Air China Limited (00753) announced its June 2025 operational results, revealing a 3.9% year-on-year increase in consolidated passenger traffic measured by revenue passenger kilometers (RPK). Passenger capacity, calculated in available seat kilometers (ASK), grew 2.5% compared to the same period last year.

Domestic operations saw a slight 0.2% dip in capacity alongside a 1.4% RPK increase. International routes demonstrated stronger performance with capacity surging 9.9% and traffic climbing 11.1%. Regional routes recorded a 2.2% capacity reduction but achieved a 1.5% traffic uptick.

The airline's average passenger load factor reached 81.1%, marking a 1.1 percentage point improvement year-on-year. Domestic routes led this improvement with a 1.3 percentage point gain, followed by international routes at 0.8 percentage points and regional routes at 2.8 percentage points.

Cargo operations showed positive momentum with freight capacity, measured by available freight ton kilometers (AFTK), rising 3.6%. Cargo and mail traffic, gauged by revenue freight ton kilometers (RFTK), jumped 6.8%. The cargo load factor stood at 45.7%, representing a 1.4 percentage point year-on-year increase.

Air China expanded its network on June 26th, launching seven weekly flights on both the Beijing Capital-Yining and Beijing Capital-Karamay routes. Fleet development continued with the addition of one B737 series aircraft and retirement of three A320 series aircraft during June.

By the end of June 2025, the group operated a total fleet of 934 aircraft. This comprised 415 owned aircraft, 224 under finance lease, and 295 under operating lease arrangements.