Ge Long Hui·2026-01-15 12:57Core Viewpoint - China International Airlines reported an increase in passenger turnover and capacity for December 2025, indicating a positive trend in both domestic and international travel demand [1] Group 1: Passenger Operations - The passenger turnover (measured in revenue passenger kilometers) increased by 10.0% year-on-year [1] - Passenger capacity (measured in available seat kilometers) rose by 4.0% year-on-year [1] - Domestic passenger capacity increased by 4.2% with a turnover rise of 10.6% [1] - International passenger capacity grew by 4.1% while turnover increased by 9.1% [1] - Regional passenger capacity decreased by 0.7%, but turnover rose by 4.1% [1] - The average passenger load factor reached 82.2%, up by 4.5 percentage points year-on-year [1] - Domestic routes saw a load factor increase of 4.9 percentage points, international routes increased by 3.6 percentage points, and regional routes rose by 3.4 percentage points [1] Group 2: Cargo Operations - Cargo capacity (measured in available cargo ton kilometers) decreased by 1.9% year-on-year [1] - Cargo and mail turnover (measured in revenue cargo ton kilometers) increased by 5.3% year-on-year [1] - The cargo load factor was 39.2%, up by 2.7 percentage points year-on-year [1] Group 3: Fleet Expansion - The company introduced 6 A320 series aircraft and 2 C919 aircraft in December 2025 [1] - As of the end of December 2025, the total fleet consisted of 964 aircraft, including 418 owned, 252 under finance leases, and 294 under operating leases [1] Group 4: New Routes - Starting December 30, 2025, the company will launch a new route from Chengdu Tianfu to Almaty, operating two flights per week [1]