China Southern Airlines : ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA - Form 6-K

ANNOUNCEMENT ON KEY OPERATING DATA

This announcement is made based on the operating data for January 2022 of the Group to be published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and pursuant to Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

The relevant key operating data was calculated based on the internal statistics of the Group, which may 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 relevant information.

This announcement is made based on the operating data for January 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 Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

In January 2022, passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometres ("ASK")) of the Group increased by 19.14% as compared with the same period last year (a year-on-year ("YoY") basis), of which, passenger capacity for domestic routes increased by 22.53%, regional routes and international routes decreased by 33.69% and 34.07%, 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 17.34%, of which, passenger traffic for domestic routes increased by 19.11%, regional routes and international routes decreased by 17.98% and 24.31%, respectively, as compared with the same period last year. The passenger load factor was 62.99%, representing a decrease of 0.97 percentage points as compared with the same period last year, of which, the passenger load factor for domestic routes decreased by 1.82 percentage points, while that for regional routes and international routes increased by 6.63 percentage points and 6.58 percentage points, respectively, as compared with the same period last year.

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In terms of cargo operations, in January 2022, cargo capacity (measured by available tonne kilometers ("ATK") - Cargo and Mail) decreased by 6.22% as compared with the same period last year. Cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue tonne kilometres ("RTK") - Cargo and Mail) decreased by 11.75% as compared with the same period last year. The cargo and mail load factor was 54.98%, representing a decrease of 3.45 percentage points as compared with the same period last year.

In January 2022, the Group has newly launched the following major routes: Shenzhen - Kunming - Liuzhou - Kunming - Shenzhen, Urumqi - Hefei - Urumqi, Changsha - Hangzhou - Changchun - Hangzhou - Changsha (each being seven flights a week), Xiamen - Wuhan - Yingkou - Wuhan - Xiamen (being four flights a week), Xiamen - Wuhan - Dalian - Wuhan - Xiamen (being three flights a week).

In January 2022, the Group introduced one A321NEO aircraft, and disposed of two B747F aircrafts. As of the end of January 2022, the Group operated a fleet of 877 aircrafts as set out below:

Aircraft Model		Self-owned			Finance Lease			Operating Lease			Subtotal
Airbus 380 Series			5				0				0				5
Airbus 350 Series			0				12				0				12
Airbus 330 Series			4				29				7				40
Airbus 320 Series			103				109				123				335
Boeing 787 Series			4				25				10				39
Boeing 777 Series			8				21				0				29
Boeing 737 Series			161				72				166				399
EMB190 Series			6				0				0				6
ARJ21			1				11				0				12
Total			292				279				306				877

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KEY OPERATING DATA OF JANUARY 2022

Traffic		January 2022			Cumulative 2022
	Amount			Month-on- Month ("MoM") Change (%)			YoY Change (%)			Amount			YoY Change (%)
RPK (in million)
Domestic			10,574.92				12.62				19.11				10,574.92				19.11
Regional			9.73				11.03				-17.98				9.73				-17.98
International			277.38				-22.50				-24.31				277.38				-24.31
Total			10,862.03				11.33				17.34				10,862.03				17.34
RTK (in million)
Domestic			1,053.98				11.44				18.07				1,053.98				18.07
Regional			1.76				-0.70				-21.41				1.76				-21.41
International			532.10				-12.30				-17.51				532.10				-17.51
Total			1,587.83				2.16				3.11				1,587.83				3.11
RTK - Cargo and Mail (in million)
Domestic			125.88				17.28				19.81				125.88				19.81
Regional			0.89				-9.71				-24.20				0.89				-24.20
International			507.49				-11.73				-17.14				507.49				-17.14
Total			634.27				-7.17				-11.75				634.27				-11.75
Passengers carried (in thousand)
Domestic			6,627.44				8.27				10.50				6,627.44				10.50
Regional			10.02				13.39				-13.74				10.02				-13.74
International			41.99				-19.60				-31.85				41.99				-31.85
Total			6,679.44				8.04				10.03				6,679.44				10.03
Cargo and mail carried (in thousand tonnes)
Domestic			74.30				15.07				15.91				74.30				15.91
Regional			0.91				-9.57				-24.57				0.91				-24.57
International			52.75				-11.27				-17.26				52.75				-17.26
Total			127.96				2.35				-0.85				127.96				-0.85

Capacity		January 2022			Cumulative 2022
	Amount			MoM Change (%)			YoY Change (%)			Amount			YoY Change (%)
ASK (in million)
Domestic			16,672.58				16.31				22.53				16,672.58				22.53
Regional			28.11				-5.40				-33.69				28.11				-33.69
International			543.40				-18.36				-34.07				543.40				-34.07
Total			17,244.09				14.73				19.14				17,244.09				19.14
ATK (in million)
Domestic			1,865.01				16.08				22.56				1,865.01				22.56
Regional			3.87				-6.02				-31.43				3.87				-31.43
International			836.67				-8.96				-16.77				836.67				-16.77
Total			2,705.55				6.95				6.83				2,705.55				6.83
ATK - Cargo and Mail (in million)
Domestic			364.48				15.11				22.69				364.48				22.69
Regional			1.34				-7.16				-26.71				1.34				-26.71
International			787.76				-8.30				-15.40				787.76				-15.40
Total			1,153.58				-2.00				-6.22				1,153.58				-6.22

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Load Factor		January 2022			Cumulative 2022
	Figure (%)			MoM Change (Percentage Points)			YoY Change (Percentage Points)			Figure (%)			YoY Change (Percentage Points)
Passenger Load Factor (RPK/ASK)
Domestic			63.43				-2.08				-1.82				63.43				-1.82
Regional			34.61				5.12				6.63				34.61				6.63
International			51.04				-2.74				6.58				51.04				6.58
Total			62.99				-1.93				-0.97				62.99				-0.97
Cargo and Mail Load Factor
Domestic			34.54				0.64				-0.83				34.54				-0.83
Regional			66.62				-1.87				2.20				66.62				2.20
International			64.42				-2.50				-1.35				64.42				-1.35
Total			54.98				-3.06				-3.45				54.98				-3.45
Overall Load Factor (RTK/ATK)
Domestic			56.51				-2.35				-2.15				56.51				-2.15
Regional			45.32				2.43				5.78				45.32				5.78
International			63.60				-2.42				-0.57				63.60				-0.57
Total			58.69				-2.75				-2.12				58.69				-2.12

Notes:

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"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.

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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By order of the Board China Southern Airlines Company Limited Xie Bing Company Secretary

Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China

14 February 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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