UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of April 2021
Commission File Number: 001-14550
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Board Secretariat’s Office
5/F, Block A2, Northern District, CEA Building
36 Hongxiang 3rd Road, Minhang District
Shanghai, China 200335
(Address of principal executive offices)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited | ||||||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||||||
Date | April 21, 2021 | By | /s/ Wang Jian | |||||||
Name: Wang Jian | ||||||||||
Title: Company Secretary |
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Certain statements contained in this announcement may be regarded as “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this announcement represent the Company’s views as of the date of this announcement. While the Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause the Company’s views to change, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, unless required by applicable laws. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this announcement.
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
CLARIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT
REGARDING ANNOUNCEMENT ON
OPERATING DATA FOR MARCH 2021
Reference is made to the announcement on operating data for March 2021 dated 15 April 2021 (the “Announcement”) published by China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (the “Company”). The Company noted that there are clerical errors in the Announcement and would like to clarify as follows:
1. | The Company revised and updated certain figures for “revenue passenger — kilometres”, “Number of passengers carried”, “available freight tonne — kilometres”, “available tonne — kilometres” and “revenue tonne — kilometres” in section “IV. MAJOR OPERATING DATA” on page 4 and page 5 of the Announcement, which should be read as follows (with the changes bold): |
Amount completed in March 2021 | Amount completed in March 2020 | Year-on- year increase | Total from | Total from | Year-on- year increase | |||||||||||||||||||
RPK (revenue passenger-kilometres) (millions) | 11,940.65 | 3,732.45 | 219.91 | % | 24,518.71 | 24,824.63 | -1.23 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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— Domestic routes | 11,777.78 | 2,951.02 | 299.11 | % | 24,081.38 | 15,407.20 | 56.30 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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— International routes | 136.76 | 769.73 | -82.23 | % | 371.90 | 9,055.59 | -95.89 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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— Regional routes | 26.12 | 11.69 | 123.35 | % | 65.43 | 361.84 | -81.92 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Number of passengers carried (thousands) | 8,609.50 | 2,263.50 | 280.36 | % | 17,635.47 | 13,717.61 | 28.56 | % | ||||||||||||||||
— Domestic routes | 8,568.22 | 2,117.23 | 304.69 | % | 17,529.23 | 11,438.40 | 53.25 | % | ||||||||||||||||
— International routes | 23.85 | 136.71 | -82.55 | % | 61.49 | 2,004.12 | -96.93 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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— Regional routes | 17.43 | 9.56 | 82.23 | % | 44.76 | 275.09 | -83.73 | % |
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Amount completed in March 2021 | Amount completed in March 2020 | Year-on- year increase | Total from | Total from | Year-on- year increase | |||||||||||||||||||
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AFTK (available freight tonne-kilometres) (millions) | 967.94 | 230.07 | 320.71 | % | 2,371.88 | 1,336.34 | 77.49 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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— Domestic routes | 354.36 | 88.96 | 298.34 | % | 785.06 | 434.93 | 80.50 | % | ||||||||||||||||
— International routes | 609.45 | 137.90 | 341.97 | % | 1,575.35 | 880.44 | 78.93 | % | ||||||||||||||||
— Regional routes | 4.13 | 3.22 | 28.31 | % | 11.47 | 20.97 | -45.30 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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ATK (available tonne-kilometres) (millions) | 2,441.84 | 834.77 | 192.52 | % | 5,722.17 | 4,639.49 | 23.34 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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— Domestic routes | 1,789.10 | 542.24 | 229.95 | % | 4,024.43 | 2,497.34 | 61.15 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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— International routes | 644.14 | 285.29 | 125.78 | % | 1,673.72 | 2,067.92 | -19.06 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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— Regional routes | 8.60 | 7.24 | 18.78 | % | 24.02 | 74.22 | -67.64 | % | ||||||||||||||||
RTK (revenue tonne-kilometres) (millions) | 1,395.30 | 443.46 | 214.64 | % | 2,995.67 | 2,608.16 | 14.86 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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— Domestic routes | 1,126.73 | 299.65 | 276.01 | % | 2,345.43 | 1,486.74 | 57.76 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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— International routes | 265.39 | 141.82 | 87.12 | % | 641.84 | 1,086.41 | -40.92 | % | ||||||||||||||||
— Regional routes | 3.19 | 1.98 | 60.57 | % | 8.39 | 35.01 | -76.04 | % |
Save as clarified above, all information set out in the Announcement (both English and Chinese versions) remains unchanged.
By order of the Board CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED Wang Jian Company Secretary Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China 19 April 2021 |
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company include Liu Shaoyong (Chairman), Li Yangmin (Vice Chairman, President), Tang Bing (Director), Shao Ruiqing (Independent non-executive Director), Cai Hongping (Independent non-executive Director), Dong Xuebo (Independent non-executive Director) and Jiang Jiang (Employee Representative Director).
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