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MER China Update

NO. 026 19 Mar 2020

MER China Flight Operation Data (Based on the data of March 17 from Variflight)

1. Overall Review

Planned Cancelled Operated Cancellation Rate Load Factor A/C Utilization Rate 14,097 8,330 5,767 59.09% 62.23% 3.04

14,097 flights were planned totally in China on 17 Mar 2020, including Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Chinese Taipei, and 8,330 flights were cancelled, with a cancellation rate of 59.09%.

The average aircraft daily utilization was 3.04 hours. The utilization rate of wide-body aircraft was 1.65, and narrow- body aircraft was 3.25.

2. Flights from/to Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Chinese Taipei to/from Mainland China

Region Code Planned Cancelled Cancellation Rate Hong Kong SAR, China HK 111 89 80.18% Chinese Taipei, China TW 89 63 70.79% Macau SAR, China MO 52 46 88.46%

252 flights from/to Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Chinese Taipei to/from mainland China were planned and 198 flights were cancelled, with a cancellation rate of 78.57%.

3. Top 50 Airports in Mainland China (based on the number of cancellations)

Airports IATA Code Planned Cancelled Cancellation Rate Beijing Capital PEK 1084 743 68.54% Shanghai Pudong PVG 1083 738 68.14% Guangzhou Baiyun CAN 1089 572 52.53% Shenzhen Baoan SZX 985 517 52.49% Chengdu Shuangliu CTU 1041 491 47.17% Xi'An Xianyang XIY 853 446 52.29% Kunming Changshui KMG 887 423 47.69% Chongqing Jiangbei CKG 877 422 48.12% Nanjing Lvkou NKG 563 360 63.94% Hangzhou Xiaoshan HGH 654 335 51.22% Shanghai Hongqiao SHA 613 322 52.53% Shenyang Tiaoxian SHE 437 310 70.94% Qingdao Liuting TAO 434 304 70.05% Tianjin Binhai TSN 410 303 73.90% Xiamen Gaoqi XMN 487 272 55.85% Harbin Taiping HRB 435 258 59.31% Haikou Meilan HAK 437 251 57.44% Zhengzhou Xinzheng CGO 548 244 44.53% Changsha Huanghua CSX 435 244 56.09% Dalian Zhoushuizi DLC 328 234 71.34% Guiyang Longdongbao KWE 478 224 46.86% Jinan Yaoqiang TNA 308 214 69.48% Changchun Longjia CGQ 293 191 65.19% Sanya Fenghuang SYX 322 185 57.45% Nanning Wuyu NNG 294 182 61.90% Zhuhai Jinwan ZUH 222 164 73.87% Fuzhou Changle FOC 292 150 51.37% Hefei Xinqiao HFE 220 142 64.55% Huhehaote Baita HET 216 141 65.28% Taiyuan Wusu TYN 217 136 62.67% Urumqi Diwobao URC 498 135 27.11% Lanzhou Zhongchuan LHW 269 132 49.07% Nanchang Changbei KHN 229 131 57.21% Shijiazhuang Zhengding SJW 213 131 61.50% Ningbo Huashe NGB 238 121 50.84% Yantai Penglai YNT 179 119 66.48% Wuhan Tianhe WUH 115 114 99.13% Beijing Daxing PKX 170 108 63.53% Wuxi Shuangfang WUX 144 86 59.72% Wenzhou Longwan WNZ 208 85 40.87% Yinchuan Hedong INC 144 79 54.86% Xishuangbanna Gasa JHG 122 77 63.11% Quanzhou Jinjiang JJN 145 72 49.66%

Lijiang Sanyi LJG 91 70 76.92% Guilin Liangjiang KWL 99 69 69.70% Jieyang Chaoshan SWA 124 66 53.23% Mianyang Nanjiao MIG 83 51 61.45% Yangzhou Taizhou YTY 64 40 62.50% Xining Caojiabao XNN 89 35 39.33% Weihai Dashuibo WEH 46 34 73.91%

The chart below shows the top 20 airports in mainland China with the most cancellations.

4. Flights to/from Mainland China by Regions/Countries

Country/Region Code Planned Cancelled Cancellation Rate Japan JP 482 446 92.53% South Korea KR 346 327 94.51% Thailand TH 265 220 83.02% Singapore SG 128 116 90.62% United States US 131 110 83.97% Malaysia MY 95 74 77.89% Vietnam VN 64 61 95.31% Russia RU 49 40 81.63% Australia AU 51 37 72.55% Philippines PH 44 36 81.82% Cambodia KH 70 31 44.29% Indonesia ID 47 31 65.96% Germany DE 28 28 100.00% Canada CA 37 27 72.97% UAE AE 30 18 60.00% 3

United Kingdom GB 29 17 58.62% Finland FI 18 17 94.44% France FR 21 16 76.19% Myanmar MM 32 15 46.88% New Zealand NZ 14 14 100.00% India IN 16 13 81.25% Qatar QA 13 13 100.00% Nepal NP 13 11 84.62% Italy IT 11 10 90.91% Sri Lanka LK 10 9 90.00% Czech Republic TR 9 9 100.00% Spain ES 11 8 72.73% Netherlands NL 16 7 43.75% Kazakhstan KZ 8 7 87.50% Brunei BN 7 7 100.00% Switzerland CH 6 6 100.00% Denmark DK 6 5 83.33% Austria AT 6 5 83.33% Kenya KE 4 4 100.00% Bangladesh BD 6 3 50.00% Poland PL 4 3 75.00% Israel IL 4 3 75.00% Maldives MV 4 3 75.00% Uzbekistan UZ 3 3 100.00% Czech Republic CZ 3 3 100.00% Belgium BE 4 2 50.00% Egypt EG 4 2 50.00% Iran IR 2 2 100.00% Sweden SE 2 2 100.00% Pakistan PK 2 2 100.00% Oman OM 2 2 100.00% Mongolia MN 2 2 100.00% Panama PA 2 1 50.00% Mauritius MU 2 1 50.00% Northern Mariana Islands MP 1 1 100.00% Azerbaijan AZ 1 1 100.00% Mexico MX 1 1 100.00% Turkmenistan TM 1 1 100.00% Morocco MA 1 1 100.00% Laos LA 8 0 0.00% Ethiopia ET 7 0 0.00% Saudi SA 3 0 0.00%

Korea KP 2 0 0.00% Rwanda RW 1 0 0.00% Tajikistan TJ 1 0 0.00%

1,834 flights from/to 60 countries to/from mainland China were cancelled. Around 19 countries’ cancellation rate were up to 100 percent.

5. Flights to/from Mainland China by Domestic Airlines

Airlines IATA Code Planned Cancelled Cancellation Rate China Southern Airlines CZ 1695 757 44.66% China Eastern Airlines MU 1426 753 52.81% Air China CA 1134 568 50.09% Sichuan Airlines 3U 606 438 72.28% Shandong Airlines SC 581 411 70.74% Spring Airlines 9C 511 310 60.67% Xiamen Airlines MF 629 296 47.06% Shenzhen Airlines ZH 600 274 45.67% Tianjin Airlines GS 349 261 74.79% Hainan Airlines HU 454 197 43.39% Capital Airlines JD 265 184 69.43% Juneyao Airlines HO 332 174 52.41% Lucky Air 8L 214 161 75.23% China Express G5 382 154 40.31% Chengdu Airlines EU 192 134 69.79% Okay Airways BK 128 120 93.75% Loong Air GJ 230 111 48.26% Beibu Gulf Airlines GX 132 109 82.58% Shanghai Airlines FM 218 106 48.62% Hebei Airlines NS 147 100 68.03% 9 Airlines AQ 138 98 71.01% Kunming Airlines KY 149 89 59.73% Donghai Airlines DZ 131 89 67.94% Qingdao Airlines QW 114 76 66.67% Tibet Airlines TV 81 67 82.72% West Air PN 124 54 43.55% China United Airlines KN 89 52 58.43% Suparna Airlines Y8 67 49 73.13% Ruili Airlines DR 94 46 48.94% Joy Air JR 59 43 72.88% Fuzhou Airlines FU 57 39 68.42% Air Changan 9H 42 36 85.71% Colourful Guizhou Airlines GY 64 28 43.75% Urumqi Air UQ 53 26 49.06%

Guilin Airlines GT 38 20 52.63% Jiangxi Airlines RY 33 12 36.36% Air Travel A6 20 8 40.00% Longjiang Airlines LT 9 8 88.89% Tianjiao Airlines 9D 4 2 50.00% Chongqing Airlines OQ 2 2 100.00% Grand China Air CN 2 0 0.00%

The top 10 domestic airlines with the most operations were China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Air China, Xiamen Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Hainan Airlines, China Express, Spring Airlines, Shandong Airlines. Sichuan Airlines.

The chart below shows detailed numbers.

6. Flights to/from Mainland China by Foreign Airlines (Top 50 with the most cancellations)

Airlines IATA Code Planned Cancelled Cancellation Rate Korean Air KE 78 78 100.00% Asiana Airlines OZ 67 65 97.01% Scoot Airways TR 46 46 100.00% All Nippon Airways NH 50 41 82.00% Thai AirAsia FD 43 41 95.35% AirAsia AK 39 34 87.18% Vietnam Airlines VN 29 29 100.00% Jeju Air 7C 30 28 93.33% Japan Airlines JL 31 26 83.87% Ural Airlines U6 25 25 100.00% Delta Air Lines DL 21 21 100.00% United Airlines UA 20 20 100.00% Air Busan BX 18 18 100.00% 6

Singapore Airlines SQ 18 14 77.78% AirAsia X D7 15 14 93.33% Lufthansa LH 14 14 100.00% Eastar Jet ZE 14 14 100.00% Thai Airways TG 15 13 86.67% Finnair AY 14 13 92.86% Qatar Airways QR 13 13 100.00% Thai Lion Air SL 15 10 66.67% Silk Air MI 10 10 100.00% AirAsia Philippines Z2 10 10 100.00% Air Canada AC 10 10 100.00% Garuda Indonesia GA 10 9 90.00% Emirates Airlines EK 10 8 80.00% Spring Japan IJ 10 8 80.00% American Airlines AA 8 8 100.00% Lion Air JT 17 7 41.18% Malaysia Airlines MH 12 7 58.33% Air Astana KC 8 7 87.50% Turkish Airlines TK 7 7 100.00% T'way Airlines TW 7 7 100.00% Air France AF 8 6 75.00% Royal Brunei Airlines BI 6 6 100.00% Swiss International Air LX 6 6 100.00% Lines Philippine Airlines PR 6 6 100.00% Etihad Airways EY 14 5 35.71% KLM KL 12 5 41.67% Aeroflot-Russian Airlines SU 10 5 50.00% Cambodia Angkor Air K6 7 5 71.43% British Airways BA 6 5 83.33% Air Lanka UL 6 5 83.33% Cebu Pacific 5J 5 5 100.00% NokScoot Airlines XW 5 4 80.00% S7 Airlines S7 4 4 100.00% Kenya Airways KQ 4 4 100.00% Australian Airlines QF 4 4 100.00% Austrian airlines OS 4 4 100.00% Peach Aviation MM 4 4 100.00%

The top 10 foreign airlines with the most operations were Lion Air, Etihad Airways, All Nippon Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Lanmei Airlines, Miami Air international, KLM, Cambodia International Airlines, Myanmar Airways International, Lao Airlines.

The chart below shows detailed numbers.

7. Flights to/from Mainland China by Regional Airlines (Airlines from Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Chinese Taipei)

Airlines IATA Code Planned Cancelled Cancellation Rate Cathay Dragon KA 52 42 80.77% Air Macau NX 24 18 75.00% Hong Kong Airlines HX 18 12 66.67% China Airlines CI 13 7 53.85% EVA Air BR 7 1 14.29% UNI Air B7 6 6 100.00% HK Express UO 2 2 100.00% Cathay Pacific Airlines CX 2 2 100.00% Mandarin Airlines AE 1 1 100.00%

Note: Compiled by IATA MER North Asia Team.

The original data is by courtesy of Variflight for IATA internal reference only. If you have any question, please contact [email protected].