news flash·2025-06-16 09:46Core Viewpoint - The announcement from China Southern Airlines indicates a positive growth trend in both passenger and cargo operations for May 2025, reflecting an overall increase in capacity and utilization metrics [1] Passenger Operations - Passenger capacity input increased by 4.99% year-on-year in May 2025 [1] - Passenger turnover volume rose by 8.43% year-on-year [1] - The passenger load factor reached 85.91%, an increase of 2.73 percentage points year-on-year [1] Cargo Operations - Cargo capacity input increased by 8.26% year-on-year [1] - Cargo and mail turnover volume grew by 9.24% year-on-year [1] - The cargo and mail load factor was 54.20%, up by 0.49 percentage points year-on-year [1] Fleet Update - In May, the company introduced 4 new aircraft and retired 1 A321 aircraft [1] - As of the end of May, the company operated a total of 940 transport aircraft [1]