China Eastern Airlines reported mixed operating data for June 2026, with passenger capacity softening year on year but load factors and cargo performance improving.

Passenger traffic • Available seat-kilometres (ASK) dropped 3.89% to 24.45 billion, while revenue passenger-kilometres (RPK) eased 3.36% to 21.17 billion. • The passenger load factor nonetheless edged up 0.47 percentage points to 86.61%, reflecting tighter capacity management. • Domestic weakness dominated: domestic ASK contracted 5.57% and RPK fell 7.15%. International capacity was broadly flat (-0.31%) but traffic rose 4.68%, lifting the international load factor by 4.16 points to 87.24%. • Total passengers carried declined 8.13% to 11.08 million, with domestic volumes off 9.29% and international volumes down a milder 1.72%.

Cargo operations • Revenue freight tonne-kilometres (RFTK) increased 4.69% year on year to 360.17 million, outpacing a 5.59% reduction in available freight tonne-kilometres (AFTK). Freight load factor improved 4.78 points to 48.70%. • International freight demand was the key driver: international RFTK advanced 6.02%, lifting the segment’s load factor to 53.10%.

Year-to-date performance (Jan–Jun 2026) • Cumulative ASK rose 1.74% to 157.72 billion; RPK grew 4.29% to 137.12 billion. • The six-month passenger load factor expanded 2.13 points to 86.94%, supported by a 12.18% surge in international traffic versus a 0.20% dip in domestic capacity. • Freight momentum remained firm, with RFTK up 13.01% to 2.18 billion and the freight load factor climbing 4.66 points to 41.66%. • Overall revenue tonne-kilometres (RTK) increased 5.57% to 14.26 billion, lifting the consolidated load factor by 2.93 points to 73.36%.

Fleet developments • Nine aircraft were inducted during June—seven Airbus A320s, one Boeing 787, and one C919—while three A320s were retired. • The fleet stood at 833 aircraft at end-June, comprising 114 wide-bodies, 687 narrow-bodies, and 32 regional jets.

Network expansion • Domestic additions included new Shanghai Hongqiao–Yining services and frequency increases on key trunk routes such as Shanghai Hongqiao–Yinchuan and Beijing Daxing–Wuhan. • International growth featured new Shanghai Pudong links to Zurich and Adelaide, plus resumed services to Stockholm and Singapore, alongside additional frequencies to Frankfurt, Geneva and other destinations.

Risk disclosure All figures are unaudited monthly operating data and may be adjusted in subsequent statutory filings.