Air China reports strong October operating growth

Air China Limited announced a robust performance for October 2025, with consolidated passenger turnover, measured by revenue passenger kilometers, showing a notable increase. Passenger capacity, as measured by available seat kilometers (ASK), rose by 4.3%, while passenger turnover grew by 8.7% year-on-year. Domestic operations saw a 3.2% rise in ASK and a 5.5% increase in passenger turnover, while international ASK surged by 7.5% with passenger turnover up 17.6%. Regional routes also performed well, with ASK up 0.6% and passenger turnover rising 7.7%. The average passenger load factor reached 85.3%, a 3.4 percentage point increase.

In cargo operations, available freight tonne kilometers decreased slightly by 0.9%, but cargo and mail turnover, measured by revenue freight tonne kilometers, increased by 3.1%. The cargo load factor stood at 38.9%, up 1.5 percentage points.

During October 2025, Air China introduced several new routes, including Hangzhou-Hanoi and Beijing Capital-Panzhihua. The airline also expanded its fleet by adding four A320 series aircraft and one B737 series aircraft, while retiring one A330 series and one A320 series aircraft. As of the end of October 2025, Air China operated a total of 949 aircraft.