Discover how Air China performed in 2025 with key metrics such as capacity, frequency, ASKs and busiest routes.
Main Hub: Beijing Capital (PEK)
Country / Territory: China
Alliance: Star Alliance
Air China: 2025 IN STATS
CAPACITY
113,730,829
⬇ 0.8% YoY
FREQUENCY
619,121
⬆0.6% YoY
ASKS
218,098,915,357
⬆ 2.8% YoY
ROUTES
1,216
⬆ 0.8% YoY
Key Takeaways
Air China reduced its domestic capacity by 3.1% in 2025 and grew its international capacity by 12.3%, with overall capacity down 0.8% on 2024.
When compared to China Eastern and China Southern, Air China has grown far more since 2019, up 22%, whereas China Southern is up 4% and China Eastern is up 10% in seat capacity.
The airline is expected to grow in the future given its very healthy order book of 199 aircraft
51% of the aircraft on order are Airbus,
with a further 46% Comac C919s,
the remaining 4% are Boeing aircraft, just 7 Boeing 737 Max 8s.
Air China operates 27.7 million seats at Beijing Capital as its main hub.
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