Air China February passenger volume drops amid capacity cut

Air China (SSE:601111) announced a 3.0% year-on-year decrease in passenger traffic (measured by revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) for February 2025. Passenger capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) was reduced by 2.4% over the same period. Domestic passenger capacity and traffic saw declines of 8.2% and 7.1% respectively, while international capacity and traffic increased by 17.1% and 12.1%. The passenger load factor (PLF) stood at 82.1%, a slight decrease of 0.5 percentage points year-on-year. Cargo volume (measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers or RFTKs) increased by 2.9%. As of February 2025, Air China operates 934 aircraft.