Group proactively adjusted its operating strategies in response to the development of the pandemic and the direction of government policy. We spared no efforts to secure passenger revenue, closely followed the changes in the pandemic, rollingly optimized domestic routes and flights, and seized international inbound passenger sources. To actively grasp the opportunity to increase revenue from freight logistics, we comprehensively improved the utilization rate of freighters, and organized 8,431 freight flight converted from passenger aircraft throughout the year, which achieved remarkable operating results. We strove to strengthen cost control, actively sought policy support, and drastically reduced costs. We took the initiative to reduce investment and adjusted the pace of aircraft capacity introduction in a timely manner. We expedited the revitalization and disposal of assets, and further enhanced the utilization rate of real estate.
| 4. | Hub Network |
During the reporting period, the Group further advanced its hub network strategy and accelerated the construction of two comprehensive international hubs in Guangzhou and Beijing. We continued to establish the Guangzhou-Shenzhen joint hub and build a product system with “Bay Area Link” products as the mainstay as a way to promote the integration of market, product, service, and network in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. We accelerated the construction of the Beijing hub, and completed relocation of all flights to Daxing Airport ahead of schedule. Efforts were made to strive for the reward of slots, optimize airport slots, and strengthen publicity and promotion as a way to operate the Beijing hub with all our strength. We positioned Hainan as a strategic key market and signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Hainan Province, strengthened collaboration with Xiamen Airlines and Sichuan Airlines to jointly build quality routes in Chengdu and other key markets, and signed new cooperation agreements with 20 international partners including American Airlines, Etihad Airways, and Aeroflot-Russian Airlines.
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| 5. | Lean Control |
During the reporting period, the Group initially established a comprehensive market-based accounting system. We carried out lean cost management special activities, and developed new ideas for cost control, with implementation of over 1,100 cost-reduction and efficiency- enhancement measures, among which the best were incorporated as cost control instruments into the regulatory manual, so as to achieve standardization and institutionalization. Strict control was executed in terms of the cost on jet fuel, and landing fees. Adhering to green flight concept, we optimized air routes and balanced loading accurately so that the annual fuel consumption per ATK decreased by 6.6% year-on-year. We achieved diversified low-cost financing, which further optimized the Company’s debt structure. We prevented and resolved risks in terms of oil prices, exchange rate, interest rate, cash flow, and receivables, and carried out foreign exchange and jet fuel hedging businesses with prudence.
| 6. | Operation Service |
During the reporting period, the Group deepened the construction of integrated operation and promoted the integrated services program. We continued to optimize our management and control model and carry out projects to increase flight on-time performance rates. By doing this, we maintained leading position in the industry in flight on-time performance rate for five consecutive years. We implemented value contribution accounting regarding quick-turn in stations to further improve operational efficiency. Efforts were made to continuously improve maintenance capabilities and strengthen technological innovation in engineering as a way to make operations more reliable. Positioned to offer “affinity and refinement” service, we improved the service management and control system, and continuously optimized the travel experience of passengers with sincere service, so that we recorded the lowest complaint rate among the three major Chinese airlines. We launched the “family service 360” and “Kapok Brand” campaign. Passengers were encouraged to cancel meals in exchange for mileage, a green flight service of CSA. Our baggage tracking project obtained IATA Network-wide Compliance Certificate.
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| 7. | Reform and Development |
During the reporting period, the Group formulated a three-year action plan to deepen reforms, launched a campaign to improve management to first class of the world, and prepared the “14th Five-Year Plan” from a high starting point. We adjusted and optimized five major structures for fleet, market, manpower, industry, assets and liabilities, and focused on solving bottleneck problems that restricted high quality development. We conducted private placement of stocks and public issuance of convertible bonds to raise approximately RMB32 billion in total as a way to lay a solid foundation for development. Efforts were continuously made to improve the market- oriented operation mechanism, with introduction of tenure system and contract management measures. An IT framework of “cloud platform & dual middle-platform” was established to initially build up a business sharing capability system. During the reporting period, the “Double Hundred Action” mixed ownership reform of the Group was successfully implemented. Southern Airlines Freight and Logistic Guangzhou Co., Ltd. and Southern Airlines General Aviation Co., Ltd. introduced strategic investors, improved corporate governance structure, reformed three systems and built market-oriented operating mechanism, which further broadened the development space for enterprises which performed the mixed ownership reform.
| 8. | Social Responsibility |
During the reporting period, the Group firmly promoted the green flight concept, deepened its work on poverty alleviation, and actively fulfilled its social responsibilities. We continued to optimize aircraft models and routes, focus on improving the efficiency of aviation fuel usage, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We continued to promote the application of new energy vehicles, and advance the inclusion of “large-scale dynamic map route planning (大規模動態圖航路規劃)” into the national key research and development projects. The Company was awarded the title of “Outstanding Units for Blue Sky Protection Campaign (藍天保衛戰工作先進單位)” by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Continuous efforts were made to deepen the poverty alleviation model with CSA’s characteristics. The Group carried out poverty alleviation work in 2 counties and 22 villages from 12 provinces, and dispatched 83 officials to take temporary posts or work in villages to alleviate poverty. As a result, all designated areas have been lifted out of poverty. The Company received the top recognition in the targeted poverty alleviation assessment of central enterprises in 2019.
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OPERATING DATA SUMMARY
The following table sets forth operating data by geographic regions:
| For the year ended 31 December |
Increase/ (decrease) (%) |
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| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||
| Traffic |
||||||||||||
| Revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) (million) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
140,135.20 | 195,239.18 | (28.22 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
239.14 | 3,258.71 | (92.66 | ) | ||||||||
| International |
13,065.78 | 86,422.92 | (84.88 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total: |
153,440.11 | 284,920.82 | (46.15 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Revenue tonne kilometers (RTK) (million) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
13,720.92 | 18,897.97 | (27.39 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
30.19 | 312.80 | (90.35 | ) | ||||||||
| International |
7,053.76 | 13,414.05 | (47.42 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total: |
20,804.88 | 32,624.82 | (36.23 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| RTK – passenger (million) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
12,390.86 | 17,182.13 | (27.89 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
20.91 | 286.62 | (92.71 | ) | ||||||||
| International |
1,138.30 | 7,573.52 | (84.97 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total: |
13,550.07 | 25,042.27 | (45.89 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| RTK – cargo (million) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
1,330.06 | 1,715.84 | (22.48 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
9.29 | 26.18 | (64.54 | ) | ||||||||
| International |
5,915.47 | 5,840.53 | 1.28 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total: |
7,254.81 | 7,582.55 | (4.32 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Passengers carried (thousand) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
93,911.34 | 128,706.50 | (27.03 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
213.22 | 2,480.54 | (91.40 | ) | ||||||||
| International |
2,731.48 | 20,445.12 | (86.64 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total: |
96,856.04 | 151,632.16 | (36.12 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Cargo and mail carried (thousand tonnes) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
817.51 | 1,052.13 | (22.30 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
9.12 | 23.27 | (60.80 | ) | ||||||||
| International |
634.19 | 688.16 | (7.84 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total: |
1,460.83 | 1,763.57 | (17.17 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| For the year ended 31 December |
Increase/ (decrease) (%) |
|||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||
| Capacity |
||||||||||||
| Available seat kilometres (ASKs) (million) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
193,935.93 | 235,216.49 | (17.55 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
550.91 | 4,367.53 | (87.39 | ) | ||||||||
| International |
20,235.13 | 104,477.84 | (80.63 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total: |
214,721.97 | 344,061.86 | (37.59 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Available tonne kilometres (ATKs) (million) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
22,182.70 | 26,803.84 | (17.24 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
70.71 | 506.71 | (86.04 | ) | ||||||||
| International |
11,638.87 | 19,123.06 | (39.14 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total: |
33,892.28 | 46,433.61 | (27.01 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Available tonne kilometres (ATKs) – passenger (million) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
17,454.23 | 21,169.48 | (17.55 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
49.58 | 393.08 | (87.39 | ) | ||||||||
| International |
1,821.16 | 9,403.01 | (80.63 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total: |
19,324.98 | 30,965.57 | (37.59 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Available tonne kilometres (ATKs) – cargo (million) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
4,728.46 | 5,634.36 | (16.08 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
21.13 | 113.64 | (81.40 | ) | ||||||||
| International |
9,817.71 | 9,720.05 | 1.00 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total: |
14,567.30 | 15,468.05 | (5.82 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Increase/ (decrease) percentage points |
||||||||||||
| Load factor |
||||||||||||
| Passenger load factor (RPK/ASK) (%) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
72.26 | 83.00 | (10.74 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
43.41 | 74.61 | (31.20 | ) | ||||||||
| International |
64.57 | 82.72 | (18.15 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Average: |
71.46 | 82.81 | (11.35 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Overall load factor (RTK/ATK) (%) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
61.85 | 70.50 | (8.65 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
42.70 | 61.73 | (19.03 | ) | ||||||||
| International |
60.61 | 70.15 | (9.54 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Average: |
61.39 | 70.26 | (8.88 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| For the year ended 31 December |
Increase/ (decrease) (%) |
|||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||
| Yield |
||||||||||||
| Yield per RPK (RMB) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
0.41 | 0.52 | (21.15 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
1.05 | 0.75 | 40.00 | |||||||||
| International |
0.96 | 0.39 | 146.15 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Average: |
0.46 | 0.49 | (6.12 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Yield per RFTK (RMB) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
1.36 | 1.14 | 19.30 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
8.93 | 4.67 | 91.22 | |||||||||
| International |
2.47 | 1.29 | 91.47 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Average: |
2.27 | 1.27 | 78.74 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Yield per RTK (RMB) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
4.34 | 5.50 | (21.09 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
11.06 | 8.18 | 35.21 | |||||||||
| International |
3.84 | 3.10 | 23.87 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Average: |
4.18 | 4.54 | (7.93 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Cost |
||||||||||||
| Operating expenses per ATK (RMB) |
3.22 | 3.20 | 0.63 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Flight Volume |
||||||||||||
| Kilometers flown (million) |
1,304.67 | 1,875.52 | (30.44 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Hours flown (thousand) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
1,835.82 | 2,249.15 | (18.38 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
4.88 | 40.77 | (88.03 | ) | ||||||||
| International |
236.51 | 661.45 | (64.24 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total: |
2,077.21 | 2,951.36 | (29.62 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Number of flights (thousand) |
||||||||||||
| Domestic |
786.17 | 963.42 | (18.40 | ) | ||||||||
| Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
2.71 | 19.07 | (85.80 | ) | ||||||||
| International |
33.58 | 135.39 | (75.20 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Total: |
822.46 | 1,117.88 | (26.43 | ) | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Note: | Discrepancies between the column sum and the total sum are due to rounding of numbers. |
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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
| I. | FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE |
Part of the financial information presented in this section below is derived from the Group’s audited consolidated financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs.
The net loss attributable to equity shareholders of the Company of RMB10,847 million was recorded in 2020 as compared to the net profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company of RMB2,640 million in 2019. The Group’s total operating revenue decreased by RMB61,761 million or 40.02% from RMB154,322 million in 2019 to RMB92,561 million in 2020. Passenger load factor decreased by 11.35 percentage points from 82.81% in 2019 to 71.46% in 2020. Yield per RPK decreased by 6.12% from RMB0.49 in 2019 to RMB0.46 in 2020. Yield per RTK decreased by 7.93% from RMB4.54 in 2019 to RMB4.18 in 2020. Operating expenses decreased by RMB39,497 million or 26.58% from RMB148,608 million in 2019 to RMB109,111 million in 2020. Mainly affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation industry, operating loss of RMB11,864 million was recorded in 2020 as compared to operating profit of RMB10,838 million in 2019.
| II. | OPERATING REVENUE |
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating revenue |
Percentage | Operating revenue |
Percentage | Changes in revenue |
||||||||||||||||
| RMB million | % | RMB million | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Traffic revenue |
87,027 | 94.02 | 148,117 | 95.98 | (41.24 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Including: Passenger revenue |
70,534 | 138,502 | (49.07 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| – Domestic |
57,793 | 101,955 | (43.32 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| – Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan |
251 | 2,437 | (89.70 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| – International |
12,490 | 34,110 | (63.38 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Cargo and mail revenue |
16,493 | 9,615 | 71.53 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other operating revenue |
5,534 | 5.98 | 6,205 | 4.02 | (10.81 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Mainly including: |
||||||||||||||||||||
| Commission income |
2,771 | 2,952 | (6.13 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Ground services income |
210 | 409 | (48.66 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| General aviation income |
508 | 564 | (9.93 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Hotel and tour operation income |
390 | 712 | (45.22 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
| Total operating revenue |
92,561 | 100.00 | 154,322 | 100.00 | (40.02 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
| Less: fuel surcharge income |
(1,259 | ) | (7,479 | ) | (83.17 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
| Total operating revenue excluding fuel surcharge |
91,302 | 146,843 | (37.82 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
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Substantially all of the Group’s operating revenue is attributable to airlines transport operations. Traffic revenue accounted for 95.98% and 94.02% of the total operating revenue in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Passenger revenue and cargo and mail revenue accounted for 81.05% and 18.95%, respectively, of the total traffic revenue in 2020. During the reporting period, the Group’s total traffic revenue was RMB87,027 million, representing a decrease of RMB61,090 million or 41.24% from prior year, because of the decrease in passenger revenue which is partially offset by the increase in cargo revenue. The decrease in passenger revenue was caused by the decrease of of traffic volume and air ticket price resulted from insufficient passenger confidence for travel and travel restriction due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. The other operating revenue of the Group is mainly derived from commission income, hotel and tour operation income, general aviation income, cargo handling income and ground services income.
The decrease in operating revenue was primarily due to a decrease in passenger revenue by 49.07% from RMB138,502 million in 2019 to RMB70,534 million in 2020. The total number of passengers carried decreased by 36.12% to 96.86 million passengers in 2020. RPKs decreased by 46.15% from 284,921 million in 2019 to 153,440 million in 2020, primarily due to the decrease in number of passengers carried resulted from insufficient passenger confidence for travel due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
Domestic passenger revenue, which accounted for 81.94% of the total passenger revenue in 2020, decreased by 43.32% from RMB101,955 million in 2019 to RMB57,793 million in 2020. Domestic passenger traffic in RPKs decreased by 28.22%, while passenger capacity in ASKs decreased by 17.55%, resulting in a decrease in passenger load factor by 10.74 percentage points from 83.00% in 2019 to 72.26% in 2020. Yield per RPK decreased by 21.15% from RMB0.52 in 2019 to RMB0.41 in 2020.
Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan passenger revenue, which accounted for 0.36% of total passenger revenue, decreased by 89.70% from RMB2,437 million in 2019 to RMB251 million in 2020. For Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan flights, passenger traffic in RPKs decreased by 92.66%, while passenger capacity in ASKs decreased by 87.39%, resulting in a decrease in passenger load factor by 31.20 percentage points from 74.61% in 2019 to 43.41% in 2020. Passenger yield per RPK increased from RMB0.75 in 2019 to RMB1.05 in 2020.
International passenger revenue, which accounted for 17.71% of total passenger revenue, decreased by 63.38% from RMB34,110 million in 2019 to RMB12,490 million in 2020. For international flights, passenger traffic in RPKs decreased by 84.88%, while passenger capacity in ASKs decreased by 80.63%, resulting in a decrease in passenger load factor by 18.15 percentage points from 82.72% in 2019 to 64.57% in 2020. Passenger yield per RPK increased from RMB0.39 in 2019 to RMB0.96 in 2020.
Cargo and mail revenue, which accounted for 18.95% of the Group’s total traffic revenue and 17.82% of total operating revenue, increased by 71.53% from RMB9,615 million in 2019 to RMB16,493 million in 2020. The increase was mainly attributable to the significant increase of demand for freight, especially international freight, due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Other operating revenue decreased by 10.81% from RMB6,205 million in 2019 to RMB5,534 million in 2020. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease of commission income, ground services income, general aviation income, and hotel and tour operation income.
| III. | OPERATING EXPENSES |
Total operating expenses in 2020 amounted to RMB109,111 million, representing a decrease of RMB39,497 million or 26.58% comparing to that of 2019, as a result of the decrease of various traffic expenses due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Total operating expenses as a percentage of total operating revenue increased from 96.30% in 2019 to 117.88% in 2020.
| Operating expenses | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| RMB million | Percentage (%) | RMB million | Percentage (%) | |||||||||||||
| Flight operation expenses |
37,545 | 34.41 | 70,566 | 47.78 | ||||||||||||
| Mainly including: |
||||||||||||||||
| Jet fuel costs |
18,797 | 42,814 | ||||||||||||||
| Aircraft operating lease charges |
977 | 1,412 | ||||||||||||||
| Flight personnel payroll and welfare |
10,232 | 12,709 | ||||||||||||||
| Maintenance expenses |
13,375 | 12.26 | 13,057 | 8.79 | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft and transportation service expenses |
18,743 | 17.18 | 26,591 | 17.89 | ||||||||||||
| Promotion and selling expenses |
5,007 | 4.59 | 7,755 | 5.22 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses |
4,088 | 3.75 | 4,073 | 2.74 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortisation |
24,590 | 22.54 | 24,620 | 16.57 | ||||||||||||
| Impairment losses on property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets |
3,961 | 3.63 | 18 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||
| Hotel and tour operation expense |
317 | 0.29 | 587 | 0.39 | ||||||||||||
| External air catering service expense |
333 | 0.31 | 336 | 0.23 | ||||||||||||
| Financial institution charges |
84 | 0.08 | 217 | 0.15 | ||||||||||||
| Cargo handling expense |
400 | 0.37 | 311 | 0.21 | ||||||||||||
| Others |
668 | 0.61 | 477 | 0.32 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Total operating expenses |
109,111 | 100.00 | 148,608 | 100.00 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Flight operation expenses, which accounted for 34.41% of total operating expenses, decreased by 46.79% from RMB70,566 million in 2019 to RMB37,545 million in 2020, mainly resulted from the decrease of traffic volume due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the decrease of employee emolument.
Maintenance expenses, which accounted for 12.26% of total operating expenses, stayed at the same level in amounts as compared to 2019.
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Aircraft and transportation service expenses, which accounted for 17.18% of total operating expenses, decreased by 29.51% from RMB26,591 million in 2019 to RMB18,743 million in 2020. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in the amounts of take-off and landing fees and navigation fees, from RMB17,658 million in 2019 to RMB10,857million in 2020, resulting from the decrease of the number of flights due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
Promotion and selling expenses, which accounted for 4.59% of total operating expenses, decreased by 35.44% from RMB7,755 million in 2019 to RMB5,007 million in 2020, mainly due to the decrease in sales commission and computer reservation services charges due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
General and administrative expenses, which accounted for 3.75% of the total operating expenses, stayed at the same level in amounts as compared to 2019.
Depreciation and amortisation, which accounted for 22.54% of the total operating expenses, stayed at the same level in amounts as compared to 2019.
Impairment losses on property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets, which accounted for 3.63% of the total operating expenses, increased from RMB18 million in 2019 to RMB3,961 million in 2020, mainly due to the increase of impairment provision for aircraft and related equipment.
| IV. | OPERATING (LOSS)/PROFIT |
Operating loss of RMB11,864 million was recorded in 2020 (2019: Operating profit of RMB10,838 million). The decrease in operating profit was mainly resulting from the decrease in traffic revenue. due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation industry.
| V. | OTHER NET INCOME |
Other net income decreased by RMB438 million from RMB5,124 million in 2019 to RMB4,686 million in 2020, mainly resulted from the decrease in penalty income from group tickets along with the decreased number of international flights, and the decrease in airport construction fees and overseas airport taxes, both due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| VI. | INCOME TAX |
Income tax gains of RMB3,368 million was recorded in 2020 (2019: income tax expense of RMB971 million was recorded), as the Company recorded operating loss as impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and recognised Deferred tax asset for tax losses.
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| VII. | LIQUIDITY, FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE |
As at 31 December 2020, the Group’s net current liabilities was RMB56,696 million. For the year ended 31 December 2020, the Group recorded a net cash inflow from operating activities of RMB2,698 million, a net cash outflow from investing activities of RMB8,049 million and a net cash inflow from financing activities of RMB28,945 million, which in total resulted in an increase in cash and cash equivalents of RMB23,594 million. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was mainly attributable to the funds raised during the reporting period which included issuance of stocks and convertable bonds, and other sources of funding.
The Group’s liquidity is dependent on its ability to maintain adequate cash inflow from operations, and its ability to obtain external financing to meet its debt obligations as they fall due and to meet its committed future capital expenditures. The Group’s policy is to regularly monitor its liquidity requirements and its compliance with lending covenants, to ensure that it maintains sufficient reserves of cash and adequate committed lines of funding from major financial institutions to meet its liquidity requirements in the short and longer term. As at 31 December 2020, the Group had banking facilities with several PRC banks and financial institutions for providing bank financing up to approximately RMB315,452 million (31 December 2019: RMB308,343 million), of which RMB228,188 million (31 December 2019: RMB251,165 million) was unutilised. The Directors of the Company believe that sufficient financing will be available to the Group.
The analyses of the Group’s total interest-bearing liabilities are as follows:
Composition of interest-bearing liabilities
| 31 December | 31 December | |||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| RMB million | RMB million | |||||||
| Lease liabilities |
121,213 | 134,074 | ||||||
| Borrowings |
78,233 | 51,180 | ||||||
| Long-term payables |
385 | — | ||||||
| Fixed rate interest-bearing liabilities |
130,072 | 100,660 | ||||||
| Floating rate interest-bearing liabilities |
69,759 | 84,594 | ||||||
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Analysis of interest-bearing liabilities by currency
| 31 December 2020 |
31 December 2019 |
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| RMB million | RMB million | |||||||
| USD |
52,862 | 70,260 | ||||||
| RMB |
142,545 | 109,946 | ||||||
| Others |
4,424 | 5,048 | ||||||
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| Total |
199,831 | 185,254 | ||||||
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Maturity analysis of interest-bearing liabilities
| 31 December 2020 |
31 December 2019 |
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| RMB million | RMB million | |||||||
| Within 1 year |
61,123 | 57,541 | ||||||
| After 1 year but within 2 years |
27,805 | 23,022 | ||||||
| After 2 years but within 5 years |
61,751 | 62,544 | ||||||
| After 5 years |
49,152 | 42,147 | ||||||
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| Total |
199,831 | 185,254 | ||||||
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Interest expense and exchange difference/net exchange loss
Interest expense increased by RMB871 million from RMB5,845 million in 2019 to RMB6,716 million in 2020, mainly due to the decrease in capitalized interest.
Net exchange gains of RMB3,485 million was recorded in 2020, as compared with a net exchange loss of RMB1,477 million in 2019. Net exchange gain was primarily attributable to the exchange difference arising from the lease liabilities denominated in USD, along with the appreciation of Renminbi against the U.S. dollar.
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The Group’s capital structure at the end of the year is as follows:
| 31 December 2020 |
31 December 2019 |
Change | ||||||||||
| Total liabilities (RMB million) |
241,252 | 229,599 | 5.08 | % | ||||||||
| Total assets (RMB million) |
326,383 | 306,928 | 6.34 | % | ||||||||
| Debt ratio |
73.92 | % | 74.81 | % | |
Decreased by 0.89 percentage point |
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The Group monitors capital on the basis of debt ratio, which is calculated as total liabilities divided by total assets. The debt ratio decreased by 0.89 percentage point compared to that of the end of 2019, mainly due to the increase in cash and cash equivalents of the Group’s financing activities during the reporting period.
| VIII. | MAJOR CHARGE ON ASSETS |
As at 31 December 2020, no property, plant and equipment of the Group were mortgaged under loans (31 December 2019: RMB339 million).
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| IX. | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
Commitments
As at 31 December 2020, the Group had capital commitments (excluding investment commitment) of RMB66,996 million (31 December 2019: RMB86,246 million). Of which, RMB56,547 million (31 December 2019: RMB71,224 million) related to the acquisition of aircraft and related flight equipment and RMB10,449 million (31 December 2019: RMB15,022 million) related to other projects of the Group.
The Group had investment commitments as follows:
| 31 December RMB million |
31 December RMB million |
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| Authorised and contracted for: |
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| Share of capital commitments of a joint venture |
405 | 322 | ||||||
| Capital contributions for acquisition of non-controlling interests in a subsidiary |
— | 232 | ||||||
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| 405 | 554 | |||||||
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| Authorised but not contracted for: |
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| Share of capital commitments of a joint venture |
26 | 31 | ||||||
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| 431 | 585 | |||||||
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Contingent liabilities
| (1) | The Group leased certain properties and buildings from CSAH which were located in Guangzhou, Wuhan, Haikou, etc. Although such properties and buildings were used by CSAH before being leased to the Group, as known to the Group, such properties and buildings lack adequate documentation evidencing CSAH’s rights thereto. Pursuant to the indemnification agreement dated 22 May 1997 entered into between the Group and CSAH, CSAH has agreed to indemnify the Group against any loss or damage arising from any challenge of the Group’s right to use the aforementioned properties and buildings. |
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| (2) | The Group entered into certain agreements with CSAH in prior years to acquire certain land use right and buildings from CSAH. The change of business registration of such land use right and buildings are still in progress as of the date of this results announcement. CSAH issued letters of commitment to the Company, committing to indemnify the Group against any claims from third parties to the Group, or any loss or damage in the Group’s operation activities due to lack adequate documentation of the certain properties and buildings, without recourse to the Group. |
| (3) | The Company and its subsidiary, Xiamen Airlines Company Limited, entered into agreements with certain pilot trainees and certain banks to provide guarantees on personal bank loans amounting to RMB696 million (31 December 2019: RMB696 million) that can be drawn by the pilot trainees to finance their respective flight training expenses. As at 31 December 2020, the balance of personal bank loans of RMB221 million in total (31 December 2019: RMB275 million), under these guarantees, were drawn down from the banks. During the year, no payment has been made by the Group (2019: Nil) due to the default of payments of certain pilot trainees. |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Since the end of the reporting period to the date of publication of this results announcement, no subsequent event has occurred which had a material impact on the Group.
CHANGES IN SHARE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
| Unit: Share | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 December 2019 | Increase/ (decrease) in 2020 |
31 December 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares |
Percentage (%) |
Number of Shares |
Number of Shares |
Percentage (%) |
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| I. Shares subject to restrictions on sales |
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| 1. RMB ordinary shares |
489,202,658 | 3.99 | 2,453,434,457 | 2,942,637,115 | 19.20 | |||||||||||||||
| 2. Foreign listed shares |
600,925,925 | 4.90 | 608,695,652 | 1,209,621,577 | 7.89 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
1,090,128,583 | 8.89 | 3,062,130,109 | 4,152,258,692 | 27.09 | |||||||||||||||
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| II. Shares not subject to restrictions on sales |
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| 1. RMB ordinary shares |
8,111,520,431 | 66.12 | 0 | 8,111,520,431 | 52.91 | |||||||||||||||
| 2. Foreign listed shares |
3,065,523,272 | 24.99 | 0 | 3,065,523,272 | 20.00 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
11,177,043,703 | 91.11 | 0 | 11,177,043,703 | 72.91 | |||||||||||||||
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| III. Total number of shares |
12,267,172,286 | 100.00 | 3,062,130,109 | 15,329,302,395 | 100.000 | |||||||||||||||
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PURCHASE, SALE OR REDEMPTION OF SHARES
Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries purchased, sold or redeemed any shares during the year ended 31 December 2020.
PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHTS
There is no specific provision under the PRC laws or the articles of association of the Company regarding pre-emptive rights, which requires the Company to offer new shares to existing shareholders in proportion to their existing shareholdings when there is issuance of shares.
AUDIT AND RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
The Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Company has reviewed the audited consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2020.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE MODEL CODE
Having made specific enquiries, all Directors and Supervisors of the Company confirmed that they had complied with the Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Issuers (the “Model Code”) as set out in Appendix 10 to the Rules (the “Listing Rules”) Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) for the year ended 31 December 2020. The code of conduct adopted by the Company regarding securities transactions by the Directors and Supervisors is no less stringent than the Model Code.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE
Mr. Wang Chang Shun has resigned from his positions as the Chairman of the Board, an executive Director, the chairman of the Strategic and Investment Committee of the Board and a member of the Nomination Committee of the Board of the Company due to his retirement, all with effect from 21 December 2020. On the same date, the Board has approved the appointment of Mr. Ma Xu Lun as the Chairman of the 8th session of the Board. The Board notes that the roles of the Chairman and the President should be separate and should not be performed by the same individual under the code provision as set out in provision A.2.1 of the Corporate Governance Code. The temporary arrangement of Mr. Ma Xu Lun to carry out the duties of both the Chairman and the President deviates from the above provision. Nevertheless, having considered that (i) the co-performance of the duties of the Chairman and the President is a temporary arrangement pending election and appointment of a candidate to fill Mr. Wang Chang Shun’s vacancies; and (ii) the Board meets regularly and whenever needed to consider matters relating to business operations of the Group, the Board is of the view that this temporary arrangement will not impair the balance of power and authority of the Board and the management of the Company. The effectiveness of corporate planning and implementation of corporate strategies and decisions will not be affected.
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Saved as disclosed above, the Board is of the view that the Group has complied with the code provisions of the Corporate Governance Code as set out in Appendix 14 to the Listing Rules for the year ended 31 December 2020.
DIVIDENDS
Considering that the Company suffered an operating loss for year of 2020, which does not meet the conditions for profit distribution as required under the Articles of Association of the Company, the Board did not recommend any payment of cash dividend or conversion of capital reserve into share capital or other profit distribution of the Company for the year of 2020. The proposal in relation to the profit distribution plan is still subject to the consideration and approval of the shareholders’ general meeting of the Company.
2021 OUTLOOK
Looking forward to 2021, the global pandemic trend is still highly uncertain, and various risks brought by the impact of the pandemic continue to emerge. The stimulus policies of various countries are constrained by debt levels, and long-term structural contradictions are further exposed, all of which result in unstable and uneven recovery. According to the forecast of the International Monetary Fund, given that the pandemic is expected to be effectively controlled in 2021, the global economy is expected to show the overall trend of recovery. However, affected by factors such as the downturn in global trade and de-globalization, the foundation for global economic recovery is weak.
China is the first country to restore the order of economic and social operations, and its economy has quickly achieved restorative growth. However, there are uncertainties in the changes of the pandemic and the external environment. In 2021, the first year of the “14th Five-Year Plan”, it is expected that China will adhere to the general principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability, and implement macro policies in a systemic and targeted way. Steady progress will be made in creating a new development pattern where domestic and foreign markets can boost each other, with domestic market as the mainstay.
In the face of uncertainties, it is the Group’s mission to open up the main artery and unblock the microcirculation of China’s civil aviation industry, and make more contributions to the new development pattern. With the theme of promoting high-quality development, reform and innovation as the fundamental driving force, the Group will coordinate development with safety, implement the Company’s overall strategy for high-quality development to ensure a stable safety situation and strive for better business performance, and accelerate the promotion of major strategies and key reform tasks. By doing this, we will strive to build the Group into a world-class air transport enterprise with global competitiveness.
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| 1. | To put safety first and strengthen normalized management of pandemic prevention and control |
The Group will take the three-year campaign to improve safety production as the main line, and to construct safety system as the key point, so as to strengthen various systems, strictly improve work style, control risks, and continuously enhance safety quality. We must strictly discharge safety responsibilities, strengthen qualification and capability building, and continuously improve work style and discipline. Measures will be taken to strengthen the prevention and control of key risks, give full play to the role of various technical means, and improve risk monitoring and early warning mechanisms. We will continue the normalized management of pandemic prevention and control, with focus on the management and control of overseas import risks. In 2021, the Group will ensure its continuation in aviation safety as in past years.
| 2. | To accelerate the improvement of quality and efficiency and strive for better business performance |
The Group will pay close attention to the pandemic situation and changes in the aviation market, strengthen analysis and judgment, and flexibly adjust marketing strategies to make every effort to improve quality and increase efficiency. We will increase inputs in domestic transportation capacity, and strengthen the construction of hubs, including Guangzhou hub and Urumqi hub, with a focus on the Beijing Daxing hub. We will optimize routes and flights, and ensure that the capacity matches the market as a way to maximize the overall marginal contribution. We will make every effort to increase the time slots and strive for the increase of international flights. Actions will be taken to improve the product system with the introduction of products such as the on-the-go fast line and “ticket +”. We will expand the customer base, strengthen the control over channels, and promote the conversion of high-frequency non-members to increase the frequency of passenger boarding.
We will optimize the input of freighters and route scheduling, continue to focus on freight flights converted from passenger aircraft, and increase the utilization rate and load factor of freighters. We will actively expand marketing channels, strive for major customers, and develop online sales. Vigorous efforts will be made to expand high value-added businesses such as vaccine transportation, cross-border e-commerce and medicine cold chain. Great efforts will be made to develop modern warehousing, expand freight logistics business, and accelerate the improvement of cargo terminal support capabilities. We will promote the implementation of the freight product system, and gradually transform into a modern logistics service provider that “combines the air and ground logistics”.
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| 3. | To insist on lean management and control and enhance the ability to resist risks |
The Group shall establish a long-term mechanism for lean management and control of cost, and continuously lay a solid foundation to intensify the stamina for development. We will take cost as the standard to select key projects for benchmarking; strictly control major costs such as aviation fuel, take-off and landing, and maintenance, and reduce crew operating costs, and unnecessarily service cost; expand financing channels to achieve diversified, low-cost financing and further optimize the debt structure; actively innovate capital operations and build a mechanism for the duration of convertible bonds. We will establish a sound carbon asset management mechanism, and formulate mid- and long-term plan for ecological and environmental protection of CSA; actively develop new profit growth points, continuously promote maintenance reforms, strengthen maintenance capacity building, vigorously expand third-party business, revitalize aviation food resources, and expand sales channels of duty-free products.
| 4. | To continuously improve operation quality and build a service brand of affinity and refinement |
The Group will continue to improve operational efficiency and service quality. We will improve the efficiency of centralized operation control, build a coordination system for integrated operation, create a unified operation and command information platform, and gradually establish industry advantages in flight punctuality rate. We will promote the fine management of jet fuel during the entire process, and maintain a comparative advantage in fuel consumption per ATK. Great efforts will be made to improve service quality, and we will strive to build six business cards of “China Southern e-travel”, “family service 360”, “customer exclusive (客戶尊享)”, “luggage priority (行李優享)”, “transit free enjoy (中轉暢享)”, and “food of CSA (食尚南航)”. we need to strengthen the top-level brand design, integrate and optimize brand structure, clarify brand promotion strategies, and enhance publicity as a way to enhance brand awareness, reputation and competitiveness.
| 5. | To expedite the implementation of strategies and intensify reforms |
The Group will explore space for development to achieve greater breakthroughs. We will further strengthen leadership and organization, improve working mechanisms, comprehensively promote the construction of the Beijing hub, conduct market organization and product design, and continuously strengthen customer base. We will improve the network layout in the Guangdong- Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, enhance overall market linkage, build a complete product system, and improve service integration, so as to consolidate and intensify market control in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Efforts will be made to implement the three- year campaign to deepen reforms, improve our management to the first class of the world, and improve the level of refined management. We will strive for breakthroughs in reforms of three systems, and put in place tenure system and contract management measures. Actions will be taken to improve the comprehensive market-based accounting system, and establish market-based accounting statements for four-level units.
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| 6. | To accelerate digital transformation and create new momentum for quality development |
The Group will actively promote digital transformation, deepen the construction of cloud platform and dual middle-platform, seize technological development opportunities such as big data and 5G, and rapidly improve IT system so as to build core competitiveness. With focus on “food, accommodation, transportation, entertainment, travel and shopping”, we will take actions to build platforms, seek partners, activate membership points, strengthen redirect inbound marketing, and carry out integration as a way to enrich products and product systems and build a CSA ecosystem. We will advance all-staff marketing and social marketing, and create value by offering online services and products with characteristics of the aviation industry, vigorously expand freight e-commerce, and actively explore market demand. We will ensure information security as always to enhance the protection of personal privacy.
PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON THE WEBSITES OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE AND THE COMPANY
The 2020 annual report of the Company, which contains consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020, with an unmodified auditor’s report, and all other information required under Appendix 16 to the Listing Rules will be despatched to the shareholders of the Company and published on the websites of the Stock Exchange (www.hkexnews.hk) and the Company (www.csair.com) in due course.
| By order of the Board |
| China Southern Airlines Company Limited |
| Xie Bing |
| Company Secretary |
Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China
30 March 2021
As at the date of this announcement, the Directors include 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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Exhibit 99.2
Fulfilling the Mission
Winning the Future
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
2021
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Table of Contents
| Opening |
1 | |||
| 1 About this Report |
1 | |||
| 2 Letter from the Chairman |
2 | |||
| 3 About Us |
7 | |||
| 3.1 Overview |
7 | |||
| 3.2 Party Building |
9 | |||
| 3.3 Development Strategy |
10 | |||
| 3.4 Corporate Governance |
11 | |||
| 3.5 Management of Investor Relationship |
13 | |||
| 4 Social Responsibility Management |
13 | |||
| 4.1 Background of Sustainable Development |
13 | |||
| 4.2 CSR Governance |
15 | |||
| 4.3 Analysis of Material Aspects |
16 | |||
| 4.4 Communications with the Stakeholders |
19 | |||
| 5 Value Creation in the 13th Five-Year Plan |
21 | |||
| 6 Focus on 2020 |
23 | |||
| 6.1 Practice the Mission and Win the Battle of Pandemic Prevention and Control |
23 | |||
| 6.2 The North and the South Echo and Fly Together to Serve the Country |
36 | |||
| 6.3 Get Rid of Poverty and Strive for a better off life |
46 | |||
| 6.4 Green Flight, Implement the Green Development Strategy |
58 | |||
| Main Report |
63 | |||
| 1 Safe and Happy - Guarding the Journey at Ease |
63 | |||
| 1.1 Safety Management |
63 | |||
| 1.2 Aviation Safety |
67 | |||
| 1.3 Passenger Safety |
73 | |||
| 1.4 Occupational Health and Safety |
74 | |||
| 2 Green Environmental Protection, Starting a Low Carbon Journey |
77 | |||
| 2.1 Environmental Management |
77 | |||
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| 2.2 Response to Climate Change |
79 | |||
| 2.3 Green Operation |
82 | |||
| 2.4 Advocate Green Environmental Protection |
85 | |||
| 3 Affinity and Refinement - Creating a Warm Journey Together |
88 | |||
| 3.1 Passenger Services |
88 | |||
| 3.2 Freight Services |
100 | |||
| 3.3 Customer Relationship |
102 | |||
| 4 Efficient and First-class, Creating a Value Journey |
106 | |||
| 4.1 Compliance and sSable Speration |
109 | |||
| 4.2 Innovation, Reform and Development |
133 | |||
| 4.3 Supplier Management |
116 | |||
| 4.4 Strengthen Exchanges and Cooperation |
120 | |||
| 5. Side by Side, Sharing a Harmonious Journey |
122 | |||
| 5.1 Help Employees Grow |
122 | |||
| 5.2 Contribute to a Harmonious Society |
128 | |||
| Appendix to Report |
134 | |||
| 1 Looking into the Future |
134 | |||
| 2 Appendix 1: List of Policies and Regulations |
136 | |||
| 3 Appendix 2: Performance Data |
139 | |||
| 4 Appendix 3: Indicator Index |
143 | |||
| 5 Appendix 4: Third-Party Authentication |
149 | |||
| 6 Appendix 5: Feedback Form |
149 | |||
| 7 Appendix 6: Compilers List |
150 | |||
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Opening
About this Report
This is the 14th Annual Corporate Social Responsibility report of China Southern Airlines Company Limited. Based on the principles of objectivity and transparency, the many positive achievements of the Company in the fields of economy, environment and social responsibility are presented in detail.
Reliability Assurance
The Board of Directors … and all directors of the Company certify that this report contains no false records, misleading statements or major omissions, and accept liabilities for the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of this report in total.
Reporting Period
The reporting period spans January 1 to December 31, 2020. In order to enhance the comparability of the report, it should be extended appropriately.
This report is issued concurrently with the China Southern Airlines Annual Report. The previous CSR annual report was issued in March 2020.
Scope
The indicators disclosed in this report is mainly sourced from China Southern Airlines, and some indicators are extended to China Southern Air Holding Company Limited. The data disclosure scope has been specified in detail in this report.
Source of Data
Financial data used in this report were extracted from audited annual reports of China Southern Airlines and other data were sourced from public data of government departments or official corporate documents and statistics. Unless otherwise stated, all financial data in this report are expressed in Renminbi (RMB).
Compilation Basis
| • | Guidelines Concerning State-Owned Enterprises’ Fulfilling Social Responsibilities published by the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC). |
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| • | Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide published by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HK-ESG). |
| • | Guidelines on Preparation of Corporate Social Responsibility Report Notice on Further Improving Disclosure of Poverty Alleviation Work of Listed Companies (published by the Shanghai Stock Exchange). |
| • | GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (GRI Standards) issued by Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and |
| • | GB/T 36001-2015: Guideline on the Compilation of Corporate Social Responsibility Report. |
Name Descriptions
For convenience of expression, all references to “China Southern Airlines”, “the Company” or “we”, herein refer to China Southern Airlines Company Limited, or “China Southern Air Holding Company Limited “or “the Group”. The reference to “Xiamen Air” refers to “Xiamen Airlines Company Limited”. All subsidiaries are in the form of “region + the name of the branch”.
Access to the Report
This report is presented in both Chinese and English and published in both printed and electronic formats. You may browse or download this report online on the official website of China Southern Airlines at www.csair.com.
For any questions or suggestions, please contact:
China Southern Airlines Company Limited.
Address: No.68 Qixin Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, China
Official Website:www.csair.com
Contact: Li Ling
E-mail: liling-a@csair.com
Letter from the Chairman
2020 was an extraordinary year. Faced with the extreme challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, China Southern Airlines, proudly standing tall as the largest airline in the People’s Republic of China, fully implemented the decisions of central and superior authorities, resolutely shouldering the responsibility of the central enterprises to win three battles.
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First, strategic results have been achieved in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, achieving zero infections on passenger planes on all international and domestic flights and zero infections to all employees and senior managers.
Second, our airline’s active operational response achieved a vibrant phased victory. With the largest fleet in both China and greater Asia, and shouldering the worst impacts of COVID-19, our operational response achieved significant results and outperformed the general aviation trend.
Third, substantial progress has been made in the battle for high-quality development. The special activities of benchmarking world-class management, five major structural adjustments and optimizations and lean cost management have continued to press forward and the “Double Hundred Action” mixed ownership reform model has been successfully implemented.
Resolutely adhering to the bottom line of flight safety and promoting the construction of seven safety systems, China Southern Airlines coordinated and carried out activities such as the three-year special rectification of safety production, the “three awes” publicity and education and safety rectification. There were no Company liabilities throughout the year and China Southern Airlines recorded 21 consecutive years of flight safety and 26 years of air defense safety. China Southern Airlines’ flight safety levels maintained the Company’s leading position in China’s civil aviation industry.
China Southern Airlines closely followed all COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control measures. A leading group for pandemic prevention and control was set up to immediately launch the Company’s first level response to major public health emergencies and 44 documents including the sixth edition of prevention and control guidelines and the second edition of overseas pandemic prevention and control guidelines were printed and distributed.
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Given this global crisis, passenger control was well managed; flights to/from key international countries and regions were severely reduced; flight capacity was limited by technical means and the on-board meal and service process - China Southern Airlines’ exclusive “On Demand Dining” - was simplified. Our senior managers strengthen staff protection, implementing fixed scheduling, centralized management and isolated high-risk flight crews when needed.
Regarding anti-pandemic transportation as the “top priority” task, a total of 19,000 flights were scheduled to transport more than 25,000 medical personnel and 29,000 tons of anti-pandemic materials as well as taking back more than 24,000 Chinese citizens stranded abroad to our Motherland.
For the first time, China Southern Airlines introduced a policy of free transportation for all pandemic prevention materials, with a total of 1,017 tons of freely moved within China and the international community.
As we look forward to the full return of work and airline production, China Southern Airlines has responsibly taken its key role of civil aviation during this special period, sparing no effort to resume domestic flights, vibrantly organized the resumption of charter flights and introduced two new cargo aircraft.
China Southern Air Cargo led the way with the resumption of flight operation of our 747 cargo aircraft which led to the restoration of cargo production and the stability of the aviation industrial chain supply chain.
By the end of 2020, the flight execution rate has recovered from 10% of the lowest point to 92.78%, 5.65 percentage points higher than the industry standard; the daily utilization rate of cargo aircraft has reached the highest level of 16.8 hours and 8,431 passenger aircraft to cargo aircraft flights had been organized.
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Our successful marketing efforts worked to create a strong service brand. Precise management control and lean flight operations gained an annual flight punctuality rate in 2020 of 89.88%, 1.36 percentage points higher than that of the entire global aviation industry.
The China Southern’s dual brand management and service improvement committee(s) were established to promote the large-scale service of China’s largest airline. China Southern’s detailed process tracking of luggage obtained IATA full network compliance certification. The three major airlines of China had the lowest complaint rate of CAAC to again earn the accolades of the national “benchmarking enterprise of customer satisfaction”.
Helping to fight poverty and its varied poverty alleviation modes of “aviation leading, industry driving, education consolidating, care and assistance, sunshine poverty alleviation”, China Southern Airlines’ employees filled varied roles to carry out poverty alleviation work in 21 villages, two counties, 12 provinces and autonomous regions, such as Xinjiang and Guangdong.
In total, China Southern Airlines dispatched 83 poverty alleviation staff to temporary posts and villages with the mission to help all areas out of poverty. Since 2018, China Southern Airlines has invested 84.02 million yuan in designated poverty alleviation counties, provided 4,498 jobs, built two Sky Pearl Club primary schools and one kindergarten to earn the highest “good” grade of central unit’s designated poverty alleviation assessment during both 2018 and 2019.
China Southern Airlines continues to promote green flight. Through the optimization of aircraft structure; route planning; single engine taxiing and precise cargo and passenger luggage stowage, energy conservation efforts were enhanced and emission reductions continued to fall.
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The annual fuel consumption per ton kilometer decreased by 6.6% year on year. Since October 2018, China Southern Airlines invested 516 million yuan to promote energy utilization of fuel vehicles in the airport control area; vigorously promoted the replacement of APU with bridge power supplies to save 116,000 tons of aviation jet fuel while being an innovator of information technology.
Large scale dynamic map route planning has been included in the national key research and development projects and has been rated as “advanced unit of blue sky defense work” by the CAAC “Unit for Blue Sky Defense” of the Civil Aviation Administration.
2021 is the first year of the “14th Five-Year Plan”, the beginning of a new development pattern, and the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.
China Southern Airlines will always maintain its unremitting goals of flight safety to work hard, forge ahead, resolutely win seven tough battles, accelerate high-quality development and continue to advance toward the goal of building a world-class air transport company and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China with exceptional results!
Chairman of China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd.
Ma Xulun
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3. About Us
3.1 Overview
Headquartered in Guangzhou, China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. was established in 1995, listed on the stock exchanges in Hong Kong and New York in 1997 and the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2003.
China Southern Airlines operates domestic, international and regional regular and irregular air passenger, cargo, mail and luggage transport services. It has the largest number of transport aircraft, the most developed route network and the largest annual passenger volume of any airline in the People’s Republic of China.
In recent years, China Southern Airlines has made every effort to build the headquarters hub in Guangzhou at Baiyun International Airport and the main hub in Beijing at the new Daxing International Airport.
Both Beijing and Guangzhou work concurrently to form a dual hub pattern of “North-South echo and flying together”. The Company continues to operate and expand the route network, providing safe, reliable, convenient and comfortable air transport products and services to meet people’s needs for better travel and promote the construction of a world-class air transportation company.
As of the end of 2020, China Southern Airlines operated 173 routes, 1457 new domestic routes and 8 new international and regional routes throughout the year.
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Table: 2020 fleet structure (data to be added)
| Types of the aircraft |
2020 | |||
| Passenger Aircraft |
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| A380 series |
5 | |||
| A350 series |
8 | |||
| A330 series |
45 | |||
| A320 series |
325 | |||
| B787 series |
37 | |||
| B777 series |
15 | |||
| B737 series |
401 | |||
| EMB190 series |
9 | |||
| ARJ21 series |
6 | |||
| Cargo aircraft |
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| B777 series |
14 | |||
| B747 series |
2 | |||
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| Total |
867 | |||
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In the past year, the main honors that China Southern Airlines Group has earned include:
Won the “National Advanced Unit of Transportation System to Fight the the COVID-19 Pandemic” by the Ministry of Transport;
Won the “Best Airline” and “Innovative Service Award” in the 6th CAPSE Civil Aviation Passenger Service Evaluation, and
Won the “China Air Transport Association Civil Aviation Science and Technology Award (third place)” by Civil Aviation Administration of China and China Air Transport Association.
| • | International Air Transport Association (IATA) “2019 Best Practice Airline for Off-site Check-in” and “Open AIR Project Level 0 Certification” |
| • | “Market Quality Credit Rating AAA” and “Customer Satisfaction Benchmark Enterprise” by China Quality Association; |
| • | The “Outstanding Responsible Enterprise Award of the 2019 China Corporate Social Responsibility Ranking” at the China Corporate Social Responsibility Annual Conference; |
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| • | The “Weibo 2020 Most Influential Aviation Organization” on Sina Weibo, and |
| • | The Boeing 777 fleet of the Flying Corps was awarded the “National Advanced Group in Fighting the New Coronary Pneumonia Pandemic”. |
3.2 Party Building
Upholding party leadership and strengthening party building are the foundation of state-owned enterprises. China Southern Airlines adheres to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, consistently promotes quality of party building, leading high-quality development of party building and provides valued leadership in building a world-class air transport company.
To strengthen ideological and political education, China Southern Airlines hosted the first “Pioneer Cup” micro party class competition and the first “Pioneer Cup” skill competition for Party branch secretaries. These events were held to build a team of Party organization secretaries with “three understandings, three abilities and three excellences”.
The Company placing the focus on air crews and carrying out special research on Ideological and political work, holding ideological and political work meetings for air crews while issuing guidance and promoting the construction of Ideological and political work system with air crew characteristics.
China Southern Airlines deepened the central inspection and rectification which allowed for special inspections of the central inspection and rectification; supervise and inspecting 22 rectification leading units and consolidating the effectiveness of the central inspection and rectification activities.
This allowed for more than 130 rectification measures to be formulated, 125 of which have been rectified, five continuous rectification measures have achieved initial results and 51 rules and regulations established in the rectification process have been effectively implemented.
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China Southern Airlines works at the crossroads of grassroots sales and marketing and distributes guidance and opinions for employees at the very local level to carry out the “double contentions” activities.
Staff “go deep” to help carry out special investigations on the integration of party building into the central work, formulate guidelines for party building and actively explore effective carriers for party building to integrate and serve the central work.
These special teams also strengthen the construction of all employee teams to develop an analytical plan and introduce an employee exchange system. This allows for an internal inventory survey of the professional system, and form a “one report and five checklists.”
Staff then work in unison to build a new evaluation system, improve the daily employee evaluation and the necessary follow-up with senior management as well as large scale operation that take the lead in realizing the tenure system and contractualization in the Double Hundred Enterprises.
3.3 Development Strategy
2020 closed out the 13th Five Year Plan and the beginning year of the 14th Five Year Plan. The 14th Five Year Plan period is a critical one for China Southern Airlines to build itself into a world-class air transportation enterprise as China Southern Airlines continues to adhere to new development concepts and serves the new development pattern. With the theme of promoting high-quality development, the Company is working to compile the 14th Five Year Plan development plan, adhere to the five major developments while implementing the five major strategies and promoting the six major actions that will culminate in the realization of the six major changes to speed up the construction of itself as a world-class air transport enterprise and strive to make greater contributions to the overall construction of a modern Socialist country.
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| • | Five Major Developments |
Safe, high-quality, innovative, cooperative and shared development.
| • | Five Strategies |
Hub network, ecosystem, innovation-driven, lean and control and brand management strategy.
| • | Six Actions |
Special rectification of production safety; deepening key reform breakthroughs; grasping major strategic opportunities; improving benchmarking of first-class management; improving service quality, and adjusting and optimizing five major structures.
Six Changes
From speed to quality … from comprehensive market expansion to key breakthroughs; from relatively single industry to highly related diversified industry; from plan management to market operation; from traditional business model to digital and ecosystem and from extensive management to refined management.
3.4 Corporate Governance
Since its establishment, China Southern Airlines has strictly complied with the requirements of national laws and regulations and formulated corporate governance documents such as:
| • | Articles of Association |
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| • | Rules of Procedure for the General Meeting of Shareholders |
| • | Rules of Procedure for the Board of Directors, and the Rules of Procedure for the Board of Supervisors |
All efforts further improve the governance structure and system construction, comprehensively regulate corporate governance and assist in the long-term and steady development of the Company.
Extended Reading: Please refer to the annual report of China Southern Airlines for details of corporate governance structure and governance mechanism.
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3.5 Management of Investor Relationship
China Southern Airlines follows the regulatory requirements of listed companies to carry out information disclosure and ensure operational transparency. China Southern Airlines’ senior managers continuously strengthen the management of information disclosure, make full use of Internet tools for investor communication and hold the annual performance conferences via cloud video.
In 2020, the Company hosted and participated in more than 60 meetings, communicated with nearly 700 investors and analysts; reviewed and released 188 A-share announcements (including corporate bonds) and 211 H-share announcements in Chinese and English, maintained “zero complaints” and “zero errors” and obtained A-level evaluation of information disclosure of Shanghai Stock Exchange for seven consecutive years.
4 Social Responsibility Management
4.1 Background of Sustainable Development
| • | Challenges and Opportunities |
| • | The COVID-19 pandemic had a huge impact on the global aviation industry and the overall air passenger transport market demand has dramatically slowed. |
| • | Intensified competition among global airlines, while facing challenges from other modes of transportation such as ever-improving high-speed rail networks. |
| • | Climate change and increased environmental pollution have led to increasing attention to the low-carbon development of the aviation industry as China announced its goals to be carbon neutral. |
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| • | Continued “One Belt One Road” construction; coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Hainan Free Trade Port and other important developments. |
| • | China’s deeper reforms to the international community bringing major growth opportunities, and |
| • | The rapid growth of civil aviation transportation has been transformed into a strong air transportation country. |
| • | China Southern Airlines advantages |
| • | China Southern Airlines’ extensive route network and capacity is in line with the national transportation strategy and efficient air services continues to be the new development pattern of domestic and international air services. |
| • | The domestic China Southern Airlines market share ranks first among all domestic airlines of China as the Company rebounds from the COVIF-19 pandemic and its leadership in realizing a full business recovery. |
| • | China Southern Airlines’ “Belt and Road Initiative” route network is now complete, and has become dynamic force in aviation connectivity between China and the many countries and regions along the “Belt and Road”. |
| • | China Southern Airlines has fully transferred flight operations to Beijing Daxing International Airport …. moving into the Guangzhou-Beijing “dual hub” era. |
| • | The Company continues to optimize its strategic investments to promote a number of structural reforms. |
| • | Concurrently, the Company adheres to innovation-driven development, to improve the level of informatization, and accelerate the pace of digital and intelligent transformation. |
| • | Implement the national green development strategy to promote green flight, and |
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| • | Go all out to win the fight against poverty and complete the tasks of the designated poverty alleviation. |
4.2 CSR Governance
The Company has implemented the requirements of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange for its Corporate Social Responsibility efforts; formulate the “Social Responsibility Management Manual” and “Social Responsibility Management Manual Sub-volumes”; establish a social responsibility governance structure and clarify the responsibilities of all parties.
The “Measures for the Management of Social Responsibility Demonstration Bases” was also launched to further standardize the steady development of the Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility activities and enhance the Company’s CSR governance capabilities.
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The Corporate Social Responsibility Steering Committee is chaired by the chairman and general manager of China Southern Airlines and the Group Company’s in-charge leader serves as the deputy director.
It is the highest decision-making body for CSR management, responsible for decision-making, leadership and promotion of the Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility work, approving annual CSR reports and others matters dealing with major issues in Corporate Social Responsibility work.
The CSR Working Office, which is set up with the Company’s Publicity Department, is responsible for implementing the resolutions of the Corporate Social Responsibility Steering Committee including preparing the annual social responsibility report, organizing CSR projects as well as coordinating the Company’s social responsibility research, training, communication and dissemination and other related efforts.
The CSR Working Office, composed of leaders of the functional departments of the headquarters and subordinate units, is responsible for the management and information disclosure of the corresponding CSR issues, formulating management objectives and measures, regularly monitoring the progress of varied CSR issues and participating in the preparation of Corporate Social Responsibility reports.
4.3 Analysis of Material Aspects
In order to better understand the expectations and demands of stakeholders, China Southern Airlines continually strengthens its outreach communication and exchange among stakeholders and clarifying the key issues in areas such as:
| • | Safety |
| • | Environment |
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| • | Service |
| • | Staff |
| • | Society and Economy, and |
| • | Information Disclosure |
Aspects Identification
On the basis of carding issues related to GRI, ESG, MSCI and other international standards and guidelines on Corporate Social Responsibility, this report benchmarked the sustainable development goals of the United Nations, the latest development trend and key aspects of the global aviation industry, combined with the important practice of Corporate Social Responsibility of China Southern Airlines have formed the Social Responsibility Aspects Library of China Southern Airlines.
Aspects Survey
A survey was conducted by issuing the questionnaire on material aspects of China Southern Airlines during the year 2020. Government, investors, customers, employees, airline managers, partners, communities and other stakeholders and senior managers were invited to evaluate the importance of all CSR aspects.
Aspects Selection
Based on the attention of stakeholders and the importance to the sustainable development of China Southern Airlines, Corporate Social Responsibility is the focus of attention and response in this report.
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| • | Aspects Review |
The screening and analysis results are primarily reviewed through two important channels … internal management and external experts to confirm important CSR aspects and disclose the management methods and indicators of material aspects in a reasonable manner in this report.
Table: Material Aspects of China Southern Airlines
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Material Aspects |
Key Area |
Supporting SDGs | |||
| 1 | Ensuring safe flight operations | Safety |
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| 2 | Passenger health and safety | |||||
| 3 | Employee occupational health and safety | |||||
| 4 | Responding to climate change | Environment |
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| 5 | Waste disposal | |||||
| 6 | Sustainable use of resources | |||||
| 7 | Reducing the rate of flight delays | Service |
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| 8 | Protecting passenger privacy | |||||
| 9 | Convenient business processing | |||||
| 10 | Creating a positive passenger air travel experience | |||||
| 11 | Passenger satisfaction | |||||
| 12 | Employee training and education | Employee |
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| 13 | Diversity and equal opportunities | |||||
| 14 | Employee compensation and benefits | |||||
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| 15 | “One Belt One Road” responsibility fulfillment | Society |
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| 16 | Targeted poverty alleviation | |||||
| 17 | Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 18 | Anti-corruption | Economy |
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| 19 | Supplier performance | |||||
| 20 | Regulatory compliance | |||||
Figure: Important analysis/matrix of the material aspects of China Southern Airlines
4.4 Communication with the Stakeholders
China Southern Airlines follows a diversified communication mechanism that allows for active communication with stakeholders through multiple channels and to fully protect the rights of all stakeholders to participate in building a dynamic stakeholder relationship.
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| Stakeholders |
Expectations and Demands |
Communication Channels and Methods | ||
| Investor | Protect the interests of shareholders controlling the risk. Return on investment. Important information disclosure. | Board of Directors. General meeting of shareholders. Supervisory Board Meetings. Periodic reports and announcements. | ||
| Government | Obey the law. Pay taxes according to the law. Implement the national strategy. Promote employment. Serve people’s livelihood. | Special report. Survey and visit. Project cooperation. Work meetings. Statistical reports. | ||
| Environment | Energy saving and emission reduction. Coping with climate changes. Protect ecology and reduce pollution. Reducing noise reduction. |
Green flight. Ground environmental protection. Application of noise reduction measures. | ||
| Client | Continuous safety and quality services. Quick response to customer comments or complaints. Protect customer privacy. |
Safety management system. Customer relationship management and online services. | ||
| Staff | Safeguard the rights and interests of employees. Strengthen staff training. Continuous improvement of employee compensation and benefits. An open and transparent human resource policy. |
Staff representative conference. Diversified staff training. Salary system reforms. Integrated management of employees. | ||
| Supplier | Honest business development. | Transparent procurement training. Hosting technical exchange seminars. | ||
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| Financial Institutions | Improve debt solvency. Reduce business risks. |
Strengthen compliance management. Improve management levels. | ||
| Community | Helping targeted poverty alleviation. Carry out voluntary services. |
Carry out targeted poverty alleviation. Support charitable activities. | ||
| Media | Establish information channels to transmit the “voice” of China Southern Airlines. | News releases. Press conferences. | ||
| Peers | Fair and friendly cooperation. Healthy and harmonious industry development. |
Strengthen cooperation. Exchange study and forum meetings. | ||
5 Value Creation in the 13th Five-Year Plan
It is also Five-Years of extensive Company planning and positive results that have led to additional safety flight benefits that fully promotes the full range of China Southern Airlines’ service by deepening reform and innovation as the Company strives for sustainable development and comprehensive economic, social and environmental values.
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| Indicator |
End of 2015 | End of 2020 | ||||||
| Total number of aircraft in operation |
667 | 867 | ||||||
| Total transportation turnover (100-million-ton km) |
223.88 | 208.05 | ||||||
| Freight and mail transportation volume (10,000 tons) finance department |
151 | 146 | ||||||
| Safe flight time (10,000 hours) |
220 | 208 | ||||||
| Accumulated safe flight time (10,000 hours) |
1529 | 2,508 | ||||||
| Ten-thousand-hour rate of accident symptom |
0.034 | 0 | ||||||
| Passenger transport (100-million-person times) |
1.1 | 0.97 | ||||||
| Normal flight rate (%) |
68.53 | 89.88 | ||||||
| CO2 emissions per ton-kilometer (Tons/10,000 tons kilometers) |
9.52 | 9.29 | ||||||
| Fuel consumption per ton-kilometer (Tons/10,000 tons kilometers) |
3.02 | 2.95 | ||||||
| Complaint rate(‰) |
0.40 | 0.1320 | ||||||
| Number of employees (10,000) |
8.72 | 10.04 | ||||||
| From 2016 to 2020, the accumulated investment in Poverty Alleviation (10,000 yuan) |
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Note: flights reduced due to the epidemic
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6 Focus on 2020
6.1 Practicing the mission and winning the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
In 2020, the sudden COVID-19 pneumonia pandemic cut a deep swath across the international community and dramatically impacted the world economy and people’s livelihoods.
China Southern Airlines’ senior managers regard the prevention and control of the pandemic as its most urgent task as they have meticulously studied and implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech and instructions on pandemic prevention and control and gave full play to the advantages of aviation.
Anti-Pandemic Report Card
| • | 0: No passengers on any domestic and international flights of China Southern Airlines were infected with COVID-19 during the boarding process and no Company employees were infected at work. |
| • | 19,000: The Company operated 19,000 flights in the transportation of anti-pandemic personnel, including 208 anti-pandemic charter flights in Hubei Province. |
| • | 29,000 tons: The Company safely transport 25,000 medical personnel, 29,000 tons of anti-pandemic materials of which 1,017 tons of anti-pandemic materials are transported free of charge. |
| • | 10 million: The Company donated 10 million yuan, 10,000 sets of protective clothing and 30,000 masks to Hubei Province. |
| • | 310,000 pieces: The Company donated more than 310,000 pieces of medical supplies to international aviation partners, and |
| • | 4,000: China Southern Airlines established 120 youth teams to fight the pandemic with nearly 4.000 Company staff members joining the fight against the pandemic. |
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Precise Strategy Against the Pandemic
The leading group for pandemic prevention and control was immediately established in early 2020 and the first-level response to this unprecedented public health emergency was initiated … and successively issued the “China Southern Airlines Group Party Group on the in-depth implementation of the important instructions of General Secretary Jinping”.
These and many more progressive efforts strengthen the party’s leadership to win the prevention and control of the pandemic including “Implementation Opinions on Providing Strong Political Guarantees for the War” and “Measures for Further Strengthening the Key Period of Prevention and Control of the Novel Coronavirus Infection and Pneumonia Pandemic”, were coordinated and promoted China Southern Airlines’s pandemic prevention and control work and gathered together a strong effort to combat COVID-19.
Building the “Air Bridge”
During the pandemic, China Southern Airlines arranged for substantial transshipments of medical staff and anti-pandemic materials that directly impacted the lives of tens of thousands of people.
China Southern Airlines continually takes the initiative to undertake major transportation support tasks in the fight against the pandemic.
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Concurrently, China Southern Airlines actively extends a helping hand to its varied international partners to build an “air bridge” and jointly contribute to the fight against the pandemic.
Emergency medical charter flights were arranged to transport medical support teams from all over the country. Starting on New Year’s Eve, medical personnel and medical supplies were transported to support Hubei Province, which was one of the first batch of medical support civil aviation charter flights.
The green channel for the air transportation of aid materials was opened to provide complimentary air transportation and priority guarantee for donated materials at home and worldwide and the clearance speed of anti-pandemic materials reached five times of that of standard flights.
China Southern Airlines is committed to freely move the donations of medical materials and creatively used the advantages of the airline’s international regional marketing centers and business departments, seeking sources of medical materials in short supply, open up green channels for procurement, customs clearance and logistics and ensure that “life materials” were delivered to Hubei as soon as possible to fight against the pandemic.
When taking Chinese citizens back home to China from numerous international destinations, China Southern Airlines’ senior managers arranged for varied charter flights to pick up more than 24,000 stranded passengers from more than 10 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom and Russia.
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Case Study: Boeing 777 Fleet: Elite Air Guard
In the face of novel coronavirus pneumonia, the Boeing 777 pilot went back wrote an invitation to join the vanguard of the war against COVID-19.
The 777 pilot gave up precious time with his family to successfully complete 36 important flights and safely transported back more than 4,500 passengers, including five time-sensitive flights to Wuhan for medical rescue of 1,294 medical personnel, and more than 100 tons of materials and set up an “air life” transportation channel for pandemic prevention and control.
In September 2020, the China Southern Airlines Boeing 777 cargo fleet earned the honorary title of “Advanced Collective” at the National Commendation Conference for Fighting the New Coronary Pneumonia Pandemic.
“It is you who have spared no effort to immediately deliver us safely to Wuhan and sent Guangdong’s medical treatment force to the majority of Wuhan citizens. It is also your enthusiastic and meticulous service that brought us back to our warm home!”
| • | The first batch of Guangdong medical aid teams on the China Southern Airlines 777 cargo flight wrote a joint letter of thanks to the team. |
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Photo: Hero Fleet - China Southern Airlines Boeing 777 cargo fleet.
Case: “Mask Flight” Carrying a Sincere Heart
On February 3, 2020, China Southern Airlines flight CZ634 flew from Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to Guangzhou.
Unlike standard flights, the cargo warehouse and cabin of this aircraft were filled to the brim with medical supplies donated by ethnic Chinese living in Kenya.
At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, the situation in the Motherland deeply impacted the hearts of overseas compatriots.
Chinese citizens and overseas Chinese living in Kenya collected more than 3,000 boxes of medical supplies. When the cargo warehouse was filled, the flight crew and the passengers worked together to move these precious “life-saving supplies”.
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From the outbreak of the pandemic to the temporary suspension of the Nairobi route, there are seven such “mask flights” that have provided valuable supplies for the front line of the fight against the pandemic.
“Every mask, glove, and protective suit in the cabin seems to have a heartbeat. They come from Chinese compatriots who are separated by mountains and rivers!”
- Xu Danqi, 777 Captain of the “mask flight”.
Case Study: No one will be left behind - taking overseas students back home to China.
On May 8, 2020, due to US flight delay some time ago, 110 international students preparing to return from Amsterdam on China Southern Airlines flight CZ308 were stranded and unable to return to China as the students may be required to be quarantined at the airport for at least one week.
In order to ensure the smooth return of overseas students, China Southern Airlines Amsterdam Sales Department coordinated with the Operation Command Center and Customer Service Department to initiate the emergency plan, contact the local airport dispatcher to arrange for the landing of the previous flight to shorten any transfer time and arrange an airline representative to assist in the passenger transfer. It only took 40 minutes to ensure the smooth transfer of 110 passengers, allowing overseas students to return to the embrace of their Motherland.
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“China Southern Airlines did not give up on us! I am really touched! Thank you everyone for your care and concern! From taking our body temperature before boarding the plane and waving goodbye when we departed the aircraft, I can still feel your warmth even if we can’t see your faces. Thank you for letting us go home without incident. Thousands of words cannot be combined into one sentence that shares our love for China Southern Airlines … gratitude, gratitude or gratitude!” - Classmate Lin who took the flight home on China Southern Airlines.
Photo: Flight Attendant’s Protective Clothing Says “Welcome Home”.
Case Study: Zhai Chenfei, one of the beautiful volunteer of pandemic prevention and control in China.
Zhai Chenfei is an pilot for the Hubei Branch of China Southern Airlines. During the pandemic, Mr. Zhai, 25, joined the volunteer service team and drove through the streets of Wuhan every day to help distribute large quantities of donated materials.
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During his two months as a volunteer, he drove nearly 10,000 kilometers, delivered disinfectant water, vegetables and steamed bread to residents and hot pots to medical staff located in the remote Huoshen mountain, and cakes to nurses on their birthday. It is the silent dedication of countless volunteers like Zhai Chenfei that fills our Motherland with endless love and hope.
“Serving the people is really doing these things in a down-to-earth way and not just a slogan”.
- Zhai Chenfei
Photo: Zhai Chenfei (middle) and his Colleagues doing Volunteer Service.
Building a Firm “Air Defense Line” Against COVID-19.
In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, China Southern Airlines has always placed the safety and health of passengers and employees of paramount importance. The 6th Edition of the Prevention and Control Guidelines and the 2nd Edition of the Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Overseas Pandemics have been issued successively and the prevention and control of COVID-19 during the entire flight process has been carried out, and staff protection has combined for double “zero” results of COVID-19 onboard every aircraft and “zero infection” of the virus in the airline’s workplace.
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“You have achieved ‘zero infection’ on all domestic flights! How much effort was needed! Today I also personally experienced your awareness of strict enforcement of prevention and control. Bravo and congratulations to China Southern Airlines’ achievements!”
| • | Zhong Nanshan, winner of the Medal of the Republic and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. |
Photo: Academician Zhong Nanshan was invited to give a lecture on pandemic prevention and control.
Photo: Academician Zhong Nanshan Spoke Highly of the Service Work of China Southern Airlines.
Photo: Academician Chen Wei praises the service of China Southern Airlines.
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The entire process of flight prevention and control weaves a thick safety net. Strictly implementing classified prevention and control of flights to span joint prevention and management of every flight, every link and every passenger.
China Southern Airlines is fully committed to:
| • | Prevention and control of COVID-19 on all international flights |
| • | Reduce incoming flights from high-risk countries and regions |
| • | Limiting the number of passengers travelling on international flights, and |
| • | Protecting the safety of all passengers, flight crew and pilots. |
Preparation for Departure: Before departure, each aircraft has been deeply disinfected and all flight crews has been provided with body temperature detection devices, surgical masks, gloves and other pandemic prevention supplies.
Passenger Check-in: Flight crew check the temperature of all passengers; disinfect their hands; complete a bi-lingual health declaration; adopt the mode of “one open and one close”; widen the contact distance between counter staff and passenger; mark the waiting areas with a beige control line to separate passengers and flight crew; arrange passengers to set in separate seats from one another; strictly implement a nucleic acid test prior to departure and verification for passengers to take an international return flight.
Passenger Check-in: According to the seat number, flight crew arrange and invite passengers to sit freely; open the queue distance when boarding; guide passengers to use self-service equipment to board and check the temperature of all passengers every four hours during each long-distance flight.
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On-board Service: In the early stages of the pandemic it was found that the distribution of in-flight meals, newspapers, magazines, blankets, earphones and other service products caused cross infection and thus were cancelled.
China Southern Airlines regularly played COVID-19 anti-pandemic videos during every domestic and/or international flight and single-use, bi-lingual anti-pandemic reading materials were placed within each aircraft and updated daily.
China Southern Airlines has built a wall of COVID-19 prevention techniques according to different risk levels, different positions and different regions.
Protection standards for all airline employees were clearly defined and a personal protection manual was published to ensure the safety and health of all of China Southern Airlines’ more than 80,000 employees and senior managers.
| Staff Pandemic Prevention | ||||
| Improve the protection standards: Develop, publish and distribute a personal protection manual for all employees. The protection standards of different posts are defined in different levels and the staff of high-risk international routes are arranged regularly and managed centrally. | Strengthen the protection of front-line staff: Formulate guidelines for the protection of pilots, cabin attendants, security, maintenance, ground service, freight and other special posts and provide protective articles such as goggles, disposable gloves and masks for front-line staff. | Reduce aggregation: limit aggregation activities through the use of online video conferences and control the number of offline meetings by implementing staff peak crossing dining and other measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. | ||
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Figure: Staff Pandemic Prevention
Returning to Work and Production
As the pandemic situation in China continues to stabilize and the resumption of work and production in various places progresses, China Southern Airlines senior managers work tirelessly to open up its vast flight network by resorting flights, customizing return charter flights and ensuring material transportation in continuing the fight against COVID-19 to provide a safe environment for the resumption of work and production in various places.
Resuming Domestic Flights. When appropriate, China Southern Airlines is arranging for the resumption of its flight schedule as well as capacity allocation of previously grounded aircraft and available flight crews as well as designating hierarchical flight recovery plans for areas with different risk levels and the orderly restoration of routes in medium-risk areas to gradually restore routes in high-risk areas.
China Southern Airlines offers customized charter flights and simplify the process in its rapid response to provide governments and enterprises with a quick green channel for resuming work and production charter flights to meet the temporary and urgent needs of personalized resuming air transportation. This requires the organization of “point-to-point” poverty alleviation and resumption charter flights to help workers return to work safely.
China Southern Airlines continue to pay close attention to changes in the entry policy of various countries and carry out the restoration of international flights and the adjustment of aircraft types.
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The Company is fixed at restoring flights for international students in Australia and New Zealand and increased the flight frequency from Guangzhou to Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and other destinations in accordance with immigration policies of varied nations to help international students return to school and launched the “Overseas Student Recruitment Order” activity to provide preferential travel for overseas students.
China Southern Air Cargo has never been busier and more vital to the health of the Motherland.
The Company:
| • | Introduced complimentary transportation of donated pandemic prevention materials. |
| • | Formulated the transportation guarantee scheme of pandemic prevention materials. |
| • | Establish a new cargo communication mechanism. |
| • | Green channel of pandemic prevention and rescue materials were unblocked 24 hours a day. |
| • | Ensures the smooth and orderly links of freight sales and operation, and |
| • | Opened all links for shipping space, security inspections, customs, loading and unloading unblocked. |
Combined these and other measures taken by China Southern Cargo ensured that there is no mistake between rescue and pandemic prevention and freight transportation.
The COVID-19 pandemic will eventually pass and the red kapok flowers of Guangdong will again bloom bright and beautiful.
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China Southern Airlines will continue to adhere to the spirit of the important speech and important instructions issued by General Secretary Jin Ping on coordinating the promotion of COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control and economic and social development and will not relax in the normalization of pandemic prevention and control … to win both pandemic prevention and control and economic development.
6.2 The North and the South Echo and Fly Together to Serve the Country
In 2020, China Southern Airlines made every effort to start a bold new journey in the era of the exciting Guangzhou - Beijing “double hub”, echoed by the north and the south.
The Company continues to:
| • | Optimize its airline route network. |
| • | Upgrading the passenger travel experience. |
| • | Build an international aviation hub. |
| • | Speed up the construction of world-class air transport enterprises, and |
| • | Serve the national strategies such as the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei and the construction of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Bay area. |
Set Sail from “Daxing” to the Future
The full realization of Beijing Daxing International Airport is not only a practical action of China Southern Airlines to serve the national strategy but a long-awaited development opportunity for China Southern Airlines to promote its own strategic breakthrough and high-quality development at the largest airport in the world.
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As the largest main base airline of Beijing Daxing International Airport, China Southern Airlines has used a maximum effort to build a Beijing hub, optimize the layout of route capacity, build a convenient air transportation network to meet passenger travel needs and further help Daxing International Airport build a world-class aviation hub.
Transfers to Beijing Daxing International Airport
September 25, 2019
The successful departure of China Southern Airlines flight CZ3001 marked China Southern Airlines officially launched air services at Beijing Daxing International Airport.
October 27, 2019
The first 13 routes of China Southern Airlines are officially transferred to Beijing Daxing International Airport.
December 17, 2019
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China Southern Airlines and British Airways signed a joint venture cooperation agreement at Beijing Daxing International Airport.
March 27, 2020
China Southern Airlines has built the largest operation control center in Asia, with 12 units and 72 seats in the core operation area.
April 10, 2020
Asia’s largest hangar aviation materials warehouse opened at Beijing Daxing International Airport.
April 12, 2020
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China Southern Airlines transferred 50% of its flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to the new Beijing Daxing International Airport - marking the largest single-day aircraft transfer of China Southern Airlines.
April 29, 2020
Daxing Nanhang City opened and the units of China Southern Airlines in Beijing were fully stationed at the Company’s newly expanded Daxing base.
May 14, 2020
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd. (GAMECO) - Asia’s largest hangar regular inspection line officially opened.
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June 9, 2020
China Southern Airlines Flight CZ3139 departed from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport and passenger air service between Wuhan and Beijing were officially restarted.
August 24, 2020
China Southern Airlines started the third batch of Daxing transfer work, with the transfer of 44 domestic flights to Beijing Daxing International Airport.
September 22, 2020
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China Southern Airlines carries 10 million departing passengers from Beijing Daxing International Airport.
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On the first anniversary of its entry into Beijing Daxing International Airport, the impact of China Southern Airlines’ permanent new Beijing hub has emerged.
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With the last aircraft transfer to Beijing Daxing International Airport, China Southern Airlines completed its 100% transfer goals five months ahead of schedule.
Illustrated with Numbers
32%: 46 routes have been opened at Beijing Daxing International Airport, with 15,000 flights, accounting for more than 32% of the total number of flights at the new airport.
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7.157 Million: 7.157 million passengers, 2.52 million pieces of luggage and 11204.5 tons of cargo and mail were moved by China Southern Airlines at Beijing Daxing International Airport during year 2020.
50%: At Beijing Daxing International Airport, four turn to MCT (shortest transfer time) standards have been reduced by 50% compared with that of Beijing Capital International Airport one of the best in the world!
94.30%: The punctuality departure rate at Beijing Daxing International Airport is 94.30%; the punctuality rate of departure flights at Beijing’s two airports is 92.91% and the docking rate of Daxing International Airport bridge is 91.14%.
Zero: 100% of the entire luggage tracking process is now realized for all inbound and outbound flights, and passengers can know the flight and luggage status in real time through “China Southern E-line”.
The amount of luggage lost since the opening of all China Southern Airlines flight from the new Beijing airport is zero.
28.8 Million: In the future, China Southern Airlines is expected to undertake 50% of all air passenger business volume at Beijing Daxing International Airport. The Company will spare no effort to build a “double hub” between Guangzhou and Beijing.
Before 2025, there will be more than 900 flights daily departures and landings at Beijing Daxing International Airport - carrying more than 28.8 million passengers.
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As China Southern Airlines’ route network continues to be optimized, the airline will continue to emphasize its core routes from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Guangzhou and Shenzhen; this will allow for the maximum investments in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Changsha, Haikou, Sanya and other domestic airport markets so as to gradually build a number of brand express lines and open new Beijing Daxing International Airport to Pudong, Xiamen, Wenzhou, and Huizhou, Lanzhou, Kashgar and other airport destinations which in turn further increases the coverage and density of the Beijing transportation hub.
China Southern Airlines will continue to optimize the layout of its transport capacity. By taking advantage of the transition opportunities at Beijing Daxing International Airport, the Company will optimize the time layout, flight scheduling and transfer flight connections of all routes landing and departing from Beijing Daxing international Airport which in turn will provide extensive new travel services for passengers throughout the capital city region.
China Southern Airlines has launched its extensive transportation connection service at Beijing Daxing International Airport which will facilitate the travel of passengers.
The Company launched a series of ground transportation services covering light rail, high-speed rail, airport buses, airport shuttles and new valet airport parking. It only takes 19 minutes to reach the departure terminal at Beijing Daxing International Airport by the new subway Daxing Airport Line.
The entire process of high-speed rail connection from baggage check-in to check-in and boarding is 100% paperless to improve the passenger travel experience.
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“I came to Beijing to travel. After buying an air ticket on China Southern Airlines, I got a 30 yuan high-speed rail cash back coupon. It took only 30 minutes for me to travel from Beijing west station to the new Beijing Daxing International Airport station. The entire travel experience was very smooth and fast … and I could enjoy the scenery all the way out of the high-speed rail window.”
—Ms. Zhang, passenger
Live up to the Great Trust and Building a Dream Bay
China Southern Airlines, through the action plan of China Southern Airlines Group, proudly serves Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in the Dawan District and the implementation opinions of China Southern Airlines Group in supporting Shenzhen to build a leading demonstration zone of Socialism with Chinese characteristics then clarifies the development pattern of “giving priority to Guangzhou and Shenzhen, with multiple supports”; continues to build the hub operations at Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou while improving the route structure of Shenzhen and Zhuhai, and promotes the “integration” of the Dawan District strategy to better serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and support Shenzhen to build a pilot demonstration zone for socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Additional Reading: In 2020, the Civil Aviation Administration of China officially issued the “Implementation Opinions of the Civil Aviation Administration on Supporting the Coordinated Development of Civil Aviation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area”.
The issuance of a series of documents establishes that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will build a new pattern of regional coordinated development with multi-core drivers for international aviation hubs in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen and multi-point linkage of airports in Macau and Zhuhai.
Together with Hong Kong and Guangzhou, Shenzhen has been included in the first core of the international aviation hub in the Greater Bay Area.
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Building an air bridge for Dawan District to reach international, domestic and regional destinations.
Focus on investing in the second and third tier market capacity in East China, Central South and Southwest China.
Increase the number of trunk lines and increase the capacity investment in the mainstream market. Connect the hub at Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou with eastern and western Guangdong.
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| Build a “bay area” product system of transportation, service rights and network advantages. Develop comprehensive transportation options to meet passenger traffic demands and improve the express line of China Southern Airlines with complimentary air transfers. Further expand air catering, overnight accommodations, car rental and other tourism services.
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Optimize channel management in Dawan Bay area through a channel management model, new assessment model and customer strategy.
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| Integrated customer service management to enhance the travel service experience of passengers in the Bay Area. Unify service standards and implement customer service systems of the Greater Bay Area Group. Optimize the maker system, simplify the enrollment process of frequent visitors.
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Unify the market, coordinate the layout, and coordinate the development Network, Product, Market and Service integration.
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Picture: Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area “Integration” Strategy
“In the future, China Southern Airlines will strengthen the integrated construction of airports in the Dawan District, including Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and optimize the allocation of market, operation, security and other resources. China Southern Airlines will continue to increase its capacity investment in Shenzhen and improve its route network.”
— Liu Guojun, General Manager, Shenzhen Branch
On June 1, 2020, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council announced the construction of Hainan free trade port, proposing to promote the joint development of Hainan free trade port and Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Bay area.
China Southern Airlines will further improve the route layout from Hainan to Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, Yangtze River Delta and Northeast China and landed the first domestic aircraft leasing project which will aid in the development of core industries of Hainan aviation economic service chain.
6.3 Get rid of Poverty and Strive for a Better Life
It is a solemn promise made by the Party Central Committee to the people of China that all the rural poor people will be lifted out of poverty by 2020.
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China Southern Airlines firmly implements the major decisions and plans of the Party Central Committee and the State Council; establishes a leading group for poverty alleviation and development; makes overall planning for poverty alleviation; explores and forms a characteristic poverty alleviation mode of “aviation leading, industry driving, education based, care and assistance, sunshine poverty alleviation” which helps win the battle against poverty and build a moderately prosperous society. By the end of 2020, Moyu and Pishan counties in Xinjiang, which are designated by China Southern Airlines to help the poor, have all achieved poverty alleviation.
Aviation Leader
Increase capacity investment. The operating passenger capacity of the China Southern Airlines Xinjiang Branch increased from 50 in 2014 to 60 in 2020 with an average annual growth rate of 7.61% in passenger traffic volume in Xinjiang; wide body aircraft were introduced and airlines were dispatched to Kashgar to transport agricultural products.
Improve the route network.The number of aid routes to Xinjiang increased to 36, connecting 23 cities in 16 aid provinces and cities.
Unblocking the “new channel” for poverty alleviation. Focusing on the purchase of in-flight catering and aviation supplies, it is necessary to introduce businesses in and around China’s airports to build factories and invest capital into villages to promote the “project of poverty alleviation products into the blue sky”; it is necessary to formulate preferential policies for freight poverty alleviation to help landing enterprises and agricultural products solve their respective transportation problems.
Industry Driven
In 2020, China Southern Airlines helped designated counties to attract financial investments with more than 30 labor-intensive enterprises, were introduced and settled in Moyu and Pishan counties, with a total investment of 670 million yuan, providing more than 6,000 new jobs and helping more than 40,000 people to move out of poverty.
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Likewise the Company works to develop rural characteristic industries. China Southern Airlines senior managers worked to develop agricultural cattle breeding industries according to local conditions to cooperate with professional planting cooperatives, and build more than 10 industrial projects, such as pollution-free sweet potato and vegetable planting base, “Xing” Fu Happiness Industrial Park, “Sunshine China Southern Airlines Ginkgo Industrial Poverty Alleviation Base”, “Navel Orange Demonstration Plantation”, “China Southern Airlines Wengang Village Pitaya Base” and chicken, goose, sheep breeding.
China Southern Airlines built e-commerce platforms through multiple channels at rural demonstration county projects; the establishment of Pishan County E-Commerce Characteristics Museum; drive e-commerce entrepreneurs more than 700 people, online and offline transactions of more than 146 million yuan; the use of China Southern Airlines on-line mall, e-commerce platform, staff mall and other platform advantages as well as the delivery, promotion of tourism resources and characteristic products.
Through labor union welfare procurement, group purchase of employees and special action of consumption poverty alleviation, the Company has helped to sell more than 80 million yuan of agricultural products in designated poverty alleviation counties in Xinjiang.
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Ma Xulun, Chairman of China Southern Airlines Group Company, visited China Southern Airlines Poverty Allowance Industrial Park for field research, emphasizing the in-depth and solid promotion of targeted poverty alleviation.
Education Base
China Southern Airlines has been dedicated to building high standard Sky Pearl Club Primary Schools. A total of more than 11 million yuan has been donated to build the Nanhang Pearl Primary School in Pishan County and the Nanhang Pearl Kindergarten in Moyu County.
A total of 58 million yuan has been contributed to build the high standard Nanhang Pearl Primary School in Moyu County, and more than 150 teaching computers and 43,000 books have been donated to the Nanshan Pearl Primary School in Pishan County.
To improve the quality education of teachers and students, the Company organized youth from designated counties to participate in the China Southern Airlines Summer Camp; organized teachers to study at the South China Normal University; supported the primary school football team of Kawak township of Moyu County to participate for its sixth consecutive years, and cooperated with the Ministry of Education to build the National Youth campus football “stars all over the sky” training camp in Moyu County.
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China Southern Airlines organized systematic skill training with more than 1,500 grassroots cadres and more than 22,000 technical personnel in designated counties have been trained; night schools for farmers have been fully operating and training activities have been carried out in employment skills, e-commerce, poverty alleviation publicity and medical personnel.
Photo: Students at the new Nanhang Pearl Primary School in Moyu County
Care and Assistance
China Southern Airlines has carried out “emergency” activities with a total of 10 million yuan was donated to rescue 1,591 patients with severe diseases in Moyu County and 1.13 million yuan was donated to establish “early childhood development center” in Moyu County to treat 231 children stricken with cerebral palsy.
In Moyu County, China Southern Airlines carried out free physical examinations for disenfranchised people; medical treatment for serious diseases; 100% coverage for the poor and standardization construction of medical institutions, to improve the remote medical service capacity and reduce the medical burden of the masses.
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China Southern Airlines is committed to help in the fight against COVID-19. More than 600,000 yuan worth of pandemic prevention supplies and other materials were allocated to designated poverty alleviation counties to carry out the care action of village staff.
Sunshine Poverty Alleviation
China Southern Airlines formulated regulations and systems such as poverty alleviation procurement management measures, external donation management measures and incorporate poverty alleviation work into the scope of party building assessment, party group inspections, internal inspections and audits to ensure that poverty alleviation work is fully transparent.
The Company used these positive platform to share the good news of its positive poverty alleviation efforts which shares the many great stories of China Southern Airlines’ poverty alleviation efforts to, establish a model of poverty alleviation, and create a strong atmosphere of working together to help poverty alleviation.
Case Study: Using China Southern Airlines model to drive poor areas out of poverty
Industry Driven
Around the “Alpine ecology” and “industrial upgrading”, China Southern Airlines formulated the industrial poverty alleviation plans for Datang Village, Xinning County, Hunan Province and constructed the industrial development mode of “collective driving, whole village participation” and built industrial clusters such as ecological agriculture, aviation orange industry, planting and breeding cooperatives.
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China Southern Airlines built poverty alleviation factories and rice processing centers to promote the industrial upgrading of Ecological Rice and Camellia oleifera. Cultivate technology and sales team, start the brand of “Datang Village”; set a record of daily sales of more than two million by the national 832 poverty alleviation e-commerce platform, form a sustainable development industrial mechanism, and lead Datang Village to transform from a poor village into a “model village for poverty alleviation in Hunan Province”.
Photo: Aviation Navel Orange Garden in Datang Village, Xinning County, Hunan Province
Education Based
China Southern Airlines organized its staff to carry out the activities of “blue sky class - I set sail with our Motherland”, and led 30 children from Lianshan town of Guangxi to visit the Guilin base of Guangxi Branch and one-on-one meetings with pilots, flight attendants, engineers and other staff, so as to sow seeds of future dreams for the children.
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Care and Assistance
China Southern Airlines helped 13 poor households in Shili Village, Panzhou City, Guizhou Province to move rural residents out of dilapidated houses and 217 old houses that were then renovated. Company staff organized villagers to participate in the construction of 50 cubic meters high water level pool to solve the problem of water use and long-term abnormal water supplies. Kitchen and toilet renovation project was carried out and the village residents could use clean toilets.
Sunshine Poverty Alleviation
China Southern Airlines signed a joint construction agreement with Wengang village Party branch of Huaiji County, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, organized 132 party members and cadres from 18 party branches to establish a pair relationship with 132 poverty-stricken families, and provided cultural and educational assistance and condolence materials. At the Wengang Primary School, we carried out the activity of “pairing to help students, helping to weave a dream of blue sky”, and delivered the ideal course of “blue sky dream, happy dream” to poor students, so as to realize the “double promotion” of poverty alleviation and development and grass-roots party construction.
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Story: Xin Xing, “The Nation’s Upgrading to Good Young People”
On January 26, 2018, Xin Xing, Secretary of the Party branch of the ticket office of the marketing department of Xinjiang Branch, came to Jiayigelak Village, Pixina Township, Pishan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang and started his poverty alleviation work.
It was like being a spinning top for three years. In 2020, Xin Xing won the title of “national upward good youth” and “excellent first secretary” of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in 2019.
| • | Opening up markets in light of local conditions, Xinjiang specialty products go to other places |
The local walnuts are rich in varieties and high in heart healthy oil content. However, due to factors such as remote locations, poor logistics and “backward” sales methods, they have not had a good market.
In order to open up this market, Mr. Xin Xing and his work team dedicated themselves to this effort and with their efforts, in 2018, the total income of unsold walnuts for was over 600,000 yuan. From early October 2019 to March 2020, they sold 17.7 tons of walnuts, generating new sales income of more than 780,000 yuan, which has injected an economic strong impetus into poverty alleviation.
In addition, Mr. Xin also introduced the Auricularia auricula greenhouse breeding industry; broadened the sales channels of apricots; invested in the construction of goose breeding; distributed poverty alleviation sheep to villagers; promoted the adjustment of agriculture and animal husbandry and rural economic structure; vigorously promoted the export of specialty products and expanded the village collective economy.
The annual income of the village was about 1.6 million yuan and the average household income was more than 5,000 yuan.
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National unity is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the “first secretary” is well deserved
Mr. Xin pays close attention to the local education situation, operated evening schools for adults and children, and organizes activities for civil aviation knowledge to enter the campus, so that children can learn more knowledge.
Mr. Xin pay close attention to the living environment of the villagers and coordinate funds of one million yuan to improve roads, drinking water and other projects, to make the villagers lives more comfortable.
More than 1,500 visits and 650 household visits were made to raise funds for the operation of the poor villagers and send blessings to all villagers.
Poverty Alleviation Report Card
Poverty Alleviation Footprint
Moyu County, Pishan County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Huaiji County, Guangdong Province
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Xingcheng District, Pulandian District, Liaoning Province
Qichun county and Dianjun District of Hubei Province
Ledong Li Autonomous Region, Hainan Province
Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Panzhou City, Guizhou Province
Zhenping county and Sheqi County of Henan Province
Taonan City, Jilin Province
Xinning County, Hunan Province
Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Chongqing
Data:
Dispatched poverty alleviation cadres (person time): 83 in 2020, 261 since the implementation of targeted poverty alleviation work in 2003;
Poverty Alleviation Fund (10,000 yuan): 4,462 yuan in 2020, 14,845 yuan since the implementation of targeted poverty alleviation work in 2003.
The number of poverty-stricken people who helped file and register Poverty Alleviation: 6,063 in 2020, 42,160 since the implementation of targeted poverty alleviation activities in 2003.
Table: China Southern Airlines Poverty Alleviation Work Data
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| Industrial Development and poverty alleviation | 6.95 million yuan of industrial poverty alleviation funds | |
| Transfer employment to eliminate poverty | 24 projects were implemented | |
| Get rid of poverty through education | 7,000 yuan was invested in vocational skills training | |
| Poverty alleviation through health | 5,368 people were trained in vocational skills | |
| Other projects | Help the poor households to get 1,391 jobs | |
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Honors:
The China Southern Airlines Group was rated as the second “good” in 2017 in the performance evaluation of designated poverty alleviation work by the central unit and the highest in 2018 and 2019 as “good”.
China Southern Airlines was awarded the 2018 Poverty Alleviation Organization Innovation Award of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The China Southern Airlines Xinjiang branch won the highest level of “good” in the 2020 assessment of the effectiveness of poverty alleviation in the autonomous region.
Getting rid of poverty is not the end, but the beginning point of new life. China Southern Airlines thoroughly implements the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech, continuing to push forward the overall linkage between poverty alleviation and rural revitalization; consolidate and expand the achievements of tackling poverty; promote rural revitalization; speed up the modernization of agricul ture and rural areas; play a leading role in a wider and wider field and write a new chapter in the revitalization of the countryside in the new era.
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Photo: Poverty alleviation team members from the Northern Branch of China Southern Airlines and local officials check the quality of melons.
6.4 Green Flight - Implementing the Green Development Strategy
China Southern Airlines implements the national green development concepts; the decision-making and deployment of the national “three year action plan for winning the blue sky defense war”; gives full play to its aviation professional advantages to increase energy conservation and emission reductions, pollution prevention and control; innovates products and service modes; reduces the adverse impact of flight on the environment and strives to promote the green, circular and low-carbon development of China Southern Airlines for the national green ecological development and contribute to the improvement of ecological environment.
Technology Optimization
| • | Fleet Optimization |
With the introduction of new aircraft models such as the Airbus 350, Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus 320neo, the fuel efficiency of the fleet continues to be improved. In 2020, 32 aircraft were introduced and 27 aged aircraft withdrawn from the fleet of which today has the average age 7.2 years per aircraft.
| • | Off Switch |
China Southern Airlines follows the fuel savings of turning off an engine when the aircraft is taxiing that effectively reduces taxiing fuel consumption. In 2020, the Company-wide single-engine slip-in execution rate was 93.77% … a year-on-year increase of 57.73 points. The total single-engine slip-in time was 25,105 hours, saving more than 7,600 tons of jet fuel.
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Fuel Saving Release
China Southern Airlines engineers perform mining technology which is used to monitor the release height of each flight. Through data guidance, the timing of flap and landing gear release can be scientifically understood to reduce more than 2,700 foot release flights, shorten the time of large resistance configuration and save fuel consumption. In 2020, the implementation rate of fuel saving and release was 90.16%, with a year-on-year increase of 14.31 points, saving more than 3,700 tons of fuel.
Dynamic Adjustment of Cruise Center of Gravity
This Corporate Social Responsibility report studies and evaluates the actual impact of adjusting the parameters of cruise center of gravity on flight, increase cruising altitude and formulates the dynamic adjustment scheme and risk prevention and control measures of Boeing 777F cruise center of gravity.
By optimizing the cruise center of gravity, the average cruise altitude can be increased by about 300 feet, and the average fuel consumption per hour can be reduced by about 60 kg.
Management Promotion
Route Optimization
Through the analysis of flight data, the difference of flight time, distance and fuel volume of different aircraft arrival and departure routes is automatically counted and the optimal routes are then selected.
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On the flight plan page, the historical utilization rate of route and temporary route can be optimized on the same day and the crew can apply for direct temporary route during flight which can effectively shorten the range.
Aviation Fuel Management
Through the development of fine stowage, the accuracy of the estimated industry load is improved and the “virtual refueling” and “fuel consumption” caused by the industry load deviations are reduced.
Through the docking of “Aviation Oil E-Cloud” and AVIC smart aviation oil system, the online real-time interconnection of aircraft refueling data and settlement information is realized and the efficiency of aviation oil settlement is improved.
Land Sliding
Analyze and optimize the taxiing route of aircraft approach, select the taxiway close to the parking stand to reduce aircraft taxiing time.
Paperless Service
China Southern Airlines promotes paperless handover between ground service personnel and flight attendants, guiding passengers to download China Southern Airlines app for Android Smartphones and provide paperless services for passengers in the whole process of ticket booking, payment, check-in, security check-in and boarding.
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Green Service
“The phenomenon of food waste is shocking and distressing!”
| • | General Secretary Xi Jinping made important instructions to stop food waste. |
Based on field research and big data analysis, China Southern Airlines found that because some passengers have already eaten while at the airport prior to their flight, there is no need for on-board meals.
However, due to the hygienic production of in-flight meals, these controls are very strict. According to aviation meal safety standards and industry regulations, uneaten meals on board cannot be recycled, which can easily cause waste of resources.
In order to reduce the waste of food on-board its flights, China Southern Airlines actively responded to the clarion call of “saving food” by carrying out “green flight” service through innovative products and service modes and reduced waste by encouraging passengers to integrate environmental protection into their own in-flight behavior which obtained positive comments from many worldwide media.
Created and launched exclusively more than a decade ago by China Southern Airlines, “On Demand Dining” is an important part of the “green flight” service of China Southern Airlines. In the future, China Southern Airlines will further integrate new technologies such as “Internet plus”, 5G network and big data to provide improved green low-carbon products and services with the concept of “affinity and refinement” service.
Data: By the end of 2020, the “green flight” service has supported the coverage of all domestic sites of China Southern Airlines, sending more than 13.07 million SMS invitations to passengers, inviting them to forgo in-flight meal services. The number of “green flight” participants in 2020 was 1.2 million.
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| Encouraging passengers to eat on demand | Some passengers are sent a SMS to invite them to dine on the plane on demand. Before the flight departs, flight attendants and passengers acknowledge and confirm their meal status. Bonus FFP mileage in China Southern Airlines’ Sky Pearl Club is awarded to passengers forgoing in-flight meal services. | |
| Provide multiple channels to participate | Passengers can reply to the invitation SMS or select green flight service directly in the airline’s APP ticket buying process, WeChat official account, official website touch screen version, “meal reservation” or by telephoning the customer service hotline. | |
| Accurate tracking of flight meal changes | By obtaining the meal needs of passengers in advance, China Southern Airlines can realize the flexible adjustment of the number of meals, real-time catering information and accurate energy saving and consumption reductions. Relying on the ERP information system for planning management, arranging special personnel, monitoring the changes in the number of flight reservations every two hours and adding meals (if needed) prior to departure achieves precise delivery. | |
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Main Report
1 Safe and Happy - Guarding the Journey at Ease
Flight safety is the primary responsibility of China Southern Airlines for all passengers, employees, pilots as well as flight crews. It is the important cornerstone of China Southern Airlines’ daily operation. Adhering to flight safety concepts of “happy work, safe and happy”, China Southern Airlines has created a robust safety culture atmosphere that easily implements regulatory measures and ensures the safe departure and landing of every flight for every passenger and every employee.
1.1 Safety Management
China Southern Airlines strictly abides by the “Civil Aviation Law,” “Safety Production Law,” “Emergency Response Law,” and “Anti-Terrorism Law” and other safety laws and regulations as formulated by the CAAC. This allows China Southern Airlines to stay true to its mantra of continuous flight safety, strict work habits and risk control as the starting point to speed up the institutional transformation and build seven safety systems for safety mechanisms and First Class safety quality.
| • | Strengthen the Flight Safety System |
The construction of seven safety systems, including safety responsibility, rules and regulations, training, process control, risk management and control, safety culture, and scientific and technological innovation, was launched during 2020. The construction outline was studied and formulated with 31 annual tasks broken down and steadily implemented with the modernization of safety governance further entrenched.
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| • | Teamwork |
The “Guiding Opinions on the Work Style Construction of China Southern Airlines Safety Practitioners”, “China Southern Airlines’ Pilot Standard Code of Conduct (Flight Operation)”, a list of negative behaviors of safety practitioners, and a list of professional job responsibilities were issued in a “red book” computerized system.
Managing Possible Security Risks
In cooperation with the China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and Technology, China Southern Airlines’ senior managers reorganized hazard sources and promoted the integration of performance index system into daily management. Special rectification was carried out for prominent problems in flight, maintenance, fire-fighting dangerous chemicals and lightning strikes, air turbulence injury and other incidents were significantly reduced; special risk control was implemented for COVID-19 pandemic risks, ARJ21 operation, transition operation of Beijing Daxing International Airport; passenger aircraft luggage transfers to cargo aircraft; joint prevention and control mechanism for major mechanical failure and defect risk was established to further enhance air ground linkage risk control abilities.
Special plan: Sunshine in the Heart - Strength with You!
| • | Building a Safety Culture |
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China Southern Airlines long-standing safety culture system is of great importance to consolidate the safety foundation and build a long-term mechanism of safety production. In order to conscientiously implement the spirit of the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, “fundamentally eliminate the potential dangers and effectively curb the occurrence of major accidents”, China Southern Airlines, in 2020, further strengthened the building of its safety culture system, carrying out activities such as safety culture propaganda, safety style building and rectification and created a strong atmosphere for all concerned about safety in production and participation in security development.
| • | Developing a Safe Work Style |
China Southern Airlines senior managers consistently push forward with new education themes such as the “three awes” and the 100-day work style which includes safety related activities, centralized learning, one-on-one supervisory discussions that shares experiences and work examples to integrate work experiences with strict aviation rules and responsibilities into the daily work of safety rectification, work style construction, rules and regulations construction and safety culture construction - all in an effort to lay a firm foundation for safety.
| • | Encourage voluntary reporting |
The new I-CARE (Information-Confidential Report) version of the voluntary reporting system was made available in 2020. It expresses the meaning of “I Care” to encourage all employees to participate in the Company’s safety management to review potential safety hazards and mitigating safety risks.
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| • | Safety Production Month |
China Southern Airlines employees participated in the safety production month campaign to focus on the themes of “building a safety and defense line” to eliminate the hidden danger of accidents. By studying General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important exposition on safety production, China Southern Airlines organized “safety production talk” cloud classroom safety lectures, “safety publicity consultation day” as well as staff study and discussion to promote safety styles, enhance safety skills and work to eliminate potential safety issues.
| • | Safe Production Trip |
On June 23, the launch of the 2020 “Safe Production Trip” and the appointment ceremony of safety culture lecturers was held.
The safety culture lecturer group covered multiple positions in flight, aircraft maintenance, transportation, cabin, security and ground and popularizes safety knowledge for the majority of employees; popularize safety culture to improve safety quality and create a safe production atmosphere.
The group of lecturers went to the 19 subsidiaries of China Southern Airlines to give lectures, with the theme of “Happy Work, Safety and Happiness”, that expounds on China Southern Airlines’ positive safety culture, and calling for active management, full participation, and teamwork through cases, sketches, videos and games.
In total, it calls for mutual assistance, continuous improvement, so as to establish the sense of ownership and promote the construction of safety culture.
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1.2 Aviation Safety
Starting from the key links of crew capacity-building, operation control, aircraft maintenance and air security, China Southern Airlines senior managers have identified safety risks and carried out special measures to build a aviation safety process control chain.
1.2.1 Pilot Management
Throughout 2020, China Southern Airlines continued to improve its exclusive “flight technology management manual” and “pilot training program” to review the management of pilots’ qualification and abilities as well as work/life elements and carrying out flight re-current training.
China Southern Airlines adopts the “Internet +” training strategy to promote the “online + offline” dual-track training model. This special series of online technical seminars such as flight lecture hall; thunderstorm weather; radar technology application; flight technology capabilities and special training of operational and seasonal learning staff at Beijing Daxing International Airport promote online theoretical retraining, and consolidate the theoretical foundation of pilots.
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Offline simulators are used for recurring training programs and through precision training and a series of special training for ability improvements, flight operational skills are continuously improved and pilot’s comprehensive abilities of managing all-weather situations is improved.
In 2020, six flight lecture halls were held and 22,820 participants participated in the training programs.
China Southern Airlines’ online training monitoring function was launched in 2020 to timely discover potential technical capabilities, operational qualifications and other risks and create a management system based on the core competence of pilots.
The “implementation plan”, “evaluation standard” and “style training program” for quantitative management of pilot style were issued, the evaluation system for simulator teachers and inspectors was established and the quantitative assessment management was implemented quarterly.
Case Study: Building an “Industry-University-Research” integrated platform in the field of flight training and safety.
On August 27, China Southern Airlines Flight Safety Research Institute and Flight Industry-University-Research Integration Training Base was formally established. Through deep excavation of flight big data, the flight training and safety management scheme adapted to China Southern Airlines and China’s national conditions was developed and the “industry university research” comprehensive platform in the field of flight training and safety was built to escort passengers’ safe travel and export flight training and safety management information for international civil aviation “Chinese wisdom” and “Chinese standard”.
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1.2.1 Operation Control
China Southern Airlines continues to improve its capabilities to identify safety risk identification at all stages, integrate expert resources such as flight, dispatch, maintenance, performance and meteorology, improve operation monitoring systems, improve the fault handling abilities and ensure the safe operation of all flights.
| • | China Southern Airlines follows a unified dispatch and release of aircraft at all airports served. This standardizes the process of aircraft release explanation, integrate the functions of navigation database verification system and release risk reminder and accurately prompt flight crew operation risk. |
This allows for the strengthening of ground air cooperation. The Company set up an inter departmental operation monitoring team and operation decision support team covering flight, maintenance and dispatch, implement hierarchical early warning of flight monitoring and hierarchical response mechanism of operation events and comprehensively improve the ability of air support and risk response.
| • | China Southern Airlines security is multi-layered. The Company completed the important security tasks of transportation during the Spring Festival, special planes and all forms of pandemic prevention charter planes. No air defense safety accidents occurred, achieving the best air security safety record in the China civil aviation industry in 26 concessive years. |
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The function of fire control management was established and no major fires occurred. With the development of national security education and law popularization education, the comprehensive governance incidents are on the decline.
China Southern Airlines security information follows that it should carry out “Police Enterprise Co Construction”, deepening cooperation with public security organs and provide a stable internal environment for high-quality development.
| • | China Southern Airlines places the highest values on improving the maintenance fault management and control systems. This called for strengthening the application of new technology and air to ground communication, accurately formulating aircraft storage schemes and strengthen the operation control of aircraft under low utilization rates. |
This allowed for setting up new flight operations and maintenance teams. An ARJ21 aircraft maintenance technology management committee was established and an operation and maintenance support special team was established which benefited from information reporting and communication mechanism.
Case Study: Opening Asia’s largest hangar regular inspection line
On May 14, an Opening Ceremony of China Southern Airlines / GAMECO Daxing regular inspection cooperation line was held in the No.1 hangar of Beijing Daxing International Airport, marking the official commencement of the regular inspection line of Asia’s largest hangar.
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Hangar No.1 spans an area of nearly 40,000 square meters and can simultaneously accommodate up to 12 aircraft including two Airbus A380 and three Boeing 777. It can meet the flexible parking of aircraft with multiple models and different maintenance needs of all China Southern Airlines flight departing and arriving at the new Beijing Daxing International Airport.
Data:
18 maintenance hangars;
23 maintenance stations;
More than 14,000 maintenance technicians;
Six CAAC civil aircraft maintenance licenses.
1.2.3 Technology Escort
At present, the application of new navigation technology has become an important pillar in the safe and efficient operation of civil aviation in China. China Southern Airlines continues to enhance the application of information technologies to ensure aviation safety.
China Southern Airlines follows all potential flight risk warnings and has optimized the function of ESMS platform modules, allowing for the prompt and early warning functions of information platforms that can accurately control flight safety risk.
This also includes meteorological risk controls as the Company has developed a weather application app with radar jigsaw and lightning location functions to help crew master weather data in real time and structurally assess, predict and control flight risk.
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China Southern Airlines utilizes flight Line Operation Safety Audit (LOSA) and through the non-intrusive route observation and record, audit the data, analyze the operation risks and errors, put forward effective suggestions, improve the training, safety and operation work, and strengthen the safety risk control in advance.
Airline engineers closely follow all cockpit voice recordings. Flight units work to spot check cockpit conversations during key flight stages, focusing on whether flight crew members disperse the “energy” of other flight crew members or interfere with normal cockpit “chat”.
China Southern Airlines also closely monitors flight quality including personal Flight Data Visualization (FDV) projects, achieve real-time app playback of QAR flight quality monitoring data, analyze flight technology deficiencies and flight potential risk factors that can aid in improving flight training and flight quality.
1.2.4 Safety Performance
| Safe flight time (10,000 hours) |
208 | |||
| Accumulated safe flight time (10,000 hours) |
2,508 | |||
| Safe implementation of flights (10,000 sorties) |
82 | |||
| Maintaining continuous air security (year) |
26 | |||
| Keeping continuous flight safety (year) |
21 | |||
| Air transportation symptom rate due to corporate responsibility |
0 | |||
| Ten-thousand-hour symptom rate of civil aircraft |
0 | |||
| General aviation symptom rate of 10000 sorties |
0 | |||
| Air transportation ground symptom rate of 10000 sorties |
0 |
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1.3 Passenger Safety
China Southern Airlines has formulated an “Emergency Plan for the Prevention and Control of the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Pandemic”, the “Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic”, and the “Emergency Disinfection Plan for the New Coronavirus Pandemic of Aircraft”, and formulated relevant standards and requirements for personnel protection, environmental disinfection, and food safety at ensuring the safety and health of all passengers.
China Southern Airlines is committed to 100% food safety and is proud to hold certification of ISO 9001 quality management system; ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System and HACCP system of aviation food systems improve the production and inspection system and mechanism of aviation food, promote the construction of “food safety administrator” system and carry out special rectification activities for foreign matters to ensure food safety for all
In 2020, there were no food hygiene and safety incidents or safety complaints.
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China Southern Airlines fully disinfects all cabins of all aircraft and has formulated disinfection standards, programs and procedures during the current COVID-19 pandemic period. This includes measures to take the temperature of all flight crews and pilots before departure; consistent disinfection of all aircraft cabins and conduct preventive disinfection after each flight.
Staff also covering the cabin space, toilet, garbage room, as well as the areas around the cabin door, small tables, handrails and other areas that have ongoing passenger contact.
All aviation doctors in 2020 have stayed in the front line of anti-pandemic efforts and sent medical professionals to the AOC seats of the Company, timely assisted passengers who may have experienced fever by new medical observation areas, drafting emergency manuals and improved the emergency disposal process.
1.3 Occupational Health and Safety
China Southern Airlines attaches the greatest importance to the physical and mental health of every employee, ground crew, managers, pilots and flight crews and strictly abides by the “Labor Law”, “Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Law” and other laws and regulations.
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China Southern Airlines’ staff does a very professional job in identifying and handling employees’ occupational health and safety risks and promptly conducts counseling on employees’ psychological issues to ensure their physical health and psychological health.
Table: Occupational Safety Data
| Index |
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||
| Death due to work |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Proportion of employees died at work (%) |
0.0010 | 0.0010 | 0.0010 | |||||||||
| Working hours lost due to work (working days) |
14,485 | 17,508 | 12242 | |||||||||
| • | Physical Health |
| All Employees | Improve employee health management and arrange physical examinations for all employees. Organize online and offline health lectures and carry out first aid training. Special inspection of food hygiene and safety in staff restaurants. | |
| Female Employees | Invite experts from tertiary hospitals to popularize medical knowledge and visits to health clinics. | |
| Aircrew | The doctor in charge of the fleet establishes a follow-up group to consistently track the health of all pilots. | |
China Southern Airlines places the great importance to the mental health of all staff and set up an EAP aircrew mental health room and “fellow travelers” psychological care studio; improve the mental health level of the staff and promote the all-round development of the staff by carrying out psychological group counseling, providing one-to-one professional consultation and participating in psychological crisis intervention.
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Case Study: Aircrew Mental Health Project
In order to improve the mental health of all of its flight crews, China Southern Airlines has formed a flight crew mental health project with the construction of three mental health rooms: sand table consultation room, music relaxation room and catharsis decompression room.
China Southern Airlines encourages the body and mind holistic therapy treatments of all staff through the use of massage chairs, music relaxation chairs and other equipment.
The “Xinqihang Heart Health” mental health training program for newly recruited aircrews was launched in 2020 and a comprehensive professional psychological consultation course was established to help flight crews relieve of any psychological pressure and irritability.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, flight crews performing flight missions were kept in isolation for extended periods of time, and they could neither reunite with their families nor depart from their hotels. Many flight crews had negative symptoms during these extended time periods.
In order to do a good job in the mental health of aircrews during the pandemic, China Southern Airlines also established an employee mental health promotion group at help organized special EAP activities for Iranian charter flight crew members and Hubei pilots; opened a free hotline for mental health care and made available 20 online video courses for hotel or home isolated flight crews to help alleviate psychological pressure incurred by flight crews due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns.
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2 Green Environmental Protection -- Beginning a Low Carbon Journey
China Southern Airlines always attaches the great importance to ecological and environmental protection, gradually improving the construction of environmental systems to actively respond to climate change through the reduction of energy and resource consumption and has become a leader in the blue sky battle and the green and low-carbon development of Chinese aviation.
2.1 Environmental Management
China Southern Airlines’ senior managers insist on unswerving environmental protection work, continuously improving the construction of the environmental management system that manages environmental risks and actively promotes the construction of an ecological and environmental protection information system that further improves the level of systematic environmental management.
Throughout 2020, China Southern Airlines continue to promote the ten specific tasks deployed in the “Guiding Opinions on Comprehensively Strengthening Ecological Environmental Protection Work”, carry out the second round of environmental protection self-inspection, establishing pollution controls and emergency response work mechanisms and continuously improving the construction of the environmental management systems.
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In view of the time-consuming arrangements, the summary of environmental protection information and the lack of regular updating mechanism for supervision and rectification, the existing work by Company staff is to build an integrated ecological environmental protection and energy management system with functions of data statistics and analysis, risk identification and control, special work deployment, environmental protection budget management, sharing and notification.
The system is expected to go online in 2021, which will effectively identify and control environmental risks and improve the level of environmental management.
Table: Environmental Performance
| Unit | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||||
| Greenhouse gas emissions |
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| Fuel consumption per ton kilometer |
Tons/10,000 tons km |
2.82 | 2.76 | 2.95 | ||||||||||
| Carbon dioxide emissions |
10,000 tons of CO2 equivalent |
2,690.14 | 2836.03 | 1,931.80 | ||||||||||
| Carbon dioxide emissions per ton kilometer |
Tons / 10,000 tons km |
8.88 | 8.69 | 9.29 | ||||||||||
| Energy Consumption |
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| Aviation Oil |
10,000 tons | 854.01 | 900.33 | 613.27 | ||||||||||
| Gasoline |
ton | 5,012.95 | 4,869.11 | 3,922.78 | ||||||||||
| Diesel oil |
ton | 10,199.24 | 8,598.59 | 7,282.09 | ||||||||||
| Coal |
ton | 2,100.00 | 550.00 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Electric |
10,000 kWh | 27,425.90 | 28,190.80 | 27,873.09 | ||||||||||
| Natural gas |
Ten thousand m3 |
3,215.06 | 2,537.49 | 965.80 | ||||||||||
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| Liquid gas |
ton | 258.52 | 195.14 | 167.17 | ||||||||||
| Water consumption |
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| Total water consumption |
10,000 tons | 764.75 | 696.65 | 612.20 | ||||||||||
| Water consumption intensity |
m3 / 10000 yuan |
0.5946 | 0.4514 | 0.6585 | ||||||||||
| Waste disposal |
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| Treatment capacity of hazardous waste in maintenance |
ton | 490.559 | 615.205 | 471.508 | ||||||||||
| On board service harmless waste treatment capacity |
m3 | 6,597 | 7,909 | 8,896.0 | ||||||||||
1.3 Responding to Climate Change
China Southern Airlines actively implements the concept of “green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains”; implements national energy-saving and emission reduction policies and launches special actions to win the “Blue Sky Defense” by, reducing carbon emissions, improve carbon asset management and contributing to China’s response to climate change.
Completing the “China Southern Airlines flight carbon emission data monitoring report verification management measures” manual, Company staff clarify the responsibilities and workflow of the relevant departments; the control mode of different subsidiaries and other issues and manage the authenticity, accuracy and traceability of flight carbon dioxide emission related data. The monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions data for the first civil aviation flight activities was completed on time in June 2020.
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China Southern Airlines set up a leading group for carbon asset disposal. Through public auctions, the accumulated surplus of 695,000 tons of Guangdong carbon allowances due to the improvement of flight emission efficiency over the years has been sold, and the 2019 annual performance of the Guangdong Province carbon trading was completed as scheduled in November 2020. In April 2020, the EU carbon trading was completed in 2019. In 2020, the Company exceeded the assessment in 2019 in the action of double control of total energy consumption and intensity of key energy consumption units in the 13th Fifth Year Plan and was praised by the Energy Bureau of Guangdong Province and the Department of Industry and Information Technology.
Special Plan: Sunshine in the Heart - Strength with You!
The harm from climate change and global warming impacts everyone.
The development of the aviation industry is closely related to the ecological environment and China Southern Airlines has resolutely implemented the decision to deploy a national “three year action plan for winning the blue sky battle” which starts with the introduction of new energy vehicles, the improvement of exhaust gases and the replacement of bridge power supplies to improve the ambient air quality.
These efforts also call for the introduction of new energy vehicles with the “Notice on Strengthening New Energy Vehicle Charging Management”, “New Energy Vehicle Accident Emergency Response Plan” and other documents to guide various subsidiaries to formulate on-site new energy vehicle use, maintenance and management documents and carry out relevant training.
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In the battle of the blue sky, 767 new energy vehicles were introduced and 74 charging piles were built and currently in use.
According to the requirements of “retrofitting vehicles with emission standard No.3 or below” in the field, China Southern Airlines’ engineers carried out a comprehensive investigation and completed the retrofitting of 1,076 vehicles (including scrapped vehicles) with exhaust gas of all vehicles with emission standard fuel not up to standard, so as to help improve the atmospheric environment.
Issuing the “Notice on Further Control of APU Use Time” and “Notice on the Promotion and Implementation of Ground Power Supply and Air-Conditioning Equipment Optimization and Guarantee Work Process” and other documents are used to standardize the use of bridge-mounted equipment. Since 2018, a total of 116,000 tons of aviation fuel has been saved by using alternative APU equipment.
Further Reading: The APU is a low-power engine located in the tail of each Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Due to its relatively large fuel consumption per unit power and relatively large noise, it causes a certain degree of pollution to the atmospheric environment. When the aircraft is parked, staff will turn off APU and switch to the ground bridge equipment to replace APU for a lower-use power supply which will effectively reduce the aircraft’s own energy consumption.
China Southern Airlines also cooperates with scientific research institutes and equipment suppliers to carry out relevant scientific and technological innovation projects.
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| • | China Southern Airlines has cooperated with CETC to complete the “Beidou based high-precision vehicle personnel dispatching system and has realized the intelligent monitoring of more than 1,000 vehicles in Beijing Daxing International Airport, Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou and Shenzhen Bao’an Airport. The system earned a silver award for innovative application of the 2020 satellite navigation and positioning science and technology award. China Southern Airlines was the only Chinese airline in 2020 to win this award. |
With Shenhua coal to liquids and Guangzhou Institute of energy of Chinese Academy of Sciences, research and promote airworthiness certification and sustainability certification of coal to liquids and straw to liquids respectively.
This included the study of the pre-treatment mode of automobile exhaust transformation with the hydrogen-focused Heli Company. Hydrogen and oxygen are produced by electrolyzing water and injected into an oil cylinder for the full combustion of fuel and achieve energy savings while reducing exhaust emissions.
Honor:
China Southern Airlines earned the title of “advanced unit of blue sky defense” from the CAAC.
2.3 Green Operation
2.3.1 Water Resource Management
China Southern Airlines has complied with the Water Pollution Prevention Law and other laws and regulations to enforce the management of water resources, compiling with the treatment of sewage, industrial wastewater and domestic sewage and pays close attention to water resources conservation and utilization efficiency improvement in all aspects of operation to promote resource conservation.
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By innovating the use of aircraft water supply vehicles and spray disinfection saves China Southern Airlines 3.98 tons of water each time compared with the original immersion disinfection methods. This has achieved 1,453 tons of water savings in Guangzhou every year.
According to the requirements of environmental protection, wastewater discharge outlets of industrial wastewater, production wastewater and domestic wastewater were built and in use during 2020.
Metering equipment was installed which is operated by special personnel to ensure the normal operation of the environmental treatment facilities of the sewage treatment station and track the sewage treatment capacity in real time.
Data:
Treated 1,1025.9 tons of industrial wastewater with a treatment rate of 100%.
Treated 86,000 tons of production wastewater with a treatment rate of 100%.
2.3.2 Exhaust Gas Management
China Southern Airlines adopts measures such as filtration and activated carbon adsorption to treat exhaust gas in compliance with regulations, and through strengthening jet fuel management, increasing investment in technological transformation, and improving energy efficiency, it minimizes the impact of exhaust gas emissions on the environment and society.
Data:
In 2020, 288 million cubic meters of waste gas was treated.
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2.3.3 Waste Management
China Southern Airlines strictly follows the relevant requirements of the “Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes”, recycling hazardous wastes and non-hazardous wastes and handing them over to companies with relevant processing qualifications for disposal.
Hazardous wastes generated in the process of aircraft maintenance, air service and ground office are being constantly recycled and outsourced to local companies with hazardous waste treatment qualifications for harmless treatment.
Data:
In 2020, the amount of hazardous waste generated in the maintenance process was 471.50 tons, and the treatment rate was 100%.
Table: Hazardous Waste Treatment
| Types of Hazardous Waste |
unit | Volume | ||||||||
| Maintenance |
Waste cleaning agents | Ton | 53.6535 | |||||||
| Waste organic solvents | Ton | 12.05 | ||||||||
| Waste lubricating grease | Ton | 0.778 | ||||||||
| Waste organic resin | Ton | 3.496 | ||||||||
| Waste kerosene | Ton | 190.96 | ||||||||
| Waste oil | Ton | 97.4 | ||||||||
| Patent leather, paint residue | Ton | 28.646 | ||||||||
| Waste activated carbon | Ton | 25.078 | ||||||||
| Waste acid | Ton | 0 | ||||||||
| Waste packaging and containers |
Ton | 35.5895 | ||||||||
| Waste lamp |
piece | 700 | ||||||||
| Spent lead-acid battery |
Ton | 5.634 | ||||||||
| Surface treatment waste liquid |
Ton | 18.2225 | ||||||||
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Meal packaging materials, recyclable magazines, office and household garbage and kitchen waste generated during in-flight are being recycled and being handed over to qualified companies for recycling and treating.
Data:
In 2020, the in-flight service, non-hazardous waste treatment volume is 8,896 cubic meters with a treatment rate is 100%.
2.3.4 Noise Control
China Southern Airlines introduced the A320neo fleet, equipped with GTF engines, which reduced the noise trajectory by 75%, while reducing fuel consumption by 16% and reducing nitrogen oxide emissions by 50%, promoting China Southern Airlines to become a more efficient and sustainable airline.
2.4 Advocate Green Environmental Protection
China Southern Airlines actively promotes the concept of environmental protection, advocates green office and low-carbon life, organizes environmental protection public welfare activities and encourages passengers and airline employees to establish a sense of environmental protection and conservation and develop a green and low-carbon lifestyle and consumption.
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Case Study: Carrying out energy conservation publicity week activities to spread the green concept.
From June 29 to July 5 in 2020, China Southern Airlines organized the 2020 National Energy Conservation Promotion Week with the theme of “Green Water and Blue Sky, Energy Conservation and Efficiency”. By co-painting oil paintings, signing energy conservation pledges and participating in online mini games that aids in promoting environmental protection concepts, popularizing energy conservation knowledge and practice a green and low-carbon lifestyle.
Case Study: “Empty Plate Operation” into the regulation, put an end to waste into the heart.
During 2020, China Southern Airlines implemented the spirit of the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on stopping food waste and the Company produced the “Empty Dishes Action” pamphlet for employee restaurants as well as the booklet “Strictly Save and Oppose Waste, See My Thirty-Six Strategies”; scientifically managing the production of staff meals; organized seminars to manage the processes of raw material procurement, dish production and table serving; promote the “leftovers index” evaluation system, promptly eliminating unpopular dishes and stopping food waste from the source.
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3 Affinity and Refinement - Creating a Warm Journey
China Southern Airlines implements the “ Affinity and Refinement ” service standards that provides the most professional in-flight and ground services found in China as well as top flight passenger and freight service and delivers genuine attention to every customer each and every day.
3.1 Passenger Service
To meet the travel needs of all passengers, China Southern Airlines strives to promote the construction of comprehensive services, constantly improving the flight punctuality rate to provide convenient in-flight services for passengers, and meet the travel needs of people for beautiful air travel.
In 2020, China Southern Airlines promoted the construction of large services, with “affinity and refinement” as service positioning … breaking down the barriers between marketing services, ground, air, catering, information services and form a large service system that meets international standards.
China Southern Airlines’ characteristic service brand fully meets the travel needs of passengers and optimizes the travel experience.
| Affinity and Refinement | Full process: Providing travel planning, ticket ordering, airport ground transportation, exceptional in-flight experience from airport arrival to the end of each journey. | |
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Standardization: Providing standardized services concerning behavior, language, Company logo and process. | ||
| Consistency: Provides a unified brand image, a unified service product and a unified service standard. | ||
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In accordance with the “Guiding Opinions of China Southern Airlines Group on Promoting the Construction of Large Services to Build a World-Class Service Brand”, the Company focuses on the construction of eight aspects of the system and concentrate efforts to improve service quality.
| Service Control | Focusing on “Affinity and Refinement” service positioning, benchmarking world-class airlines to upgrade service standards | |
| Service Standard | Providing more diversified and personalized service products through platforms such as China Southern Airlines official website and “ China Southern e-Travel ”, and improvements to the on-board Wi-Fi to enhance the Internet experience. | |
| Service Products | Focusing on the “Affinity and Refinement” positioning, the design conforms to the international mainstream, reflects the overall image of Chinese culture and the unique travel characteristics of China Southern Airlines. | |
| Brand Image | Focusing on “Affinity and Refinement” service positioning, benchmarking world-class airlines to upgrade service standards. | |
| Service Guarantee | Strengthening the sharing of resources to form a service guarantee mechanism in which service organs assist front-line grassroots and logistics support. | |
| Talent Construction | Strictly manage the qualification of service personnel, build a perfect training mechanism and improve service personnel foreign language abilities. | |
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| Information Support | Data Center: Places the focus on the analysis of passenger behavior and resource utilization and support service improvement and process optimization with big data. Service management and control systems provides unified management and control of service data, process and resources. | |
| Assessment and Evaluation | Standardizes the passenger evaluation system and improve the evaluation system. | |
Focusing on building six service brand business cards and build a First Class service brand system with China Southern Airlines’ transportation characteristics by promoting brand images in the process of improving service quality … all combine to provide passengers with the most professional air transportation service in China.
| China Southern e-Travel | Customer Exclusive | Luggage Service | ||
| Continuously improving online services, realizing worry-free e-travel capabilities. | Dedicated account manager, providing full-process, personalized, one-stop exclusive service. | Baggage tracking, door-to-door delivery and on-line luggage handling. | ||
| Smooth Transit | 360 Affinitive Service | China Southern In-Flight Cuisine | ||
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| Optimizing the design of transfer products, implement transfer butler services and continuously improving the efficiency of transfer services at the Guangzhou-Beijing hubs. | Optimize the two-cabin “heart-to-beauty” service and improve the high-end service level of the dual cabins. | According to the characteristics of regional routes, China Southern Airlines offers fresh and authentic Cantonese and Western in-flight catering. |
3.1.1 Flight Punctuality Rate
Flight punctuality rate has an important impact on passenger travel and relates to the improvement of China Southern Airlines’ operational efficiency and service quality.
China Southern Airlines formulated and improved the “Notice on Strengthening the Management of Flight punctuality rate” and “Notice on the Implementation of the 100-Day Tackling Activities for flight punctuality rate in 2020” and other documents and continued that have help flight punctuality projects that continuously improve the flight punctuality rate and ensures the punctual travel for all passengers.
Data: In 2020, China Southern Airlines flight punctuality rate reached 89.88%, 1.36 percentage points higher than the average level of the industry, ranking first among the three major state-owned airlines in China for five consecutive years.
China Southern Airlines continues to carries out large operation construction, uniformly allocating and integrate aircraft and crew resources, caring out flight management to improve flight punctuality rates.
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| Improve Ground Operation Efficiency | Scientific Maintenance Scheduling | Operational Governance | ||
| Further clarify the collaborative decision-making mode and cross company resource allocation process of AOC. Further enhance the communication between Maintenance Control Center (MCC), Guangzhou Hub Control Center (HCC) and AOC. |
Carry out maintenance mutual assistance; remote A inspection; realize resource management and optimize maintenance systems. Obtained a multi-certificate maintenance license issued by the Civil Aviation Administration to further enhance maintenance capabilities. |
Carrying out the flight punctuality upgrade project for three consecutive years; formulating upgrade measures from 11 aspects including flight plan scheduling, ground support external coordination. Carrying out the efficiency improvement of the station floor and launching pre-management, “pushing and driving”, towing aircraft, coordinating favorable bridge positions and taxiing routes and other projects. | ||
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Flight operation time has been shortened by one minute. Reducing ground handing time allows China Southern Airlines’ staff to carry out the activity of “shortening the time consumption of ground support”; implements swift passenger boarding; optimizes the process of aircraft movements on the tarmac and optimizing inbound flights which collectively increases the real-time function of each support link and quality of operation process node management.
China Southern Airlines carries out high-season base guarantee efficiency competitions and 100-day flight punctuality campaigns to improve operations and flight punctuality.
3.1.2 Quality Service Experience
Sincere in-flight service is essential for all of the airlines of China as a service industry, and an important part of building a powerful civil aviation nation in the new post-pandemic era.
China Southern Airlines senior managers have never forgotten the original intention of safe flight operations and is committed to providing passengers with “affinity + refinement” quality services, so that all passengers can have a safe and happy travel experience.
Case Study: Heart-warming action to deal with the “extraordinary pandemic”.
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, China Southern Airlines has launched a series of heart-warming services to protect the rights and interests of passengers and provide exclusive discounts for medical staff.
It has never been easier for passengers to request a ticket refund or make changes to their tickets. The industry’s first omni-channel refund and change center has implemented systematic refund and change processing for all types of ticketing.
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Automated refund and ticket changes accounted for 76%, an increase of 17 percentage points year-on-year.
The Company set up a breakthrough project team to solve the problem of serious refunds and change and the inaccessibility of passengers’ demands. The manual time consumption of domestic refund processing decreased by about 40%, that of international E2E refund processing decreased by about 75% and that of online passenger service decreased by about 18%.
China Southern Airlines’ customer care program provides Gold and Silver FFP card extension, general card mileage extension and other services to meet the travel members’ concerns about elite level retention and expired mileage points.
Tribute to the most beautiful retrograde. By actively responding to the clarion call of the Motherland, the Company launched a new “Respect Medical Card” to directly assist COVID-19 anti-pandemic medical workers.
Membership system and product upgrades. With the launch of a new membership-level Platinum FFP card in 2020, China Southern Airlines’ membership system has been adjusted to a fixed + flexible + customized combination of benefits that advances the coverage of the benefits of the entire travel process for members and to provide China Southern Airlines members with a full range of services.
China Southern Airlines launched domestic flights with multiple seats for one person to reduce the pressure of pandemic prevention and meet the needs of passengers “seating in separate seats”; upgraded paid VIP room access to ensure the existence of the rights and interests of purchased customers.
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Case Study: “Happy Flying” helps passengers travel in the most beautiful China.
At present, the proportion of consumption in China is constantly increasing and expanding domestic demand is an important strategic basis for implementing the new development patterns of the country’s dual-cycle development.
In order to further expand the aviation marketplace, China Southern Airlines launched its “Happy Flight” travel package, the first unlimited travel package product tailored for frequent travelers.
“Happy Flight” routes covers a wide range of services whereby passengers can flexibly select their travel departure times and make their travel plans accordingly.
Customers can redeem and use Economy Class tickets for China Southern Airlines domestic flights (except Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) unlimited times during the validity period, providing passengers with a fully transparent travel plan.
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Case Study: Introducing the ARJ21 domestic aircraft.
The ARJ21 passenger aircraft is the first new turbofan regional aircraft with independent intellectual property rights developed by China in accordance with international standards.
The ARJ21 airliner adopts a 90-seat full Economy Class layout. Each cabin seat has a width of 17 inches and a 31-inch distance between the front and rear seats.
The space is more spacious and the comfort level is higher than its competitors. There is a USB charging port behind each row of seats, which is convenient for passengers to charge their electronic devices.
In 2020, China Southern Airlines introduced XX ARJ21 aircraft. Not only supporting the domestic China aircraft business, the new aircraft also provides passengers with a more comfortable flight experience. (Data will be disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report)
Case Study: Nanhang Baozi – the best Chinese in-flight cuisine.
To meet the needs of passengers, the chef culinary team at the Nanland Catering Center at Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou has produced authentic “China Southern Airlines Steamed Buns” that meet the needs of passengers for meals from “cold” to “hot” … all have been “warmly” welcomed by passengers.
In July 2020, “Nanhang Da Bao Zi” earned the honor of excellent innovative service case of CAPSE in 2019.
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Case Study: “Kapok Festival” flight celebrates this special festival.
China Southern Airlines launched special themed “Kapok Festival” flights that provide special in-flight services during major festivals, such as holding “Kapok Lantern Festival” theme flights during the Lantern Festival … and “Kapok Double Ninth Festival” theme flights during the Double Ninth Festival to promote traditional festivals and create a warm festival atmosphere for passengers.
During 2020, China Southern Airlines launched 221 flights with the theme of “Kapok Festival” to help build an international First Class air service brand with “affinity and refinement” as the core.
Photo: “Kapok National Day” themed flight activities
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3.1.3 Upgrade Smart Travel
With the popularity of smart phones, big data and other mobile Internet technologies, people’s requirements for intelligent travel are increasing. China Southern Airlines continues to upgrading its intelligent services, constantly promoting intelligent travel modes and providing more convenient travel experience for passengers through scientific means.
The entire process of baggage tracking, independently researched and developed the “build route first, then change (RFID) tag” baggage tracking system to realize that the key information of the whole baggage transportation process is now fully manageable and passengers can grasp the baggage dynamics in real time during the itinerary.
At the close of 2020, 227 routes at 48 domestic and foreign stations and more than 1,400 flights per day have achieved full baggage tracking.
Honor: In Dec, 2020, the International Air Transport Association (IATA for short) formally issued the “IATA Baggage Tracking Whole Network Compliance Certification” certificate for China Southern Airlines. China Southern Airlines has become the first airline in Asia and the third in the world to receive this certification, and its entire network of baggage tracking services has reached the international leading level.
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With personalized luggage services, travel aboard China Southern Airlines has never been more effortless and personalized service products “Luggage Home” have been launched.
China Southern Airlines introduced the “baggage home” personalized service product in 2020 and after passengers purchase the product via the China Southern Airlines APP, an express company will deliver customer luggage to the designated location according to the passenger’s needs. Passengers do not need to wait at the turntable and carry their luggage, making travel so much easier!
Picture: China Southern Airlines APP interface setting “baggage home” entrance
China Southern Airlines assumes the responsibilities and obligations of the safe transportation of passengers and luggage and expand the business cooperation model of luggage transportation services.
The Company launched a one-stop service in 2020 for luggage loss insurance. If passengers have baggage damage or late arrivals after purchasing baggage loss insurance, China Southern Airlines can quickly determine and pay for damages on their behalf, realizing quick claims and adding more peace of mind.
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Continuing to optimize the functions of the “China Southern Airlines e-Travel” platform through the “travel center”, airline customers can manage their rescheduled trip and/or historical trip anytime and anywhere. Before travel, customers can master information for check-in times; boarding gate; luggage; and flight dynamics; during travel, customers can manage the entire process services such as seat selection; boarding pass; class upgrade; extra luggage weight allotment and ticket refund and after travel, customers can handle the flight delay certificates.
3.1.4 Special Passenger Services
The service for wheelchair passengers, the elderly, children and other special passengers has always been an important part of the service work of China Southern Airlines.
In order to enhance these special passengers’ travel experience, China Southern Airlines launched its “special passenger service invitation” to help passengers handle relevant their air travel needs through online self-service channels such as China Southern Airlines APP and SMS, in advance.
3.2 Freight Service
Relying on the developed international and domestic route network, China Southern Airlines provides customers with air cargo and mail transport services covering China intensively, radiating throughout Asia, connecting major cities in Europe, America, Australia and Africa and providing air cargo corridors to the global freight market.
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3.2.1 Improve Freight Capacity
China Southern Airlines closely follows the national policy and air cargo market trends and takes various measures to enhance its air cargo capacity.
It improve the efficiency of freighter utilization and in the face of the rising demand for domestic and international freight, China Southern Airlines has actively resumed cargo flights and improved the supply of its transport capacity.
China Southern Airlines promotes “transformation of passenger aircraft to cargo aircraft” while actively implementing the deployment of the State Council on “further enhancing China’s international air cargo capacity and striving to stabilize the supply chain”, and set up “passenger aircraft to cargo aircraft” business on both international and domestic routes, and real-time monitoring of the entire chain of cargo booking, collection, transportation, and loading.
Concurrently, China Southern Airlines ensures the safe and efficient arrival of customer cargo at each destination and makes every effort to open up the global supply chain.
| • | Data: At the end of 2020, there were 19 freighter routes and a total of 8,431 passenger-to-freighter flights with a transport volume of 85,300 tons. |
3.2.2 Temperature Control Service
China Southern Airlines continues to expand the service connotation of temperature control medical products to meet industry standards and business development that provides professional transportation solutions for temperature controlled medicine.
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China Southern Airlines has established a temperature control medicine supply chain and provide two kinds of products: “China Southern Airlines special transportation medicine (passive)” and “China Southern Airlines special transportation medicine (active)” according to the different transportation needs of temperature sensitive medicine products.
The temperature stability of the temperature controlled medicine transportation can be guaranteed through specific measures in cabin priority; the shortest apron operation time; the shortest port entry and exit operation time; cold storage; professional container equipment and engine room temperature control.
Honor: In February 2020, China Southern Airlines was honored with the IATA CEIV PHARMA certification issued by IATA and became the first Chinese mainland company to obtain IATA CEIV PHARMA airlines and ground agent double certification.
IATA CEIV Pharma certification is initiated and organized by the International Aviation Association and is the highest standard of international air transportation of temperature-controlled medicine.
3.3 Customer Relationship Maintenance
Customer relationship management is an important part of airlines to improve their customer experience. China Southern Airlines has always attached the greatest importance to establishing and maintaining good relations with customers, effectively protecting customers’ rights and interests, protecting customers’ privacy, paying attention to customer feedback and the handling of customers’ complaints to constantly improve customer satisfaction.
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3.3.1 Protect the Rights and Interests of Customers
China Southern Airlines adheres to the service tenets of “customer first” and actively protects the rights and interests of customers through the innovative acceptance mode of refund and change business, build a convenient refund and change center in all channels; provide 24/7 online refund and change service to passengers and solve the challenges of difficult and slow refund and change of cross channel tickets.
The Company then optimizes the automatic processing of refunds and change, accelerating the processing speed of refund and change and improving the efficiency of refund and change. Proactively fulfill the obligation of passenger notification and publish special ticket handling announcements on the official website to facilitate passengers to keep abreast of the latest developments and make adjustments to their itineraries.
3.3.2 Customer Privacy Protection
China Southern Airlines strictly implements the “Cyber Security Law”, “EU General Data Protection Regulations” and other legal and regulatory requirements, formulates and revises “Cyber Security Management Measures”, “Personal Privacy Data Protection Management Measures” and other legal means to ensure passenger privacy and safety within a comprehensive data system.
The Company collects and uses passenger information according to numerous laws and regulations, fully implements the requirements of information security level protection, and ensure the safety of passenger personal information.
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China Southern Airlines regularly employs external independent auditors to audit information security policies and system security and employ authoritative evaluation institutions to evaluate key information systems and management processes every year which timely rectifies security risks and prevent network security risks.
3.3.3 Customer Complaint Handling
China Southern Airlines attaches great importance to customer complaints and has established a customer complaint handling department that constantly improves the customer complaint handling process by standardizing the compensation standard, conducts centralized acceptance and unified feedback of complaints and tracks and monitors the whole process of handling, to ensure that customer complaints can be solved in a timely manner.
In view of the challenges with ticket refunds during the COVID-19 pandemic period, an emergency handling mechanism was established to deal actively and flexibly. This then strengthens the linkage of various departments to solve customer complaints and gradually realize the transformation from passive handling of complaints to active care and provide the best customer service experience.
In 2020, the complaint rate of China Southern Airlines ① was 0.1320 ‰, the lowest complaint rate among the three major state-owned airlines of China.
*①Note: The CAAC accepts and forwards complaints through channels.
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3.3.4 satisfaction survey
Data: Passenger satisfaction score was 4.56, and customer satisfaction was ②98.93%. Skytrax’s cabin service score is 4.41, ranking first among the three major state-owned airlines.
Honor: Once again won the title of “national customer satisfaction benchmarking enterprise” of China Quality Association, the highest market quality credit rating AAA certification.
*②Note: China Southern Airlines pushes the satisfaction evaluation survey results.
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4 Efficient and First Class - Creating a Value Journey
China Southern Airlines continues to accelerate the improvement of legal and compliant operation and management, setting a firm foundation for development, deepen reform and innovation and implement strategic cooperation between all parties to ensure the stable and healthy development of the Company and comprehensively enhance the Company’s market competitiveness.
[special planning] Sunshine in the Heart - Strength with You!
In 2020, the sudden new COVID-19 pneumonia pandemic has had a profound impact on China’s economic and social development and ecological environmental protection and triggered a long-term challenge of resuming work and production and public crisis. Coupled with economic downturns and Sino-US trade frictions, the civil aviation industry, as an industry that greatly impacted the tourism industry and the flow of people, continues to be under tremendous operating pressure in such complicated domestic and international economic situations.
In view of the many business risks under the new COVID-19 environment, China Southern Airlines seized the development opportunity of five major structural adjustment and optimization using lean cost controls and made comprehensive market-oriented accounting as breakthrough points.
The Company has spared no effort to fight the main battle of its worldwide business and launched the battle of high-quality development, and walked out of a connotative and intensive high-quality development path.
This is an urgent call to deal with the impact of the pandemic and reduce the adverse effects.
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This is an urgent call to enhance the core competitiveness and promote high-quality development.
This is an urgent need for the implementation of institutional reform and the modernization of governance system and governance capacity.
Focusing on quality, efficiency and benefit, China Southern Airlines formulated five structural adjustment and optimization plans, established five leading groups, offices and five special working groups within the Company’s structure to activate the development momentum through reform.
| Benchmarking First Class enterprises, analyzing fleet management status and challenges. | ||||||||
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| Optimization of fleet structure |
Optimization of human resource structure |
Optimization of asset liability structure |
Optimization of industrial structure |
Optimization of market structure | ||||
Focus on the short board with unreasonable market structure and low production and investment and sort out the prominent problems in the current market structure,
Optimize the business structure, promote the plate, optimize the organization. Scientifically formulate employment plan, optimize personnel allocation and revitalize human resources,
Based on government policies, industrial environment and company spirit, China Southern Airlines will carry out detailed programs.
Analyze the current situation of the Company’s assets and liabilities and find out the pain points of assets and liabilities.
| • | Lean Cost Controls: Establish a cost control system and mechanism with China Southern Airlines’ characteristics to achieve continual cost reductions and make steady improvements in operating efficiency. |
| • | Mechanical Engineering Department: Promoting the implementation of cross-departmental coordinated cost reduction measures. |
| • | Cabin Department: Propose “frugal meals” for in-flight crews to reduce food waste. |
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| • | Ground Service Department: Use the “main construction” function to carry out special activities. |
| • | Aviation Service Department: Find out the Company’s internal hotel resources and attendance building resources, establish a linkage mechanism, prioritize internal resources, and save hotel procurement costs. |
| • | Comprehensive Logistics Department: Find the paper for cleaning the front windshield of the aircraft, which saves a lot of cost compared with importing from abroad in the past. |
| • | Chongqing Airlines: Set up a column for lean control costs, set up special mailboxes for activities, and establish manuals to solidify results. |
| • | Dalian Branch: Steadily advance the paperless handover project, reducing paper usage by 50%. |
| • | Market accounting is to carry out quantitative evaluation of the values created and implement it into the value statement which is conducive to strengthening the input-output awareness, improving the efficiency of resource use and cultivating the management awareness of the whole staff. |
| • | Establish a market-based accounting mechanism; |
Adhere to market-oriented business pricing;
Value contribution points and responsibility costs shall be clarified;
Quantification of value for contribution and effectiveness, and
Encouraging collaboration work pricing.
According to the Company’s existing organizational structure and management mode and combined with the requirements of the large-scale operation construction, China Southern Airlines initially explores the construction of a comprehensive market-oriented accounting transaction logic.
“Three relations”. Grasp the relationship among company, marketing and freight logistics.
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“An equation”. “Value contribution = simulated revenue - responsibility cost”. As the main body of market operation, departments match the corresponding market pricing according to the key value contribution points to form simulated revenue and then take away the corresponding full cost investment to form value contribution.
| • | Establish a unified value statement |
Basic situation: the basic situation of occupation of the Company’s personal, financial and stuff resources;
Output indicators: reflect the value contribution points;
Investment indicator: the total cost incurred;
Key indicators: reflect the efficiency and effectiveness of value creation;
Pricing indicators: reflect the pricing model and price level of each value contribution point.
4.1 Compliance and Steady Flight Operations
China Southern Airlines insists on managing the Company in accordance with the law, operating in compliance, continuously improving governance, reducing management costs, strictly controlling management risks, enhancing compliance management capabilities, ensuring stable operations and enhancing core competitiveness.
4.1.1 Compliance and Risk Management
Focusing on the goal of “improving governance, operating compliance, management standards, and law-abiding integrity”, China Southern Airlines is guided by value creation to further improve the compliance management system and risk prevention and control system construction and enhance the Company’s compliance management and risk control management levels.
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In 2020, the Company’s major business decisions, rules and regulations and economic contract review rate was 100%.
Management Framework
Establish a comprehensive risk and internal control management committee, with the chairman of China Southern Airlines Group as the director, with members including senior management.
China Southern Airlines does a very good job in the annual risk tracking and monitoring that formulates the Company’s major business risk information report management measures, process control of major risks and the three lines of defense for risk prevention and control and realize closed-loop management.
| Risk Identification |
Risk Assessment |
Risk Control |
Supervision and Improvement |
Primary Coverage
| • | Guarding against legal risks; |
| • | Orderly implementation of contract management and service |
| • | improvement; |
| • | Implement a pre audit system for major business decisions; |
| • | Improve the manual management system and manual system, and build a three-dimensional prevention and control system; |
| • | Perfect the management system of legal disputes and establish a timely reporting system for major overseas legal cases. |
| • | Guarantee operation and management; |
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| • | Strengthen the tracking and control of major business risk response; |
| • | Strengthen the prevention and control of contract risk during the pandemic period, and |
| • | Strengthen the management of labor legal relations during the pandemic period. |
Service Operation Management
| • | In 2020, China Southern Airlines improved its operation standards and flight |
operation manual of each specialty and completed the certification of the introduction and operation of the new ARJ21-700 model;
| • | The Company obtained the operation qualification of new aircraft and routes and revised the specific operation terms; |
| • | Implemented operation safety information and requirements and operation quality control, and |
| • | Used risk prevention techniques for the movement of dangerous goods and professional efforts in the policy guarantee of anti-pandemic and dangerous goods transportation. |
4.1.2 Combating Corruption - Advocating Integrity
China Southern Airlines has always maintained the upright anti-corruption trend, adheres to the main tone of “strictness” and the strong determination of zero tolerance, deepens the integration of “dare not to be corrupted, cannot be corrupted, and does not want to be corrupted” to promote the system and mechanism and strive to create a clean and positive atmosphere.
| • | Issued the “Key Points of Party Work Style and Clean Government Construction and Anti-Corruption Work in 2020” to decompose tasks, clarify responsibilities, determine timetables and construction drawings and ensure solid progress in various tasks. |
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| • | Take the implementation of a series of major decisions and arrangements made by the CPC Central Committee on the overall planning of pandemic prevention and control and economic and social development as the top priority of political supervision and ensure the solid progress and high-quality completion of key projects with effective supervision. |
Start a centralized education program of discipline with the theme of “strict discipline, abide by rules and strong style”, covering all Party members, cadres and all staff. The Company compiled and distributed education and learning materials and followed typical cases of law and discipline violations. This included warning education classes by case description for self-examination by comparison to rectify challenges.
| • | Company senior managers formulates the “Notice on the Disclosure of Letters and Visits and Reporting Methods”; unblock communication and reporting channels, and enhanced the transparency of letter and visit reports; implemented the “Rules for Discipline Inspection and Supervision Institutions Handling Reports and Accusations” and other relevant regulations, strictly implement confidentiality requirements and resolutely investigated all interpersonal cases that impacted staff members. |
4.1.3 Intellectual Property Protection
China Southern Airlines attaches the greatest importance to the protection of it brand assets. In accordance with the “Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China”, “The Patent Law of the People’s Republic of China” and other laws and regulations, the “Intellectual Property Management Manual”, “Trademark Management Volume”, “Patent Management Volume” and “Brand Management Volume” have been formulated to standardize the management of the Company’s intellectual property and brand image of the largest airline of the People’s Republic of China.
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In the aspect of trademark management system, the principles of trademark design, registration, use, management, authorization and protection as well as the specific operation methods and processes were clarified, the exclusive right and reputation of trademark were maintained, the value of state-owned intangible assets was maintained and increased, and the brand value of China Southern Airlines was promoted.
In 2020, the Company has had no trademark infringements.
4.2 Innovation, Reform and Development
The key to long-term development lies in reform and innovation.
In 2020, China Southern Airlines closely conformed to the characteristics of the civil aviation transportation industry and the development needs of enterprises, moved towards the direction of high-quality development, strengthen overall planning and coordination, improved the ability to tackle key challenges in reform, implemented the innovation driven development strategy, comprehensively improved the aviation service capacity and constantly moved forward to the goal of building a world-class air transportation enterprise.
4.2.1 Deepening Reform
In 2020, China Southern Airlines Group implemented a three-year action plan for the reform of state-owned enterprises and continued to deepen reforms and by using the “Key Tasks and Decomposition Plan for China Southern Airlines Group Reform in 2020” was able to clarify 16 key reform tasks.
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The “headquarters organization” special rectification was completed on schedule, the “Double Hundred Action” was accelerated; a comprehensive market-based accounting system was initially established and marketing reforms continued to deepen.
The five major structural adjustments and optimizations were launched, and the system and mechanisms restricting development were gradually solved and the Company’s vibrant development continued on pace toward a vibrant post COVID-19 pandemic world.
Case Study: “Double Hundred Enterprises” mixed ownership reform came to a successful conclusion
The two “double-hundred enterprises” China Southern Airlines General Aviation Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Southern General Aviation) and China Southern Airlines Cargo Logistics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Southern Logistics) have all completed the mixed ownership reform.
Based upon major national strategies such as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, China Southern General Aviation, China Southern further promotes the development of sea oil transportation and business flight industries; China Southern Logistics focuses on increasing air cargo capacity, building ground logistics infrastructure, and building an “integration of heaven and earth” air logistics industry system, so as to build a new service system with domestic circulation as the main body and domestic and international double circulation mutual promotion.
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Performance contracts and appointment agreements were signed with new managers, which took the lead in realizing the tenure system and contract management in China Southern Airlines’ second-tier units which allowed for the deepened the reform of system and mechanism.
Company senior managers created and delivered a comprehensive reform plan that focuses on governance, employment and incentives to become new vanguard of aviation reforms.
4.2.2 Technological Innovation
China Southern Airlines has vigorously pursuing an innovation-driven development strategy that accelerates the digital transformation and intelligent transformation, and building the “three nets” of consumer Internet, industrial Internet and social Internet to maintain the vitality of the enterprise through innovation.
China Southern Airlines integrated internal and external innovation resources and elements which then strengthens the joint innovation of industry, university, research and application and actively took the lead in forming or participating in innovation consortia to improve innovation efficiency.
Through its consistently improving business models, product and service innovations, China Southern Airlines launched products to meet the personalized needs of staff which improving the quality of its aviation products.
China Southern Airlines engineers worked in 2020 to improve the airline innovation systems and operation mechanisms to enhance the integrated allocation of projects, platforms and funding in key areas.
The Company carried out “five small” innovation of the whole staff and promoted big changes with small incision. By selecting innovative leading talents, focusing on training digital talents, the power for innovation was gained.
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In 2020, China Southern Airlines preliminarily built an IT architecture of “cloud platform + dual middle stations”, strengthen the use of new technologies such as cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence and use digitalization to ensure passenger safety, improve operational efficiency, promote marketing services, promote green development and improve management levels .
4.3 Supplier Management
China Southern Airlines firmly believes that a sustainable supply chain can promote its own better operation and promote the common growth of suppliers.
In 2020, China Southern Airlines attached great importance to creating a fair, open and just business environment, operating in good faith and compliance with customers and industrial partners for responsible procurement, guiding suppliers to fulfill their own Corporate Social Responsibilities and jointly build a healthy and transparent supplier cooperation relationship and working together with all partners to create a better future.
4.3.1 Standardized Procurement Management
China Southern Airlines attaches great importance to transparency, honesty and trustworthiness in business dealings with its partners, continuously strengthens standardized procurement management, identifies environmental and social risks in each link of the supply chain, continuously strengthens management risk and integrity risk control in the procurement field, and regulates cooperation with suppliers from the aspects of operation, society and the environment.
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“China Southern Airlines Procurement Bidding Website” is a new designated website for the disclosure and release of procurement information. In accordance with the principles of openness, fairness and justice, China Southern Airlines senior managers actively visits, communicates and coordinates, continuously improves processes and carries out standardized procurement to ensure that the procurement system is open, fair and transparent.
China Southern Airlines continuously improves procurement supervision and supervision, carry out “sunshine procurement” integrity education activities, enhancing the awareness of integrity, risk awareness and standardization and ensure suppliers’ right to know and equal participation.
China Southern Airlines regulates the cooperation with suppliers in terms of operation, society and environment, and jointly abide by laws and regulations and business ethics.
Suppliers are required to give 100% attention to product safety, quality and occupational safety and health to ultimately ensure the implementation of safety from system to implementation to monitoring; fully grasping the environmental impact of their own business and supplier business. This level of transparency encourages all suppliers to carry out carbon inventory, create and deliver relevant emission reduction plans based on the results and improve the process to achieve energy conservation and emission reductions.
4.3.2 Motivating Suppliers to Fulfill their Responsibilities
The “Supplier Management Measures” is an important management manual for the Company to carry out supplier management.
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In 2020, China Southern Airlines continued to promote the establishment of a supplier management system, standardize management procedures, clarify management requirements for supplier warehousing, hierarchical use, evaluation and rating, prevent supply chain risks and creating a stable and efficient supply chain within a benign supplier ecosystem.
Suppliers enter a directory management and establish and improves the entry standard of each category of suppliers. This realizes the closed-loop management of product quality through the three acceptance links of factory inspection, optimization and improvement and delivery and commissioning, and evaluate the suppliers according to the acceptance data.
Focusing on the dimensions of “business, technology, delivery, quality and service”, the dynamic assessment and evaluation of the contract, acceptance, payment and after-sales implementation stages are carried out for the contracted suppliers, so as to improve the “quality archives” of the suppliers.
Combined with supplier complaints, reward and punishment management, bad behavior supplier management and supplier activity performance management, the suppliers are classified into excellent suppliers, qualified suppliers, registered suppliers and prohibited trading enterprise name list to improve the cooperation among excellent suppliers.
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2020 Performance |
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| Suppliers by Region |
Central South | 6,900 | ||||
| Northeast China | 1,596 | |||||
| East China | 1,926 | |||||
| North China | 2,288 | |||||
| Northwest China | 834 | |||||
| Southwest China | 739 | |||||
| Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan | 12 | |||||
| Other regions | 136 | |||||
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4.3.3 Grow with suppliers
China Southern has built an efficient and smooth quality feedback and supplier communication mechanism, strengthened supplier relationship management, and worked with suppliers to grow together. It has unblocked channels for project performance, product quality, and service complaints, carried out “Supplier Exchange Day” and other themed activities, listened to supplier information feedback, communicated face-to-face to answer supplier confusion, and strengthened suppliers’ understanding of quality control and supplier management requirements, working with the supply chain to provide better services for China Southern Airlines’ ecosystem construction, passengers and other related parties, and promote the company’s high-quality development.
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4.4 Strengthen Exchanges and Cooperation
Adhering to the concept of open sharing and win-win cooperation, China Southern Airlines, together with the government, universities and industry partners, constantly strengthens exchanges and cooperation in the fields of talents, technology and services, strengthens strategic cooperation, stimulates the power and vitality of sustainable development and jointly promotes the sustainable development of aviation industry chain, ecological chain and value chain.
Case Study: Becoming a strategic partner of the “First National Skills Competition”.
From December 10 to 13 in 2020, the first national skills competition was held in Guangzhou.
As the only transport enterprise among the strategic partners of the competition, China Southern Airlines provided high-quality air transport support services for the competition, and launched theme flights on 23 flights of 16 routes to Guangdong, creating a strong atmosphere for the competition. At the same time, with the theme of “sunshine China Southern Airlines dream to set sail, technology to connect the world”, three exhibition booths of “skills China Southern Airlines”, “food fashion China Southern Airlines” and “image of China Southern Airlines” were set up to show the corporate culture of sunshine China Southern Airlines and the service concept of “affinity and refinement”.
China Southern Airlines senior managers used the competition as an opportunity to strengthen the training of skilled talents, explore and build the training system of technical skilled talents, innovative and entrepreneurial talents needed to support the development of civil aviation transportation industry, such as flight, maintenance, aviation, crew, air security and ground services to promote the development of aviation industry.
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Case Study: Actively participate in the third China International Import Expo.
From November 4 to 10 in 2020, the third China International Import Expo was held at the National Convention and Exhibition Center in Shanghai.
The China Southern Airlines Group signed agreements with 14 world-class manufacturers in the global aviation service field. As a “core support enterprise” and “designated air carrier”, China Southern Airlines has set up a service support group to ensure that the participants and goods are in place with affinity and refinement service.
The Company jointly launched the “ Import Expo “ painted aircraft to carry out theme flight activities at an altitude of 10,000 meters, so as to enhance the global influence of Import Expo.
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5. Side by Side - Sharing a Harmonious Journey
China Southern Airlines has always believed in a “people-oriented” philosophy, committed to providing employees with a fair working environment and brilliant professional life … actively assuming the social responsibility of a market-leading central enterprise, sharing the fruits of corporate development with the society, and promoting harmonious social development.
5.1 Helping Employees Grow
Employees are the cornerstone of all state-owned enterprises and China Southern Airlines attaches great importance to the value of enterprise talents.
On the basis of protecting the basic rights and interests of employees, it builds a broad development platform for employees, helps them realize their career dreams, cares about their work and life, builds a harmonious labor relationship and promotes the common growth of employees and enterprises.
5.1.1 Employee Rights and Interests
China Southern Airlines strictly complies with the “Labor Law”, “Trade Union Law”, “Labor Contract Law” and other laws and regulations, signs labor contracts in accordance with the law, respects the diversity of employees and resolutely eliminates discrimination against employees due to factors such as age, gender, religious belief, ethnicity and educational background.
There were no forced labor, harassment or abuse or child labor incidents in 2020.
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Table: Employee Data
| Employee Data |
Total number of employees | |||||
| Total number of Employees |
100,431 | |||||
| By Gender |
female | 52,883 | ||||
| male | 47,548 | |||||
| By type of Employment |
flight | 10,827 | ||||
| service | 38,004 | |||||
| management | 3,221 | |||||
| Navigation | 2,479 | |||||
| Maintenance | 16,295 | |||||
| information | 1,860 | |||||
| Marketing | 14,093 | |||||
| Comprehensive | 6,740 | |||||
| Function | 6,912 | |||||
| By Region |
Domestic (except Guangzhou) | 25,215 | ||||
| International | 74,219 | |||||
| 30 years old and below | 997 | |||||
| By age |
31-40 years old | 43,831 | ||||
| 41-50 years old employees | 32,149 | |||||
| 51 years old and above | 19,079 | |||||
| Domestic (except Guangzhou) | 5,372 | |||||
| Other Data |
Employee labor contract signing rate (%) | 100 | % | |||
| Employee social security coverage (%) | 100 | % | ||||
| Number of new employees recruited | 4,521 | |||||
| Number of foreign employees: | 838 | |||||
| The proportion of middle-level and above female managers (%) | 0.92 | % | ||||
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Note: The above data do not include Xiamen Airlines and non-holding subsidiaries.
China Southern Airlines is a reputable national and international employer as the Company adheres to equal pay and equal benefits for equal work. This established salary system to provide competitive salaries.
In addition to national legal holidays, employees can also enjoy paid annual leave; family visit leave; marriage leave and birthday leave while female employees can enjoy pregnancy leave; maternity leave and lactation leave time periods.
The Company provides free annual physical examinations.
The “double hundred enterprises” China Southern Airlines and China Southern Airlines logistics simultaneously carry out an employee stock ownership plan and established a medium and long-term incentive mechanism of risk sharing and benefit sharing.
China Southern Airlines follows democratic management and requires employees to sign a “collective contract” in accordance with the law to protect the rights and interests of employees.
This allows for the implementation of the requirements of the “Guiding Opinions of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission on Establishing and Improving the System of Workers’ Congress of Central Enterprises”.
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This allows for the improvement of the Company’s democratic management system, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of employees, promote harmonious labor relations and continues to do a good job in the collection and handling of proposals to play a positive role in stabilizing the airline’s workforce.
In dealing with violations, the Company established a human resources evaluation system, conducting a comprehensive inspection and evaluation of human resources work on a regular basis and investigate and manage human resource problems.
5.1.2 Staff Development
China Southern Airlines attaches great importance to the development and training of employees, provides a variety of training courses, promotes the systematic and standardized development of training, and helps employees continue to learn and grow.
Actively respond to the impact of the pandemic, vigorously promote online education and training, build cadre education and training curriculum system, and provide sufficient talent guarantee for the safe and efficient operation of the Company.
Data: In 2020, 14,507 training projects were carried out, with 653,300 participants of which online training projects accounted for 23.74%, and the number of participants accounted for 39.93%.
Table: Staff Training
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Average Training Time of Employees (hour) |
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| Total |
68,630 | 128.25 | ||||||||
| By Gender |
Female | 30,233 | 128.74 | |||||||
| Male | 38,397 | 128.81 | ||||||||
| By Employee Type |
High level | 600 | 45.61 | |||||||
| Middle level | 5,220 | 93.06 | ||||||||
| Basic level | 62,810 | 132.54 | ||||||||
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Leadership Training: Six training sessions of “start flight” and “three promotion” projects for young cadres were held, with 200 participants. |
| Crew Training: More than 1,250 on-the-job training for crew members with 39,718 person times and 1,066 flight attendants. |
| Language Training: More than 22 training sessions of Youth English and Security English were held with 781 participants. |
| Business Training: Held initial training courses for civil aircraft incident investigators, training courses for safety inspectors, training courses for micro class development, online training courses for commentators of China Southern Airlines development history museum and completed 15 training sessions with 532 person times. |
| Language Testing and Skills Appraisal Training: More than 544 English tests for flight attendants; 7,247 person times; 42 language level tests for flight attendants; 2,784 person times; 1,618 theoretical training for flight attendants and security inspection skills appraisals. |
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Online Training: Some 3,280 new online courses were added with 3.87 million on-line computer visits and 12.59 million visits from mobile users.
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Picture: Carrying out Various Training
Case Study: The first online language teachers’ ability improvement class.
In April 2020, China Southern Airlines held a language teachers’ ability enhancement retraining class, which is the first time to implement the training in the form of full-time online live broadcast.
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A total of 46 full-time and part-time language teachers participated in the training. The training course includes the English proficiency test for crew post, the teaching methods of oral English, reading and listening, and the construction of English test database for crew recruitment.
Online training not only saves hours of manpower costs and material resources but also allows students to look back at learning at any time, which opens up training ideas and improves training efficiency.
5.1.3 Employee Care
China Southern Airlines organizes various staff activities to balance the work and life of employees, care for female employees and deliver the passion of China Southern Airlines to every employee.
China Southern Airlines organizes “Health Cloud Sports” employee fitness check-in activities, essay activities, poetry recitation competitions and other activities to effectively help employees relieve stress and better engage in work.
China Southern Airlines agrees to the “Special Collective Contract for the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Female Workers” in accordance with the law and adhere to the principle of equality between men and women in employment, assessment, promotion, and enjoyment of welfare benefits.
The Company organizes female employees’ rights protection activities month to protect the legal rights and special interests of female employees. Improve the construction of the “Caring Mother Hut” to provide a private and clean rest place for female workers during pregnancy and childbirth.
China Southern Airlines also carries out a “special survey to help support employees to balance work and family responsibilities” to support female employees in balancing family and work.
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China Southern Airlines retains files on employees in need and grants aid to distressed employees and families. The Company continues to be very generous by arranging for mutual aid funds for employees and their families suffering from major illnesses.
In 2020, a total of 495,000 yuan was provided for 12 families being challenged with labor difficulties, 54 ill female employees applied for civil aviation mutual aid of 640,000 yuan and 302 severely ill employees and family members applied for 1,926,400 yuan of mutual aid subsidies from China Southern Airlines.
China Southern Airlines launched a new “Employee Service Day” to address daily travel, finance and shopping needs of employees which strives to offer support for employees in terms of household registration, social security administration and children’s enrollment.
The Company has also improved the design and fabrics used in official China Southern Airlines branded luggage, leather shoes and clothing worn by all flight crew.
5.2 Contributing to the Harmonious Society
China Southern Airlines is committed to building a harmonious and shared society, continuously enhancing its sense of responsibility and mission to contribute to society; taking advantage of its business advantages to actively complete various special missions; actively participating in public welfare and charity and continuously satisfying the people’s needs for a better life.
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5.2.1 Special Flight Mission
Civil aviation is an key element of the social public service system and emergency rescue system and an important force in the implementation of military, emergency, rescue, disaster relief and other transportation tasks.
As China’s largest airline, it is China Southern Airlines’ responsibility to serve the national strategy and successfully complete special missions.
Case Study: carrying out the earthquake relief task in Jiashi, Xinjiang.
On January 19, 2020, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake slammed Jiashi County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang.
That evening, China Southern Airlines’ Xinjiang Branch received an urgent call for emergency flight transportation and sent Urumqi rescue and command personnel to Kashgar Airport.
The Xinjiang Branch immediately started an emergency aircraft response for earthquake relief, coordinated available aircraft, crew and ground support personnel and completed the passenger boarding in less than two hours as rescue personnel were rushed to Kashi Airport.
Photo: Rescue Charter Aircraft at the Ready.
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5.2.2 Charity
China Southern Airlines is committed to building a harmonious society by actively participating in community charity activities, giving back to the society and showing the responsibility of a state-owned enterprise with practical actions.
Case Study : “Dream house” gives children wings of dreams.
For some time, China Southern Airlines assist public welfare projects like the public welfare project, called the “dream building library”. The Company staff arranged for books, stationery and sporting goods to be delivered to schools and students in remote areas.
These actions helped establish a library and supported education which cultivates students’ good reading habits … giving them “wings of dreams”.
Picture: Happy Student Receiving Stationery.
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Picture: China Southern Airlines insists on running an enterprise with an open attitude. On April 22, 2020, it carried out the “Social Responsibility Day” theme activities, inviting stakeholders to enter China Southern Airlines, get to know China Southern Airlines, and understand China Southern Airlines, so as to enhance trust and develop together with all sectors of society.
Performing Responsibilities Overseas
For years, China Southern Airlines has diligently build up a substantial international route network and abides by local laws and regulations … showing respect of varied cultural customs and is actively engaged with local communities.
The Company works to improve its international routes schedule and actively implements the “Belt and Road Initiative” by optimizing the regional aviation network of South Asia, Southeast Asia, South Pacific, Central and West Asia.
China Southern Airlines currently operates 172 routes in the countries and regions along the “Belt and Road”; carrying more than 15 million passengers each year, the airline has become a main economic force of aviation interconnection between China and the countries or regions along the “Belt and Road”.
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The Company continues to deepen its exchanges and cooperation with numerous nations and international organizations, actively participating in international activities such as the Third Japan International Route Promotion Forum, and for nine consecutive years has sponsored the Sydney municipal government’s “Sydney Cultural Festival”.
These and many other sponsored roles work to enhance the international brand image of China Southern Airlines and accelerate its internationalization programs.
China Southern Airlines fully supports the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and in 2020 donated pandemic prevention materials to support its many airline partners.
The Company donated more than 310,000 pieces of anti-pandemic materials such as masks and gloves to international partners such as IATA, Korean Air, Qatar Airways, KLM and Finnair … and sent letters of condolences to 40 international partners to convey China’s confidence and strength in overcoming this global scourge.
As a member of the IATA Council, the Company introduced China’s pandemic prevention and control measures to the global aviation industry; produced an English version of the “China Southern Airlines Flight Guarantee Guidelines during the New Crown Pneumonia Pandemic” and video operation guides, and shared the practical experience of China Southern Airlines’ flight protection during the pandemic.
The Company opened a green channel to transport personnel and anti-pandemic materials as well as flying medical teams and medical supplies to Cambodia, Thailand, Pakistan, Japan, South Korea and other countries and regions.
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Photo: Donating Surgical Masks to Korean Air
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Appendix to the Report
1 Looking into the Future
2021 marks the first year of the “14th Five-Year Plan”. China Southern Airlines will continue to adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in the New Era and serve the national strategy and national economy and people’s livelihood; actively practice Corporate Social Responsibilities by enhancing the Company’s market-leading role as not only the largest airline of China but of greater Asia … to achieve global competition and in the process, is being transformed into a world-class air transportation company.
As a key state-owned enterprise, China Southern Airlines adheres to Party building to lead the development of enterprises; following the wise guidance of the party’s leadership and strengthening the party’s construction are the heart and soul of state-owned enterprises.
China Southern Airlines will resolutely implement the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee; continuously deepen the integration of Party construction into enterprise governance; lead high-quality development with high-quality party construction, and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Party construction with excellent development performance.
China Southern Airlines insists that flight safety is the lifeline of development and implement the strategic policy of “safety first”; continuously promote the construction of seven safety systems, focusing on preventing and resolving safety risks, continuously improve safety quality and ensuring the safety of all passengers.
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The Company will continue to strengthen the occupational health and safety management of all employees, senior managers, pilots and flight crews as it investigates potential risks as well as coordinating the prevention and management of the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
China Southern Airlines is also committed to a friendly relationship with the environment and the world around us all as it implements the national green development concept, advocates green flight as it continues to improve the efficient use of jet fuel use, reducing greenhouse gas emissions as the airline increases pollution reductions and makes major contribution to achieving the goals of carbon neutrality.
The Company is pressing ahead with its “Integrated Service Initiative” as it strives to build a world-class service brand with China Southern Airlines characteristics. Upholding its mantra of “affinity and refinement”, the Company has made great strides in providing additional training and professional assessment of its flight crews and ground staff to enhance their international standards and provide the best service to our customers.
China Southern makes every effort to increase its internal reform efforts to stimulate the vitality of its enterprise … this allows for optimizing the airline route network and improve the operational services of its new and expanding flight operations at the new Beijing Daxing International Airport. This calls for the Company staff to focusing on core aviation resources and main business advantages and accelerating the construction of China Southern Airlines’ ecosystem and embarking on a path of high-quality development with China Southern’s characteristics.
The Company is pledged to pay close attention to the normalized prevention and management of the COVID-19 pandemic, and work with people all over the world to win the battle against this dreaded virus.
Concurrently, China Southern Airlines has in-depth experiences in poverty alleviation and makes bold new steps in the consolidation and expansion of poverty alleviation and effective connection of rural revitalization.
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China Southern Airlines has substantial relationships with all of China’s domestic airlines and numerous international airlines and is a pioneer in the interconnection of the “Belt and Road Initiative” and is a leader in a new development pattern of services.
In 2021, China Southern Airlines is pledged to adhering to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, implement the overall idea of high-quality development and working with stakeholders towards a vibrant, post-pandemic future.
Appendix 1: List of Policies and Regulations
| ESG indicators |
Internal Policies |
Relative Law and Regulations | ||
| A1 Emissions |
Management measures for verification of the annual carbon emission data monitoring report of China Southern Airlines flight activities. Notice on the requirements of pollution prevention and control. |
Interim measures for monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from civil aviation flight activities of CAAC Law of the People’s Republic of China on the prevention and control of water pollution. Following the laws of the People’s Republic of China on the prevention and control of environmental pollution by solid wastes. Conducting a three-year action plan for winning the blue-sky battle and notice on completing the work related to winning the blue-sky defense war by civil aviation. | ||
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A2 Resource usage |
Management manual of energy conservation and emission reductions. Energy and environmental management business process. | |||
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A3 Environment and Natural Resources |
Guiding opinions on comprehensively strengthening ecological environment protection. | |||
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A4 Climate Change |
Notice on charging management of new energy vehicles. Emergency response plan for new energy vehicle incidents. Notice on further control of APU usage time. Notice on promoting the implementation of optimization and support work flow of ground power supply and air conditioning equipment. Notice on managing aviation fuel use efficiency in flight systems in 2020. Notice on the issuance of aviation fuel utilization efficiency in flight systems during the first half of 2020. |
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| B1 Employment |
Regulations on labor contract management. Regulations on the administration of labor dispatch. Regulations on management of part time employment. |
Follows all labor laws of the People’s Republic of China. Follows all labor contract laws of the People’s Republic of China. Regulations on the implementation of labor law of the People’s Republic of China. | ||
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B2 Health and Safety |
General emergency management plan of China Southern Airlines. Guiding opinions on style construction of safety practitioners of China Southern Airlines. Standard code of conduct for pilots of China Southern Airlines (flight operation). |
Follows all labor laws of the People’s Republic of China. Follows all laws of the People’s Republic of China on prevention and control of occupational diseases as well as Civil Aviation laws of the People’s Republic of China; Production safety laws of the People’s Republic of China; Emergency response laws of the People’s Republic of China; Anti-Terrorism laws of the People’s Republic of China, and fire protection laws of the People’s Republic of China. | ||
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B3 Development and Training |
China Southern Airlines Training Master Plan (2018-2025). |
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B4 Labor Code |
Special collective contract for the protection of the rights and interests of female workers. Measures for the management of interns. Regulations on the administration of honors and commendations. Regulations on the management of punishment for violation of discipline and rules by employees. Management measures for employee sick leave. Management measures for employees’ holidays. Measures for management of staff waiting for work. Measures for the administration of internal talent markets. |
Labor laws of the People’s Republic of China; Regulations on Prohibition of child labor; Laws of the People’s Republic of China on the protection of minors, and Trade union laws of the People’s Republic of China | ||
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B5 Supply Chain Management |
“Supplier Management Measures”. “Administrative Measures for Bidding Monitoring Audiovisual Materials”. “Procurement Management Manual” “Implementation Rules for the Confidentiality of Procurement Information”. “Employee Integrity Practice Regulations”. “Procurement Management Department (Import and Export Trading Company) Manual”. “Supplier Code of Conduct”. |
“Laws of the People’s Republic of China on Tendering and Bidding”; “Regulations on the Implementation of the Bidding and Bidding Laws of the People’s Republic of China”, and “The Government Procurement Laws of the People’s Republic of China” |
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| B6 Product Responsibility |
Safety Audit Manual. Regulations on the administration of dishonesty. Regulations on supervision and management of cockpit voice recordings. Regulations on the administration on no smoking aboard all aircraft. Flight technology management manual Pilot training program. Operation manuals. Aviation health management manual. Aircraft public health manual. Emergency control plan for public health emergencies. |
“Civil Aviation Law of the People’s Republic of China”. “Large aircraft public air transport carrier operation certification rules”, and “Civil Aircraft Pilot Certification Rules” | ||
| B7 Anti-Corruption |
“China Southern Airlines Opinions on establishing and promoting system mechanisms that “dare not, cannot, or do not want to be corrupt”. Regulations on regulating leading cadres of China Southern Airlines. Working group in handling wedding and funeral celebrations. Measures for the management of honest and clean government archives of leading cadres of China Southern Airlines Group. Notice on the publication of complaint reporting methods. Key points of building a clean and honest government and anti-corruption work in 2020. 2020 group’s plan for building a clean government and anti-corruption work system. Working rules for disciplinary inspection and supervision institutions to handle complaints. |
“Criminal Laws of the People’s Republic of China”. “Company Laws of the People’s Republic of China”. “Anti-Money Laundering Laws of the People’s Republic of China”; “The People’s Republic of China Anti-Unfair Competition Laws”; “Interim Provisions on the Prohibition of Commercial Bribery”; “Anti-Monopoly Laws of the People’s Republic of China”, “Bidding Laws of the People’s Republic of China”, and “Supervision Laws of the People’s Republic of China” | ||
| B8 Community Investments |
Opinions on volunteer service of China Southern Airlines. Notice on the establishment of the Steering Committee for voluntary service of China Southern Airlines Group. Guidelines of China Southern Airlines Group System on orderly participation of volunteer service team in COVID-19 pandemic prevention. | The Charity Law of the People’s Republic of China. | ||
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3 Appendix 2: Performance Data
| ESG Indicator |
Unit | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| A. Environment |
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| A1. Emissions |
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| A1.2
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Carbon dioxide emissions | 10,000 tons of CO2 equivalent |
2,690.14 | 2,836.03 | 1,931.80 | |||||||||||
| Carbon dioxide emissions per ton kilometer | Tons / 10,000 tons km |
8.88 | 8.69 | 9.286 | ||||||||||||
| A1.3 |
Hazardous waste (maintenance)
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ton | 490.559 | 615.205 | 388.968 | |||||||||||
| A1.4 |
Non-hazardous waste (onboard service)
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m3 | 6,597 | 7,909.5 | 7,146 | |||||||||||
| A1.6
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Waste gas treatment (maintenance)
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10000m3 | 27,840 | 22,560 | 2,920 | |||||||||||
| Industrial wastewater treatment (maintenance)
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ton | 7,749.4 | 16,477 | 9,874 | ||||||||||||
| Production wastewater treatment (aviation food)
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ton | 21.6 | 22.4 | 8.6 | ||||||||||||
| Production wastewater treatment rate (aviation food)
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% | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Hazardous waste treatment rate (maintenance)
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% | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Harmless waste disposal rate (onboard service) | % | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||
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| A2. Resource Consumption |
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| A2.1 |
Aviation fuel consumption | 10,000 tons | 854.01 | 900.33 | 613.27 | |||||||||||
| Fuel consumption per ton kilometer |
Ton / 10,000 |
2.82 | 2.948 | |||||||||||||
| gasoline
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ton | 5,012.95 | 4,869.11 | 3,922.78 | ||||||||||||
| diesel oil
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ton | 10199.24 | 8,598.59 | 7,282.09 | ||||||||||||
| coal
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ton | 2100 | 550.00 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| electric
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10000 kWh | 2,7425.90 | 2,8190.80 | 2,7873.09 | ||||||||||||
| natural gas
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10000 m3 | 3,215.06 | 2537.49 | 965.8 | ||||||||||||
| liquid gas
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ton | 258.52 | 195.14 | 167.17 | ||||||||||||
| A2.2
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Total water consumption
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10,000 tons | 764.75 | 696.65 | 612.2 | |||||||||||
| Water consumption intensity
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m3/ 10000 yuan |
0.5946 | 0.4514 | 0.6585 | ||||||||||||
| B. Society |
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| B1. Number of Employees: by gender, type of employment, age group and region |
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| B1.1 |
Number of employees
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Person | 10,0831 | 103,876 | 100,431 | |||||||||||
| Gender |
Male
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Person | 41,286 | 60,882 | 52,883 | |||||||||||
| Female
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Person | 59,545 | 42,994 | 47,548 | ||||||||||||
| region |
Guangzhou
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Person | 25,008 | 25,979 | 25,215 | |||||||||||
| Domestic (except Guangzhou)
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Person | 73,789 | 76,588 | 74,219 | ||||||||||||
| International
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Person | 2,034 | 1,309 | 997 | ||||||||||||
| education |
Postgraduate and above
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Person | 4,404 | 4,399 | ||||||||||||
| Undergraduate
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Person | 50,660 | 51,494 | |||||||||||||
| Junior college
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Person | 31,194 | 29,780 | |||||||||||||
| High school and below | Person | 17,618 | 14,758 | |||||||||||||
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| age | Under 30
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Person | 49,304 | 49,954 | 43,831 | |||||||||||
| 31-40 years old
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Person | 29,127 | 30,986 | 32,149 | ||||||||||||
| 41-50 years old
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Person | 17,789 | 18,033 | 19,079 | ||||||||||||
| Over 50 years old | Person | 4,611 | 4,903 | 4,725 | ||||||||||||
| B2. Health and Safety |
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| B2.1 | Work related deaths | Person | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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Proportion of employees died at work
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% | 0.0010 | 0.0010 | 0.0010 | ||||||||||||
| B2.2 | Working hours lost due to work | Working day | 14,485 | 17,508 | 12,242 | |||||||||||
| B3 Development and training |
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| B3.1 | Proportion of trainees: by gender
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| Total number of trainees
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person | 63,665 | 68,630 | |||||||||||||
| Male
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person | 35,049 | 38,397 | |||||||||||||
| Female
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person | 28,616 | 30,233 | |||||||||||||
| B3.2 | Average training hours of employees: by gender
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| Average training hours of employees
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hour | 134.36 | 128.25 | |||||||||||||
| Male
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hour | 153.55 | 128.81 | |||||||||||||
| Female | hour | 103.39 | 128.74 | |||||||||||||
| B5 Supply Chain Management |
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| B5.1 | Number of suppliers: by region
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| Total number of suppliers
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Company | 7,250 | 13,479 | 14,431 | ||||||||||||
| Central South
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Company | 2,927 | 4,473 | 6,900 | ||||||||||||
| Northeast
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Company | 763 | 1,260 | 1,596 | ||||||||||||
| East China
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Company | 1,197 | 1,323 | 1,926 | ||||||||||||
| North China
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Company | 874 | 1,330 | 2,288 | ||||||||||||
| Northwest
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Company | 714 | 861 | 834 | ||||||||||||
| Southwest
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Company | 303 | 742 | 739 | ||||||||||||
| Non-Mainland China | Company | 472 | 3,490 | 148 | ||||||||||||
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| B6 Product Responsibility
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| B6.2 | Number of complaints received about products and services
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| complaint rate |
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0.2465 | 0.3071 | 0.132 | ||||||||||||
| B7 Anti-Corruption |
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| B7.1 | Number of corruption lawsuits
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| Litigation cases involving corruption, bribery, extortion, fraud and money laundering | ||||||||||||||||
| B8 Community Investments |
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| B8.2 | Resources used in the focus area
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| Dispatch poverty relief cadres
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Person time | 63 | 77 | 83 | ||||||||||||
| Investment in poverty alleviation funds | Ten thousand yuan | 2,189 | 3,593 | 4,462 | ||||||||||||
| Help file and register the number of poor people out of poverty
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person | 234 | 3,045 | 6,063 | ||||||||||||
| Number of volunteers
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Person time | — | 3,500 | 15,000 | ||||||||||||
| working time | Ten thousand hours | — | 3.6 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||
| Perform important charter flights
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Class | 53 | 54 | 321 | ||||||||||||
| Transport personnel for important charter flights | Person time | 7,984 | 4,915 | 42,705 | ||||||||||||
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4 Appendix 3: Index of Indicators
| • | ESG Index |
| Main Category |
Content |
Location | ||
| A Environment | ||||
| Level A1: Emissions | ||||
| General Disclosure | Information on exhaust and greenhouse gas emissions, pollution to water and land, generation of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes: (a) policies and (b) compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer | P52, P56-57 | ||
| A1.1 | Emission types and relevant emission data | P52-53, P56-57 | ||
| A1.2 | Direct (range 1) and energy indirect (range 2) total greenhouse gas emissions (in tons) and (if applicable) density (in units of production, per facility) | P52 | ||
| A1.3 | Total amount of hazardous waste generated (in tons) and (if applicable) density (in units of production and facilities) | P57 | ||
| A1.4 | Total amount of harmless waste generated (in tons) and (if applicable) density (in units of production and facilities) | P58 | ||
| A1.5 | Describe the emission targets set and the steps taken to achieve them | Emission targets have not been disclosed; China Southern Airlines is making relevant plans | ||
| A1.6 | Describe the methods for handling hazardous and non-hazardous wastes and the waste reduction goals set and the steps taken to achieve these goals | Waste reduction target has not been disclosed; China Southern Airlines is making relevant plans | ||
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| Level A2: Resource Consumption | ||||
| General Disclosure | Policies for the efficient use of resources (including energy, water and other raw materials) | P56 | ||
| A2.1 | Total direct and / or indirect energy consumption (i.e. electricity, gas or oil) and density (i.e. per unit of production, per facility) by type | P53 | ||
| A2.2 | Total water consumption and density (i.e. per unit of production, per facility) | P53 | ||
| A2.3 | Describe the energy efficiency goals set and the steps taken to achieve them | The target has not been disclosed; China Southern Airlines is making relevant plans | ||
| A2.4 | Describe any issues that may arise in obtaining the applicable water sources, the water use efficiency objectives set and the steps taken to achieve these objectives. | P56 | ||
| A2.5 | The total amount of packaging materials used in the finished product (in tons) and, if applicable, the percentage per production unit. | Not applicable | ||
| Level A3: Environment and Natural Resources | ||||
| General disclosure | Policies to reduce the significant impact of Issuers on the environment and natural resources. | P36, P52, P54-58 | ||
| A3.1 | Describe the significant impacts of business activities on the environment and natural resources and actions taken to manage the impacts. | P36-38, P54-58 | ||
| Level A4: Climate Change | ||||
| General disclosure | Identify and respond to policies on mitigation measures related to major climate related issues that have and may have an impact on the issuer. | P36, P54-55 | ||
| A4.1 | Describe major climate related issues that have and may have an impact on the issuer and the actions to be taken to deal with them. | P36-38, P54-55 | ||
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| B Society | ||||
| Employment and Labor Practices | ||||
| Level B1: Employment | ||||
| General Disclosure | Information on: (1) policies on remuneration and dismissal, recruitment and promotion, working hours, holidays, equal opportunities, diversification, anti-discrimination and other treatment and benefits; and (2) compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer. | P84 | ||
| B1.1 | Total number of employees by gender, type of employment, age group and region. | P84-85 | ||
| B1.2 | Turnover rate by gender, age group and region. | Not disclosed as yet, China Southern Airlines is carrying out relevant data statistics | ||
| Level B2: Health and Safety | ||||
| General Disclosure | Information on: (1) policies for providing a safe working environment and protecting employees from occupational hazards; and (2) compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer. | P49 | ||
| B2.1 | Number and rate of deaths due to work. | P49 | ||
| B2.2 | Number of working days lost due to work injury. | P49 | ||
| B2.3 | Describe the occupational health and safety measures adopted, as well as relevant implementation and monitoring measures. | P49 | ||
| Level B3: Development and Training | ||||
| General Disclosure | Policies on improving employees’ knowledge and skills in performing their duties. Describe training activities. | P86-87 | ||
| B3.1 | Percentage of trainees by gender and type of employees (i.e. senior management, middle management). | P86 | ||
| B3.2 | Average number of training hours per employee by gender and type of employee. | P86 | ||
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| Level B4: Labor Standards | ||||
| General disclosure | Information on: (1) policies to prevent child labor or forced labor; and (2) compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer. | P84 | ||
| B4.1 | Describe measures to review recruitment practices to avoid child labor and forced labor. | P84 | ||
| B4.2 | Describe the steps taken to eliminate violations when they are identified. | P85 | ||
| Business Practice | ||||
| Level B5: Supply Chain Management | ||||
| General Disclosure | Environmental and social risk policy of supply chain management. | P95 | ||
| B5.1 | Number of suppliers by region | P80 | ||
| B5.2 | Describe the practice of employing suppliers, the number of suppliers to whom the practice is implemented, and the implementation and monitoring methods of the practice. | P79-80 | ||
| B5.3 | Describe the management, implementation and monitoring methods for identifying environmental and social risks in each link of the supply chain. | P77 | ||
| B5.4 | Describe the practices for promoting the use of environmentally friendly products and services when selecting suppliers, as well as the relevant implementation and monitoring methods. | P79 | ||
| Level B6: Product Responsibility | ||||
| General Disclosure | Information on the health and safety, advertising, labeling and privacy of the products and services provided and remedies: (1) policies; and (2) compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer. | P49, P71 | ||
| B6.1 | Percentage of the total number of products sold or delivered that need to be recovered for safety and health reasons. | Not applicable | ||
| B6.2 | Number of complaints about products and services received and how to deal with them. | P71 | ||
| B6.3 | Describe practices related to the maintenance and protection of intellectual property rights. | P76 | ||
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| B6.4 | Describe the quality verification process and product recovery procedure. | Not applicable | ||
| B6.5 | Describe the consumer data protection and privacy policy, as well as the relevant implementation and monitoring methods. | P71 | ||
| Level B7: Anti-Corruption | ||||
| General disclosure | Information on: (1) policies to prevent bribery, extortion, fraud and money laundering; and (2) compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on issuers. | P76, P95 | ||
| B7.1 | Number and outcome of corruption lawsuits brought and concluded against the issuer or its employees during the reporting period. | P76, P99 | ||
| B7.2 | Describe preventive measures and reporting procedures, as well as relevant implementation and monitoring methods. | P76 | ||
| B7.3 | Describe the anti-corruption training provided to directors and employees. | P76 | ||
| Level B8: Community Investments | ||||
| General Disclosure | Policy on community involvement to understand the needs of the communities in which they operate and to ensure that the interests of the communities are taken into account in their business activities. | P28, P95 | ||
| B8.1 | Focus on areas of contribution (i.e. education, environmental issues, labor needs, health, culture, sports). | P18-23, P28-33、P90 | ||
| B8.2 | Resources (such as money or time) used in the area of focus. | P18, P28-33 | ||
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| • | GRI Standards Index |
| Table of Contents |
GRI standards | |
| Letter from the Chairman | 102-14、102-15 | |
| About China Southern Airlines | 102-1, 102-2, 102-3, 102-4, 102-5, 102-6, 102-7, 102-16, 102-17, 102-18, 102-22, 103-2, 205-2, 205-3, 417-1, 417-2 | |
| Social Responsibility Governance | 102-20, 102-21, 102-29, 102-31, 102-32, 102-33, 102-34, 102-40, 102-42, 102-44, 102-47, 103-2, 205-2, 205-3 | |
| Focus on 2020 | 103-2, 203-1, 413-1, 415-1 | |
| “13th Five-Year” value creation | ||
| Safe and Happy - Guarding the Journey at Ease | ||
| Safety Management | 103-2 | |
| Aviation Safety | 103-2, 416-2 | |
| Passenger Safety | 103-2, 416-1 | |
| Occupational Health and Safety | 403-2 | |
| Green and Environmental Protection - Starting a Low-Carbon Journey | ||
| Environmental Management | 103-2, 302-1, 302-3, 302-4, 305-4 | |
| Tackling Climate Change | 103-2, 302-3, 302-4, 302-5 | |
| Green Operation | 301-1, 301-3, 303-3, 306-1, 306-2 | |
| Advocate Green Environmental Protection | — | |
| Affinity and Refinement - Creating a Warm Journey Together | ||
| Passenger Service | 103-2 | |
| Freight Service | — | |
| Customer Relationship Maintenance | 418-1 | |
| Efficient and First Class - Creating a Value Journey | ||
| Compliant and Stable Operation | 102-30, 103-2, 205-2, 205-3, 206-1 | |
| Innovation, Reform and Development | — | |
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| Supplier Management | 102-9, 103-2, 414-1, 414-2 | |
| Strengthen Exchanges and Cooperation | — | |
| Side by side - Share a Harmonious Journey | ||
| Help Employees Grow | 103-2, 401-1, 401-2, 401-3, 405-1, 406-1, 103-2, 404-1, 404-2 | |
| Contribute to a Harmonious Society | 203-1, 103-2, 413-1 | |
| Appendix | ||
| ESG Index | — | |
| GRI Standards Index | 102-55 | |
5 Appendix 4: Third Party Verification
6. Appendix 5: Feedback
Dear Reader:
Hello … and thank you for reading this Corporate Social Responsibility report. In order to further improve our work and make next year’s CSR report even better, we hope you can give feedback and suggestions in the following aspects:
Your identity is:
● Customers ● Investors ● Government ● Employees ● Partners ● Environmental Protection Agencies ● Community ● Media ● Peer ● Other
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Selective Questions:
1. Are you satisfied with this CSR report as a whole?
☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ No Opinion
2. Is the information you are concerned about reflected in this CSR report?
☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ No Opinion
3. Do you think the report truthfully reflects the content of China Southern Airlines’ Corporate Social Responsibility work and its impact on stakeholders?
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4. Can you easily find the information you care about in this CSR report?
☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ No Opinion
5. Are you satisfied with the layout design of this CSR report?
☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ No Opinion
Open Questions:
6. What do you think are the shortcomings of this CSR report?
7. What content in this report do you wish to disclose on a regular basis?
8. Do you have any comments and suggestions on our future CSR work and reports?
7 Appendix VI: List of Compilers
China Southern Airlines Social Responsibility Report Writing Team:
Yang Liu, Guan Tongpei, Zhang Xiaoli, Wang Yuanjing, Fu Fangcong, Zeng Xin, Murong Zihao, Yan Li, Deng Yunhua, Hu Jin, Xie Junyi, Sun Xiqing, Wang Xia, He Nian, Wang Xiaoe, Li Lanlan, Sun Qian, Zhang Mengyuan, Wang Dan, Zheng Yongming, Pan Lei, Zhao Hao, Che Zixuan, Gong Tao, Ma Xuhui, Yu Shan, He Haiyan, Zhang Zhengzheng, Tang Pengfei, Fang Chao, Wang Shuyang, Yang Haowen and Lu Liqiang,Wang Huihui, Li Ling, Huang Kun
English Editor: Jeff Ruffolo
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Exhibit 99.3
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1055)
ANNOUNCEMENT
IN RELATION TO PROVISION FOR IMPAIRMENT
This announcement is made by China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) pursuant to Inside Information Provisions (as defined under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”)) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and Rules 13.09 and 13.10B of the Listing Rules.
On 30 March 2021, the seventeenth meeting of the eighth session of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) has considered and approved the Proposal on the Provision for Impairment of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The details are as follows:
| I. | PROVISION FOR IMPAIRMENT |
In order to objectively and fairly reflect the Company’s financial position and operating results, the Company performed impairment tests on relevant assets within the scope of consolidation in accordance with the PRC Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises and the International Accounting Standards based on the principle of prudence, and made a provision for impairment of various assets with a total amount of RMB4.181 billion for the year of 2020. The details of the provision for impairment of assets are as follows:
| 1. | Provision for Impairment of Assets |
In order to cope with the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the global aviation industry, the Company plans to dispose of some obsolete aircraft and some aircraft with high operating costs in advance. In accordance with the requirements of the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises No.8-Asset Impairment, the Company conducted impairment tests on relevant assets, and made a provision for impairment of aircraft, spare engines, aviation equipment and other assets with an amount of RMB4.017 billion for the year of 2020.
| 2. | Provision for Expected Credit Losses |
The Company made a provision for impairment of receivables with an amount of RMB164 million for the year of 2020 based on the nature, ageing, and risk of receivables at the end of the year of 2020.
| II. | DECISION-MAKING PROCEDURES |
The plan of the provision for impairment of the Company and its subsidiaries has been reviewed by the Audit and Risk Management Committee of the eighth session of the Board of the Company, and has been considered and approved by the seventeenth meeting of the eighth session of the Board and the twelfth meeting of the eighth session of the Supervisory Committee of the Company. The independent directors of the Company have given independent opinions on the provision for impairment.
The Audit and Risk Management Committee of the eighth session of the Board of the Company has reviewed the plan of the provision for impairment of the Company and its subsidiaries, and is of the view that the plan of the provision for impairment of the Company and its subsidiaries has sufficient basis, complies with the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises and other relevant requirements, and is in line with the actual condition of the Company’s assets. After making a provision for impairment, the consolidated financial statements for the year of 2020 could more fairly reflect the financial position and operating results of the Company for the year of 2020. The plan does not prejudice the interests of the Company and its shareholders, especially the minority shareholders. The Audit and Risk Management Committee thus agrees with the plan of the provision for impairment of the Company and its subsidiaries, and submits the matter to the Board for consideration.
Upon consideration, the eighth session of the Board of the Company is of the view that the plan of the provision for impairment complies with the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises and other relevant requirements, and fairly reflects the asset value and financial position of the Company, thus agrees with the plan of the provision for impairment of the Company and its subsidiaries.
The eighth session of the Supervisory Committee of the Company has given review opinions on the plan of the provision for impairment of the Company and its subsidiaries, and is of the view that the aforementioned proposal has been considered at the seventeenth meeting of the eighth session of the Board of the Company, and the decision-making procedures are in compliance with the laws and regulations. The plan of the provision for impairment complies with the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises and other relevant requirements, and fairly reflects the asset value and financial position of the Company. The eighth session of the Supervisory Committee of the Company thus agrees with the plan of the provision for impairment of the Company and its subsidiaries.
The independent directors of the Company have given independent opinions on the plan of the provision for impairment of the Company and its subsidiaries, and are of the view that the plan of the provision for impairment of the Company and its subsidiaries has sufficient basis, complies with the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises and other relevant requirements, and is in line with the actual condition of the Company’s assets. The approval procedures for the provision for impairment are in compliance with the laws and regulations. After making a provision for impairment, the consolidated financial statements for the year of 2020 could more fairly reflect the financial position and operating results of the Company for the year of 2020, which is conducive to providing investors with more authentic and reliable accounting information. The plan does not prejudice the interests of the Company and its shareholders, especially the minority shareholders.
| III. | IMPACT OF PROVISION FOR IMPAIRMENT ON THE PROFIT OF THE COMPANY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020 |
The Company’s provision for impairment for the year of 2020 will result in an increase in the impairment loss of assets with an amount of RMB4.181 billion in the consolidated financial statements of the Company, and an increase in the loss before tax with an amount of RMB4.181 billion in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.
| By order of the Board |
| China Southern Airlines Company Limited |
| Xie Bing |
| Company Secretary |
Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China
30 March 2021
As at the date of this announcement, the Directors include 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.
Exhibit 99.4
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
OVERSEAS REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT
This announcement is published pursuant to rules 13.09 and 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
As China Southern Airlines Company Limited has published the “Announcement on Resolutions Passed at the Seventeenth Meeting of the Eighth Session of the Board of Directors of China Southern Airlines Company Limited” and “Announcement on Resolutions Passed at the Twelfth Meeting of the Eighth Session of the Supervisory Committee of China Southern Airlines Company Limited” on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the full text of the announcements is set out below for information purpose.
| By order of the Board |
| China Southern Airlines Company Limited Xie Bing |
| Company Secretary |
Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China
30 March 2021
As at the date of this announcement, the Directors include 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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| Stock short name: China South Air | Stock Code: 600029 | Notice No.: Lin 2021-008 |
Announcement on Resolutions Passed at the Seventeenth Meeting
of the Eighth Session of the Board of Directors of
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
The board (the “Board”) of directors (the “Directors”) of the Company and all of its members confirm that the contents of this announcement do not contain any misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omission, and jointly and severally accept full responsibilities for the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the information contained in this announcement.
Convening of the Board meeting
On 30 March 2021, the seventeenth meeting of the eighth session of the Board of China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) was held at Meeting Room 3301, 33/F, China Southern Air Building, 68 Qixin Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou. Six Directors are eligible to attend the Board meeting and six Directors attended the Board meeting. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Ma Xu Lun, the Chairman of the Board. Supervisors and certain senior management of the Company also attended the meeting. The convening, voting and other procedures of this meeting were in compliance with the relevant requirements of PRC Company Law and the articles of association of the Company.
Resolutions Considered at the Board meeting
The Directors who were present at the Board meeting considered and voted, and unanimously passed the following resolutions:
I. The full text and summary of the 2020 annual report and 2020 annual results announcement of the Company (including financial statements prepared under the PRC accounting standards and the International Financial Reporting Standards, and the Directors’ Report);
II. The profit distribution plan of the Company for the year 2020;
Considering that the Company suffered an operating loss for year of 2020, which did not meet the conditions for profit distribution as required under the articles of association of the Company, the Board did not recommend any payment of cash dividend or conversion of capital reserve into share capital or other profit distribution of the Company for the year of 2020. The profit distribution plan is still subject to the consideration and approval of the shareholders’ general meeting of the Company.
III. The appointment of external auditors;
The appointment of KPMG Huazhen (Special General Partnership) to provide professional services to the Company for its domestic financial reporting and internal control reporting, U.S. financial reporting and internal control of financial reporting for the year 2021, and the appointment of KPMG to provide professional services to the Company for its Hong Kong financial reporting for the year 2021 were agreed, and it was proposed to the general meeting to authorise the Board to fix their remuneration according to actual work conditions.
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IV. The report of the deposit and use of proceeds raised by issuance of A shares for the year 2020;
V. The resolution regarding the procurement of the liability insurance for the Directors, supervisors and senior management of the Company;
Agreed the Company’s 2021-2022 Liability Insurance Procurement Plan for Directors, supervisors and senior management, and authorised the general manager of the finance department of the Company to execute the relevant legal documents and the finance department of the Company to handle the renewal of the 2021-2022 Liability Insurance for Directors, supervisors and senior management.
VI. The plan of the provision for impairment of the Company and its subsidiaries;
Agreed the Company to make a provision for impairment of assets with an amount of RMB4.017 billion and a provision for impairment of credit losses with an amount of RMB164 million for the year of 2020. The relevant plan complies with the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises and other relevant requirements, and fairly reflects the asset value and financial position of the Company.
VII. The internal control appraisal report of the Company for the year 2020;
VIII. The corporate social responsibility report of the Company for the year 2020;
IX. The performance report of the independent Directors for the year 2020;
X. The proposal to be submitted to the general meeting to authorise the Board to issue shares under the general mandate;
The proposal to be submitted to the general meeting to authorise the Board to allot, issue and dispose additional shares of the Company under the general mandate, and to increase registered capital and amend the articles of association of the Company according to the results of the issuance under the authorisation, was agreed.
XI. The proposal to be submitted to the general meeting to authorise the Board to issue the debt financing instruments under the general mandate;
The proposal to be submitted to the general meeting to authorise the Board to issue the debt financing instruments in one or multiple tranches within the permitted size for bond issuance in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations under the general mandate was agreed.
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XII. The authorisation granted to the Board Office to prepare the relevant matters regarding the annual general meeting for the year 2020.
Agreed to submit the aforesaid resolutions I, II, III, X and XI to the annual general meeting for the year 2020 for consideration, and authorised the Board Office to prepare the relevant matters regarding the annual general meeting for the year 2020.
The Board of Directors of
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
30 March 2021
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| Stock short name: China South Air | Stock Code: 600029 | Notice No.: Lin 2021-009 |
Announcement on Resolutions Passed at the Twelfth Meeting of
the Eighth Session of the Supervisory Committee of
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
The Supervisory Committee (the “Supervisory Committee”) of the Company and all of its members confirm that the contents of this announcement do not contain any misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omission, and jointly and severally accept full responsibilities for the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the information contained in this announcement.
On 30 March 2021, the twelfth meeting of the eighth session of the supervisory committee of China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) was held at Meeting Room 3510, 35/F, China Southern Air Building, 68 Qixin Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou. Three supervisors (the “Supervisors”) are eligible to attend the meeting and three Supervisors attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Li Jia Shi, the Chairman of the Supervisory Committee. Certain senior management of the Company also attended the meeting. The convening, voting and other procedures of this meeting were in compliance with the relevant requirements of PRC Company Law and the articles of association of the Company.
The Supervisors who were present at the meeting considered and voted, and unanimously passed the following resolutions:
I. Considered and approved the full text and summary of the 2020 annual report and the 2020 annual results announcement of the Company (including financial statements prepared under the PRC accounting standards and the International Financial Reporting Standards);
All members of the Supervisory Committee reviewed the Company’s 2020 annual report, and expressed the opinion as follows:
(1) The preparation and review procedures of the Company’s 2020 annual report are in compliance with the laws, regulations, the Company’s articles of association and various regulations of the Company’s internal management system;
(2) The content and format of the Company’s 2020 annual report comply with the relevant requirements of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The information disclosed can truly reflect the Company’s operating management and financial conditions, and does not contain any misrepresentations, misleading statements or material omission;
(3) As of the date of this opinion, no personnel involved in the preparation and review of the annual report have been found to have violated confidentiality regulations, conducted insider dealing, or other violations of laws and regulations.
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II. Considered and approved the profit distribution plan of the Company for the year 2020;
III. Considered and approved the report of the deposit and use of proceeds raised by issuance of A shares for the year 2020;
IV. Considered and approved the plan of the provision for impairment of the Company and its subsidiaries;
All members of the Supervisory Committee expressed the opinion on the plan of the provision for impairment of the Company and its subsidiaries as follows: the proposal has been considered at the seventeenth meeting of the eighth session of the Board of the Company, and the decision-making procedures are in compliance with the laws and regulations. The plan of the provision for impairment complies with the Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises and other relevant requirements, and fairly reflects the asset value and financial position of the Company. The Supervisory Committee thus agrees with the plan of the provision for impairment of the Company and its subsidiaries.
V. Considered and approved the internal control appraisal report of the Company for the year 2020;
VI. Considered and approved the corporate social responsibility report of the Company for the year 2020;
VII. Considered and approved the report of the supervisory committee of the Company for the year 2020 and submitted to the annual general meeting for the year 2020 for approval.
The Supervisory Committee of
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
30 March 2021
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