China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. (01055) passenger capacity investment increased 3.61% year-on-year in August

According to the Zhitong Finance App, China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. (01055) announced that in August 2026, the Group's passenger capacity investment (in terms of usable seat kilometers) increased 3.61% year on year, with domestic and international increases of 1.77% and 9.57% year on year, and the region decreased 3.67% year on year; passenger turnover (in terms of revenue passenger kilometers) increased 4.81% year on year, with the region falling 3.68% year on year; the passenger occupancy rate was 88.01%, up 1.01 percentage points year on year, of which The domestic market increased by 1.42 percent year on year, while the regional and international regions decreased by 0.01 and 0.04 percentage points year on year, respectively.

In terms of freight, in August 2026, freight capacity investment (in terms of usable tons kilometers - freight and mail traffic) decreased by 1.65% year on year; cargo and mail turnover (in terms of tons of revenue - freight and mail traffic) decreased by 0.21% year on year; cargo and mail carrying rate was 51.58%, up 0.74 percentage points year on year.

In August 2026, there were no new major routes added to the Group. In August 2026, the Group introduced 5 aircraft (including 2 A320NEO aircraft, 1 A321NEO aircraft, and 2 B737-8 aircraft) and launched 2 aircraft (including 1 B787-8 aircraft and 1 B737-700 aircraft). As of the end of August 2026, the Group operated a total of 977 transport aircraft.