China Southern Airlines (01055) September Passenger Capacity Investment Rose 3.80% Year-on-Year

China Southern Airlines (01055) has released an announcement regarding its operating data for September 2026.

In September 2026, the group's passenger capacity investment (measured in available seat kilometers) rose 3.80% year-on-year, with domestic, regional, and international operations rising 2.03%, 14.26%, and 8.37% year-on-year respectively. Passenger traffic volume (measured in revenue passenger kilometers) rose 3.26% year-on-year, with domestic, regional, and international operations rising 1.35%, 17.49%, and 8.25% year-on-year respectively. The passenger load factor was 85.85%, down 0.45 percentage points year-on-year, with domestic and international operations falling 0.58 and 0.09 percentage points respectively, while regional operations rose 2.23 percentage points year-on-year.

On the cargo side, in September 2026, cargo capacity investment (measured in available tonne kilometers for cargo and mail) rose 3.13% year-on-year. Cargo and mail turnover volume (measured in revenue tonne kilometers for cargo and mail) rose 5.99% year-on-year. The cargo and mail load factor was 54.64%, up 1.47 percentage points year-on-year.

In September 2026, the group added the following major routes: Shenzhen-Surabaya-Shenzhen (twice weekly), Xiamen-London Heathrow-Xiamen (three times weekly), Nanjing-Singapore-Nanjing (seven times weekly), and Nanjing-Hanoi-Nanjing (seven times weekly).

In September 2026, the group introduced 6 aircraft (including 2 A321NEO aircraft, 3 B737-8 aircraft, and 1 C919 aircraft) and retired 5 aircraft (including 2 A321 aircraft, 2 B787-8 aircraft, and 1 B737-800 aircraft). As of the end of September 2026, the group operated a total of 978 transport aircraft.