Air China Limited reported solid operational momentum for August 2026, highlighted by double-digit passenger traffic growth and further gains in load factors across its network.

Passenger Operations • Group-wide revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) rose 11.30% year-on-year to 32.06 billion, outpacing a 6.30% increase in available seat kilometres (ASK) to 36.58 billion. • The passenger load factor advanced 4.0 percentage points to 87.7%, reflecting improved capacity utilisation. • Domestic routes registered a 10.30% RPK increase versus a 6.20% ASK expansion, lifting the domestic load factor by 3.3 points to 88.7%. • International services delivered the strongest recovery: RPK jumped 15.40% against a 7.70% ASK rise, pushing the load factor up 5.7 points to 85.7%. • Regional routes remained weak, with ASK and RPK down 8.10% and 6.00% respectively; nonetheless, the load factor edged up 1.9 points to 82.9%. • The Group carried 16.68 million passengers during the month, a 9.60% year-on-year increase.

Cargo Operations • Available freight tonne kilometres (AFTK) grew 8.10% year-on-year, while revenue freight tonne kilometres (RFTK) increased 9.20%. • The cargo and mail load factor improved modestly by 0.4 percentage points to 42.5%. • Total cargo and mail carried reached 130,382.5 tonnes, up 2.90% from a year earlier, with international uplift rising 14.80%.

Fleet Development The Group added two A320-series aircraft and one B737-series aircraft in August, expanding the fleet to 976 aircraft. Of these, 432 are self-owned, 259 under finance leases and 285 under operating leases.

Year-to-Date Snapshot (January–August 2026) • ASK totalled 252.90 billion, up 2.80% year-on-year, while RPK reached 215.48 billion, up 8.10%. • The cumulative passenger load factor improved 4.1 points to 85.2%. • Cargo performance also strengthened, with RFTK up 4.90% to 3.45 billion and the cargo load factor up 1.3 points to 40.0%.

All figures are based on internal statistics disclosed in the company’s announcement dated 15 September 2026.