Spring Airlines reports strong October operating growth

Spring Airlines reported its key operating data for October 2025, showing a substantial 27.11% year-on-year increase in available ton-kilometers (ATK) to 57,017.07m ton-kilometers. Available seat-kilometers (ASK) also saw a significant rise of 16.50% year-on-year, reaching 543,276.34m seat-kilometers. The total fleet remained stable with 134 Airbus A320 series aircraft, comprising 94 self-purchased, 35 under operating lease, and 5 under finance lease.

New routes were added, including Shanghai Hongqiao to Dali, Shanghai Hongqiao to Lanzhou and Altay, and Shanghai Pudong to Lanzhou and Hotan. Passenger throughput (RPK) increased by 20.06% year-on-year to 506,200.49m passenger-kilometers, while the overall load factor reached 81.66%. The passenger load factor also improved to 93.18%, up 2.76% year-on-year.

Cargo operations also showed strong growth, with cargo and mail ton-kilometers (RFTK) increasing by 24.70% year-on-year to 1,841.85m ton-kilometers. Despite these gains, the cargo load factor decreased by 28.48% year-on-year to 22.68%.