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 November 2021 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 November 2021 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 November 2021, passenger capacity (measured by available seat kilometres ("ASK")) of the Group decreased by 45.42% as compared with the same period last year (a year-on-year ("YoY") basis), of which, passenger capacity for domestic, regional and international routes decreased by 46.27%、31.29%、22.85%, respectively, as compared with the same period last year. Compared with the same period last year, passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometres ("RPK")) decreased by 53.21%, of which, passenger traffic for domestic, regional and international routes decreased by 53.95%、49.46%、22.62%, respectively, as compared with the same period last year. The passenger load factor was 63.22%, representing a decrease of 10.53 percentage points as compared with the same period last year, of which, the passenger load factor for domestic and regional routes decreased by 10.69 and 7.32 percentage points, respectively, while that for international routes increased by 0.15 percentage points, as compared with the same period last year.

In terms of cargo operations, in November 2021, cargo capacity (measured by available tonne kilometers ("ATK")-Cargo and Mail) decreased by 22.71% as compared with the same period last year. Cargo and mail traffic (measured by revenue tonne kilometres ("RTK")-Cargo and Mail) decreased by 1.48% as compared with the same period last year. The cargo and mail load factor was 60.85%, representing an increase of 13.11 percentage points as compared with the same period last year.

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In November 2021, the Group has newly launched the following major routes: Hangzhou - Wuhan - Luzhou - Wuhan - Hangzhou, Harbin - Hangzhou - Liuzhou - Hangzhou - Harbin, Changsha - Lianyungang - Shenyang - Lianyungang - Changsha, Shenyang - Fuzhou - Sanya - Fuzhou - Shenyang, Dalian - Tianjin - Xining - Tianjin - Dalian (each being seven flights a week).

In November 2021, there is no change in the Group's fleet. As of the end of November 2021, the Group operated a fleet of 875 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				10				0				10
Airbus 330 Series			4				29				7				40
Airbus 320 Series			103				108				123				334
Boeing 787 Series			4				25				10				39
Boeing 777 Series			8				21				0				29
Boeing 737 Series			161				72				166				399
Boeing 747 Series			2				0				0				2
EMB190 Series			6				0				0				6
ARJ21			1				10				0				11
Total			293				276				306				875

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KEY OPERATING DATA OF NOVEMBER 2021

Traffic		November 2021			Cumulative 2021
	Amount			Month-on- Month ("MoM") Change (%)			YoY Change (%)			Amount			YoY Change (%)
RPK (in million)
Domestic			7,290.35				-43.23				-53.95				138,829.72				11.08
Regional			5.73				58.75				-49.46				140.50				-37.96
International			298.21				4.51				-22.62				3,674.53				-70.97
Total			7,594.30				-42.17				-53.21				142,644.74				3.47
RTK (in million)
Domestic			751.36				-40.02				-51.19				13,442.93				9.77
Regional			1.41				38.53				-31.89				23.35				-16.35
International			622.11				15.37				1.34				6,172.76				-4.86
Total			1,374.89				-23.31				-36.21				19,639.03				4.67
RTK - Cargo and Mail (in million)
Domestic			98.80				-10.87				-20.98				1,157.21				-4.11
Regional			0.90				29.38				-15.02				10.93				34.57
International			595.62				15.89				2.75				5,846.63				8.55
Total			695.32				11.16				-1.48				7,014.76				6.27
Passengers carried (in thousand)
Domestic			4,939.71				-42.57				-53.37				91,600.11				9.09
Regional			5.87				62.65				-44.84				135.90				-32.44
International			44.45				6.04				-33.77				585.46				-78.00
Total			4,990.03				-42.29				-53.24				92,321.47				6.32
Cargo and mail carried (in thousand tonnes)
Domestic			61.17				-10.48				-21.15				700.37				-5.45
Regional			0.92				28.56				-15.13				11.11				40.00
International			62.07				18.35				3.62				603.52				4.25
Total			124.16				2.20				-10.40				1,315.00				-0.95

Capacity		November 2021			Cumulative 2021
	Amount			MoM Change (%)			YoY Change (%)			Amount			YoY Change (%)
ASK (in million)
Domestic			11,387.69				-37.68				-46.27				191,112.69				10.63
Regional			28.15				54.09				-31.29				432.64				-14.52
International			596.34				2.48				-22.85				7,357.97				-62.04
Total			12,012.17				-36.36				-45.42				198,903.31				3.26
ATK (in million)
Domestic			1,285.54				-38.99				-48.34				21,824.88				10.66
Regional			3.95				54.20				-26.37				57.02				-12.10
International			934.21				16.09				-3.17				9,099.59				-15.18
Total			2,223.70				-23.70				-35.71				30,981.48				1.52
ATK - Cargo and Mail (in million)
Domestic			260.65				-43.66				-55.16				4,624.74				10.74
Regional			1.41				54.39				-15.53				18.08				-6.39
International			880.54				17.04				-1.65				8,437.37				-6.09
Total			1,142.60				-6.03				-22.71				13,080.19				-0.75

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Load Factor		November 2021			Cumulative 2021
	Figure (%)			MoM Change (Percentage Points)			YoY Change (Percentage Points)			Figure (%)			YoY Change (Percentage Points)
Passenger Load Factor (RPK/ASK)
Domestic			64.02				-6.26				-10.69				72.64				0.29
Regional			20.36				0.59				-7.32				32.47				-12.27
International			50.01				0.98				0.15				49.94				-15.35
Total			63.22				-6.35				-10.53				71.72				0.15
Cargo and Mail Load Factor
Domestic			37.90				13.94				16.39				25.02				-3.88
Regional			63.93				-12.35				0.39				60.45				18.40
International			67.64				-0.67				2.89				69.29				9.34
Total			60.85				9.41				13.11				53.63				3.54
Overall Load Factor (RTK/ATK)
Domestic			58.45				-0.99				-3.41				61.59				-0.50
Regional			35.82				-4.05				-2.90				40.95				-2.08
International			66.59				-0.42				2.97				67.84				7.36
Total			61.83				0.32				-0.49				63.39				1.91

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

15 December 2021

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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