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中國國際航空股份有限公司

AIR CHINA LIMITED

(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 00753)

ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA OF OCTOBER 2020

The enclosed announcement (the "SSE Announcement") was published by Air China Limited (the "Air China") on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 16 November 2020, which contains combined operating data for October 2020 for Air China and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Group"). This announcement enclosing the SSE Announcement is made by Air China pursuant to Rules 13.09 and 13.10B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules") and the Inside Information Provisions (as defined in the Listing Rules) under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong). 

The data in the enclosed SSE Announcement 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.

By Order of the Board

Air China Limited

Zhou Feng

Company Secretary

Beijing, the PRC, 16 November 2020

As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Mr. Cai Jianjiang, Mr. Song Zhiyong, Mr. Feng Gang, Mr. Patrick Healy, Mr. Xue Yasong, Mr. Wang Xiaokang*, Mr. Duan Hongyi*, Mr. Stanley Hui Hon-chung* and Mr. Li Dajin*.

* Independent non-executive director of the Company

SSE ANNOUNCEMENT

The SSE Announcement is written inChinese, with no official English translation. The English translation is provided solely for reference only. In case of any discrepancy between the two versions, the Chinese version shall prevail. The full version of the SSE Announcement is as follows:

AIR CHINA LIMITED

ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA OF OCTOBER 2020

In October 2020, Air China Limited (the "Company"), and its subsidiaries (the "Group") recorded decrease in combined passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometers (the "RPK")) as compared to the same period last year and recorded increase as compared to last month. Passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometers (the "ASK")) recorded a year-on-year decrease of 29.2% and a month-on-month increase of 10.4%. Passenger traffic recorded a year-on-year decrease of 35.3% and a month-on-month increase of 8.8%. For domestic routes, passenger capacity recorded a year-on-year increase of 13.7% and a month-on-month increase of 9.8%; passenger traffic recorded a year-on-year increase of 2.6% and a month-on-month increase of 8.3%. For international routes, passenger capacity increased by 11.2% and passenger traffic increased by 11.1%, as compared to last month. Passenger capacity on regional routes increased by 102.2% and passenger traffic increased by 428.4%, as compared to last month. The overall passenger load factor was 74.6%, representing a decrease of 1.1 percentage points as compared to last month. The passenger load factor for domestic routes decreased by 1.1 percentage points and for international routes decreased by 0.1 percentage point as compared to last month, and the passenger load factor for regional routes increased by 26.4 percentage points month-on-month.

In terms of cargo operations, cargo capacity (measured by available freight tonne kilometers (the "AFTK")) increased by 12.1% year-on-year and 17.6% month-on-month. Cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers (the "RFTK")) decreased by 12.4% year-on-year and increased by 6.0% month-on-month. The cargo load factor was 35.9%, representing a year-on-year decrease of 10.1 percentage points and a month-on-month decrease of 3.9 percentage points.

The new routes opened in October 2020 are as follows:

The following table sets forth key operating data for October 2020:

Notes:

1. Change is expressed in percentage in terms of "Capacity" and "Traffic", and is expressed in percentage points in terms of "Load Factor"

2. "ATK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity available for transportation multiplied by the kilometers flown

3. "ASK(s)" refers to the number of seats available for sale multiplied by the kilometers flown

4. "AFTK(s)" refers to the number of tonnes of capacity available for the carriage of cargo and mail multiplied by the kilometers flown

5. "RTK(s)" refers to the revenue load (passenger and cargo) in tonnes multiplied by the kilometers flown

6. "RPK(s)" refers to the number of revenue passengers carried multiplied by the kilometers flown

7. "RFTK(s)" refers to the revenue cargo and mail load in tonnes multiplied by the kilometers flown

8. "Passenger Load Factor" refers to revenue passenger kilometers expressed as a percentage of available seat kilometer

9. "Cargo and Mail Load Factor" refers to revenue freight tonne kilometers expressed as a percentage of available freight tonne kilometers

10. "Overall Load Factor" refers to RTKs expressed as a percentage of available tonne kilometers

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. 

Board of Directors of Air China Limited 

Beijing, the PRC, 16 November 2020