During March 2014, Air China Limited (CA+ZH+NX) continued to record year-over-year increases but slight month-over-month decreases in passenger traffic as measured by Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPK) and passenger head count.

Passenger capacity (ASK) and passenger traffic (RPK) for March rose by 10.6% and 5.1% year-over-year respectively. The ASK on domestic routes increased by 6.2% year-over-year, while the RPK rose by 0.3%. The ASK and the RPK on international routes rose strongly by 20.8% and 16.0% year-over-year respectively, and also climbed on regional routes by 12.7% and 15.2% year-over-year respectively. The overall passenger load factor was 79.4%, a year-over-year decrease of 4.1 percentage points. The passenger load factor on domestic and international routes dropped by 4.7 and 3.2 percentage points respectively, while it increased by 1.7 percentage points on regional routes.

Starting from 1 March, a Tianjin-Dalian-Osaka route was launched with three flights per week. On 30 March, a Hefei-Beijing-Frankfurt route (seven flights per week), a Beijing-Yangon route (four flights per week), a Chengdu-Kunming-Yangon route (seven flights per week) and a Chongqing- Yangzhou route (four flights per week) also commenced operation.

With respect to cargo operation, Revenue Freight Tonne Kilometers (RFTK) and freighter tonnage carried for March increased both on a year-over-year and month-over-month basis. Available Freight Tonne Kilometers (AFTK) strongly increased by 14.5% year-over-year. RFTK increased by 8.6% year-over-year, while freight tonnage also rose 4.0% year-over-year. The cargo load factor was 56.5%, a year-over-year decrease of 3.1 percentage points.

In March, excluding its subsidiary airlines, Air China (CA) purchased a total of 318,000 tonnes of jet fuel at a price of RMB7,205 per tonne, a year-over-year decrease of 7%. The average jet fuel purchase price at international airports was RMB6,183 per tonne, a year-over-year decrease of 9%. The average jet fuel purchase price for domestic flights was RMB7,469 per tonne, a year-over-year decrease of 7%.

During the month, the Group added eight airplanes, including one A330, one A321, three B737-800s and one B777-300ER aircraft and two B777 cargo jets. One B747-400COMB and one B737 aircraft have been retired. As at the end of March, the Company operated a fleet of 506 aircraft.

Air China announced its 2013 annual results on 26 March. According to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), it recorded a turnover of RMB 98.18 billion and operating profit of RMB 4.12 billion. Profit attributable to shareholders of the Company amounted to RMB 3.26 billion.

According to PRC GAAP, it recorded a turnover of RMB 97.63 billion and operating profit of RMB 3.96 billion. Profit attributable to shareholders of the Company amounted to RMB 3.32 billion.

The Board of Directors recommended the distribution of approximately RMB 593 million as the dividend for the year ended 31 December 2013. Based on 13,084,751,004 issued shares of the Company, every ten shares will receive RMB 0.4531(tax incl.). The dividend resolution is to be submitted at 2013 general meeting for approval.