Exhibit 99.1

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

(Stock Code: 1055)

ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA

 

This announcement is made based on the operating data for August 2022 of China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”) to be published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and 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).

In August 2022, passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometres (“ASK”)) of the Group increased by 46.91% as compared with the same period last year (a year-on-year (“YoY”) basis), of which, passenger capacity for domestic routes, regional routes and international routes increased by 48.72%, 0.82% and 14.25%, respectively, as compared with the same period last year. Compared with the same period last year, passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometres (“RPK”)) increased by 67.72%, of which, passenger traffic for domestic routes, regional routes and international routes increased by 70.06%, 67.35% and 23.16%, respectively, as compared with the same period last year. The passenger load factor was 68.91%, representing an increase of 8.55 percentage points as compared with the same period last year, of which, the passenger load factor for domestic routes, regional routes and international routes increased by 8.67, 22.32 and 4.71 percentage points, respectively, as compared with the same period last year.

 

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In terms of cargo operations, in August 2022, cargo capacity (measured by available tonne kilometers (“ATK”) - Cargo and Mail) increased by 25.50% as compared with the same period last year. Cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue tonne kilometres (“RTK”) - Cargo and Mail) increased by 17.57% as compared with the same period last year. The cargo and mail load factor was 57.39%, representing a decrease of 3.87 percentage points as compared with the same period last year.

In August 2022, the Group has newly launched the following major routes: Xining – Luoyang – Hangzhou – Luoyang – Xining, Shanghai Hongqiao – Guilin – Shanghai Hongqiao, Jieyang – Xi’an – Jieyang (each being seven flights a week).

In August 2022, the Group introduced three aircrafts (including one A319NEO aircraft, one A350 aircraft and one ARJ21 aircraft). As of the end of August 2022, the Group operated a fleet of 885 commercial aircrafts as set out below:

 

Aircraft Model		Self-owned				Finance Lease				Operating Lease				Subtotal
Airbus 380 Series			3				0				0				3
Airbus 350 Series			0				13				0				13
Airbus 330 Series			6				27				7				40
Airbus 320 Series			114				104				123				341
Boeing 787 Series			4				25				10				39
Boeing 777 Series			8				21				0				29
Boeing 737 Series			138				68				192				398
EMB190 Series			6				0				0				6
ARJ21			1				15				0				16
Total			280				273				332				885

As at the end of August 2022, save for the commercial aircrafts mentioned above, the Group operated a fleet of 29 civil helicopters.

KEY OPERATING DATA OF AUGUST 2022

 

		August 2022												Cumulative 2022
Traffic		Amount				Month-on-Month (“MoM”) Change (%)				YoY Change (%)				Amount				YoY Change (%)
RPK (in million)
Domestic			11,955.49				-12.58				70.06				72,064.38				-32.23
Regional			14.21				15.17				67.35				71.41				-44.28
International			453.45				11.26				23.16				2,699.32				-1.04
Total			12,423.14				-11.87				67.72				74,835.11				-31.47

 

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RTK (in million)
Domestic			1,128.09				-12.17				61.69				7,059.45				-30.94
Regional			1.44				22.32				-16.21				9.63				-51.93
International			575.81				2.13				19.93				4,449.20				-2.56
Total			1,705.35				-7.79				44.58				11,518.28				-22.21
RTK - Cargo and Mail (in million)
Domestic			94.37				-8.38				7.76				732.79				-12.25
Regional			0.20				89.18				-79.33				3.34				-61.69
International			535.72				1.47				19.71				4,210.64				-2.62
Total			630.30				-0.12				17.57				4,946.77				-4.28
Passengers carried (in thousand)
Domestic			7,711.64				-8.04				70.04				45,483.85				-34.98
Regional			13.62				14.88				59.19				70.56				-42.73
International			75.09				15.02				34.00				434.64				-2.80
Total			7,800.35				-7.83				69.58				45,989.04				-34.79
Cargo and mail carried (in thousand tonnes)
Domestic			56.55				-7.37				8.73				438.08				-13.02
Regional			0.18				78.97				-82.32				3.30				-62.68
International			57.75				2.34				25.39				456.13				1.87
Total			114.47				-2.64				15.55				897.51				-6.53
		August 2022												Cumulative 2022
Capacity		Amount				MoM Change (%)				YoY Change (%)				Amount				YoY Change (%)
ASK (in million)
Domestic			17,305.30				-11.39				48.72				108,684.33				-24.31
Regional			25.30				44.42				0.82				160.81				-56.55
International			696.95				16.76				14.25				4,385.20				-20.90
Total			18,027.54				-10.51				46.91				113,230.34				-24.27
ATK (in million)
Domestic			1,906.02				-10.75				48.75				11,993.43				-26.91
Regional			3.29				63.55				-8.49				20.92				-56.56
International			811.37				0.84				16.83				6,702.61				-0.46
Total			2,720.68				-7.53				37.45				18,716.95				-19.29
ATK - Cargo and Mail (in million)
Domestic			348.54				-7.76				48.89				2,211.84				-36.53
Regional			1.01				132.87				-24.21				6.45				-56.57
International			748.65				-0.30				17.05				6,307.94				1.18
Total			1,098.20				-2.74				25.50				8,526.22				-12.41

 

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		August 2022												Cumulative 2022
Load Factor		Figure (%)				MoM Change (Percentage Points)				YoY Change (Percentage Points)				Figure (%)				YoY Change (Percentage Points)
Passenger Load Factor (RPK/ASK)
Domestic			69.09				-0.94				8.67				66.31				-7.75
Regional			56.16				-14.26				22.32				44.40				9.78
International			65.06				-3.22				4.71				61.56				12.35
Total			68.91				-1.07				8.55				66.09				-6.94
Cargo and Mail Load Factor
Domestic			27.08				-0.18				-10.33				33.13				9.17
Regional			20.02				-4.62				-53.38				51.81				-6.92
International			71.56				1.25				1.59				66.75				-2.60
Total			57.39				1.50				-3.87				58.02				4.93
Overall Load Factor (RTK/ATK)
Domestic			59.19				-0.96				4.74				58.86				-3.43
Regional			43.87				-14.79				-4.05				46.03				4.43
International			70.97				0.90				1.83				66.38				-1.43
Total			62.68				-0.18				3.09				61.54				-2.31

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 and mail) 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.

The key operating data above was calculated based on the internal preliminary statistics of the Group, which may be subsequently adjusted or differ from the data disclosed in the relevant periodic reports. Investors are hereby reminded of the risks which may result from inappropriate reliance upon or utilization of the information given above.

 

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Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China

14 September 2022

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors include Ma Xu Lun and Han Wen Sheng as executive Directors; and Liu Chang Le, Gu Hui Zhong, Guo Wei and Yan Andrew Y as independent non-executive Directors.

 

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