On May 21, Air China rose 3.06% at open, trading at 4.71 HKD/share, with trading volume of HKD 960,500. The airline sector staged a collective rebound following a week of heavy selling pressure driven by surging jet fuel costs.

On the news front, demand-side signals provided a catalyst for the bounce. Dragon Boat holiday domestic ticket bookings have surpassed 680,000, with the ticket-hoarding trend extending into summer travel. Air China reported April passenger turnover up 5.8% year-over-year with an average load factor of 85.5%, representing a 4.3 percentage point improvement. The stock had previously accumulated over 7% in losses last week as domestic jet fuel prices surged 17% month-over-month to 11,475 yuan per tonne.

Within the Airlines sector, peers rallied in tandem: China Eastern Air up 4.25%, China South Air up 3.72%, and Cathay Pacific Air up 1.75%, indicating a broad sector recovery from oversold conditions.

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