China Southern Airlines Co Ltd 6-K, filed Mar 19, 2020
China Southern Airlines Co Ltd (CHKIF)
About this 6-K
China Southern Airlines Co Ltd filed this 6-K on March 19, 2020.
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 18, 2020
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 announcement on March 18, 2020 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s website at:
https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2020/0318/2020031801000.pdf, in relation to the key operating data for February 2020 of the Company and its subsidiaries to be published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
The announcement in English is included as exhibit to this Form 6-K.
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 18, 2020 | ||
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.
ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA
This announcement is made regarding the operating data for February 2020 of the Group to be published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
The relevant key operating data was calculated based on the internal statistics of the Group, which may differ from the data disclosed in the relative periodic reports. Investors are hereby reminded of the risks which may result from inappropriate reliance upon or utilization of the relevant information.
This announcement is made regarding the operating data for February 2020 of China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”) to be published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
In February 2020, the Group actively responded to changes in market demand, timely adjusted its operation strategy, optimized its capacity allocation and reduced some flights. Passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometres (“ASK”)) of the Group decreased by 73.07% as compared to the same period last year (a year-on-year (“YoY”) basis). Of which, passenger capacity for domestic, regional and international routes decreased by 74.31%, 91.05% and 69.34%, respectively as compared to the same period last year. Compared to the same period last year, passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometres (“RPK”)) decreased by 85.11%. Of which, passenger traffic for domestic, regional and international routes decreased by 85.95%, 95.92% and 82.69%, respectively as compared to the same period last year. The passenger load factor was 47.11%, representing a decrease of 38.11 percentage points as compared to the same period last year. Of which, the passenger load factor for domestic, regional and international routes decreased by 38.77 percentage points, 41.86 percentage points and 36.92 percentage points, respectively, as compared to the same period last year.
In terms of cargo operations, in February 2020, cargo capacity (measured by available tonne kilometers (“ATK”) - Cargo and Mail) decreased by 49.76% as compared to the same period last year. Cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue tonne kilometres (“RTK”) - Cargo and Mail) decreased by 12.76% as compared to the same period last year. The cargo and mail load factor was 58.75%, representing an increase of 24.91 percentage points as compared to the same period last year.
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In February 2020, the Group’s fleet remained unchanged. As of the end of February 2020, the Group operated a fleet of 861 aircraft as set out below:
| Aircraft Model |
Self-owned | Finance Lease | Operating Lease | Subtotal | ||||||||||||
| Airbus 380 Series |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Airbus 350 Series |
0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Airbus 330 Series |
11 | 29 | 7 | 47 | ||||||||||||
| Airbus 320 Series |
94 | 95 | 127 | 316 | ||||||||||||
| Boeing 787 Series |
4 | 25 | 8 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| Boeing 777 Series |
8 | 19 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| Boeing 737 Series |
156 | 82 | 163 | 401 | ||||||||||||
| Boeing 747 Series |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| EMB190 Series |
6 | 0 | 13 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| ARJ21 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Total |
286 | 257 | 318 | 861 | ||||||||||||
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KEY OPERATION DATA OF FEBRUARY 2020
| Capacity |
February 2020 | Cumulative 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Month-on- Month (“MoM”) Change (%) |
YoY Change (%) |
Amount | YoY Change (%) |
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| RPK (in million) |
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| Domestic |
2,257.20 | -84.72 | -85.95 | 17,028.44 | -46.04 | |||||||||||||||
| Regional |
11.96 | -92.44 | -95.92 | 170.17 | -70.45 | |||||||||||||||
| International |
1,186.68 | -84.64 | -82.69 | 8,912.04 | -37.67 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
3,455.84 | -84.75 | -85.11 | 26,110.64 | -43.77 | |||||||||||||||
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| RTK (in million) |
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| Domestic |
235.59 | -83.50 | -83.96 | 1,663.10 | -44.26 | |||||||||||||||
| Regional |
1.21 | -92.12 | -95.44 | 16.56 | -69.07 | |||||||||||||||
| International |
390.32 | -64.73 | -55.74 | 1,497.08 | -25.43 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
627.12 | -75.40 | -73.61 | 3,176.74 | -37.03 | |||||||||||||||
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| RTK - Cargo and Mail (in million) |
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| Domestic |
40.61 | -72.56 | -52.54 | 188.61 | -24.11 | |||||||||||||||
| Regional |
0.19 | -88.12 | -86.39 | 1.74 | -53.67 | |||||||||||||||
| International |
288.41 | -34.17 | -0.70 | 726.51 | -5.54 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
329.20 | -43.98 | -12.76 | 916.87 | -10.23 | |||||||||||||||
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| Passengers carried (in thousand) |
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| Domestic |
1,415.19 | -85.07 | -86.38 | 10,895.83 | -46.82 | |||||||||||||||
| Regional |
11.05 | -91.94 | -95.19 | 148.11 | -66.68 | |||||||||||||||
| International |
232.72 | -87.18 | -85.58 | 2,047.56 | -37.78 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
1,658.95 | -85.49 | -86.44 | 13,091.50 | -45.95 | |||||||||||||||
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| Cargo and mail carried (in thousand tonnes) |
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| Domestic |
25.27 | -71.67 | -52.59 | 114.44 | -25.15 | |||||||||||||||
| Regional |
0.17 | -87.81 | -85.83 | 1.59 | -52.55 | |||||||||||||||
| International |
31.53 | -40.82 | -6.18 | 84.82 | -4.99 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
56.97 | -60.40 | -35.35 | 200.84 | -18.19 | |||||||||||||||
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| Capacity |
February 2020 | Cumulative 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | MoM Change (%) |
YoY Change (%) |
Amount | YoY Change (%) |
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| ASK (in million) |
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| Domestic |
4,824.08 | -75.08 | -74.31 | 24,183.58 | -36.89 | |||||||||||||||
| Regional |
34.15 | -86.81 | -91.05 | 293.13 | -61.78 | |||||||||||||||
| International |
2,477.96 | -75.02 | -69.34 | 12,396.44 | -27.20 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
7,336.20 | -75.16 | -73.07 | 36,873.15 | -34.29 | |||||||||||||||
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| ATK (in million) |
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| Domestic |
534.26 | -75.99 | -75.25 | 2,759.25 | -37.13 | |||||||||||||||
| Regional |
3.90 | -87.09 | -91.27 | 34.11 | -61.84 | |||||||||||||||
| International |
682.46 | -62.18 | -49.96 | 2,486.95 | -17.74 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
1,220.63 | -69.93 | -65.78 | 5,280.31 | -29.61 | |||||||||||||||
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| ATK - Cargo and Mail (in million) |
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| Domestic |
100.09 | -79.26 | -78.63 | 582.73 | -38.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Regional |
0.83 | -88.03 | -92.01 | 7.73 | -62.08 | |||||||||||||||
| International |
459.45 | -49.61 | -27.83 | 1,371.27 | -8.01 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
560.37 | -60.01 | -49.76 | 1,961.72 | -19.96 | |||||||||||||||
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| Load Factor |
February 2020 | Cumulative 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Figure (%) |
MoM Change (Percentage Points) |
YoY Change (Percentage Points) |
Figure (%) |
YoY Change (Percentage Points) |
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| Passenger Load Factor (RPK/ASK) |
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| Domestic |
46.79 | -29.51 | -38.77 | 70.41 | -11.94 | |||||||||||||||
| Regional |
35.02 | -26.07 | -41.86 | 58.05 | -17.05 | |||||||||||||||
| International |
47.89 | -30.00 | -36.92 | 71.89 | -12.08 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
47.11 | -29.59 | -38.11 | 70.81 | -11.94 | |||||||||||||||
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| Cargo and Mail Load Factor |
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| Domestic |
40.57 | 9.90 | 22.30 | 32.37 | 5.92 | |||||||||||||||
| Regional |
22.41 | -0.17 | 9.26 | 22.57 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||
| International |
62.77 | 14.72 | 17.15 | 52.98 | 1.39 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
58.75 | 16.81 | 24.91 | 46.74 | 5.06 | |||||||||||||||
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| Overall Load Factor (RTK/ATK) |
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| Domestic |
44.10 | -20.06 | -23.93 | 60.27 | -7.71 | |||||||||||||||
| Regional |
31.01 | -19.80 | -28.37 | 48.55 | -11.33 | |||||||||||||||
| International |
57.19 | -4.14 | -7.46 | 60.20 | -6.21 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total |
51.38 | -11.42 | -15.25 | 60.16 | -7.09 | |||||||||||||||
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Notes:
| 1. | “RPK(s)” refers to the number of passengers carried multiplied by the kilometers flown; |
| 2. | “RTK(s)” refers to the load (passenger and cargo) in tonnes multiplied by the kilometers flown; |
| 3. | “RTK(s) - Cargo and Mail” refers to the cargo and mail load in tonnes multiplied by the kilometers flown; |
| 4. | “ASK(s)” refers to the number of seats available for sale multiplied by the kilometers flown; |
| 5. | “ATK(s)” refers to the number of tonnes of capacity available for transportation multiplied by the kilometers flown; |
| 6. | “ATK(s) - Cargo and Mail” refers to the number of tonnes of capacity available for the carriage of cargo and mail multiplied by the kilometers flown; |
| 7. | “Passenger Load Factor” refers to RPK expressed as a percentage of ASK; |
| 8. | “Cargo and Mail Load Factor” refers to RTK- Cargo and Mail expressed as a percentage of ATK - Cargo and Mail; |
| 9. | “Overall Load Factor” refers to RTK expressed as a percentage of ATK. |
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pneumonia epidemic (COVID-19), the Company has always been regarding the lives and health of passengers and employees as a matter of first priority. The Company fulfilled its social responsibilities by fully supporting the prevention and control of the epidemic with flight safety and normal operations of flights. The Company actively participated in the transport of anti-epidemic personnel and cargo, and conducted measures for the resumption of production and work. On the premise of effective prevention and control of the epidemic, the Company will strengthen capacity control and explore market demand to closely track market trends in order to prepare for the recovery of the aviation market after the epidemic.
The key operating data above was calculated based on the internal statistics of the Group, which may differ from the data disclosed in the relative periodic reports. Investors are hereby reminded of the risks which may result from inappropriate reliance upon or utilization of the information given above. It is expected that the epidemic will adversely affect the Company’s production and operation and the actual level of impact is uncertain. Investors are reminded of the investment risks.
| By order of the Board |
| China Southern Airlines Company Limited |
| Xie Bing |
| Company Secretary |
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Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China
18 March 2020
As at the date of this announcement, the Directors include Wang Chang Shun, 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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