Grupo Aeroportuario Reports Passenger Traffic Increase
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| | At the close of June 2006, the weekly schedule operated by low-cost carriers represented an increase of 54 new frequencies compared to May 2006, for a total of 239 departure frequencies, with 23 routes served by these types of carriers. |
Guadalajara, Mexico - Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: PAC - News; BMV: GAP) ("the Company" or "GAP") today announced terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of June 2006 compared to traffic figures for June 2005.
During the month of June 2006, terminal passenger traffic increased 2.3% compared to the previous year, driven by international passenger traffic, which grew 8.4%.
As compared to June 2005, domestic traffic registered a net decrease of 1.5%, or 14.4 thousand terminal passengers, mainly due to a reduction of passengers at the airports of La Paz, Hermosillo, Bajio, Los Mochis, Morelia, Tijuana, Manzanillo and Mexicali. The airports with a notable reduction in passengers were La Paz with 7.3 thousand passengers, Hermosillo 10.3 thousand passengers, Bajio 4.2 thousand passengers, Los Mochis 4.8 thousand passengers, Morelia 5.6 thousand passengers, Tijuana 7.2 thousand passengers, Manzanillo 2.5 thousand passengers and Mexicali with 6.5 thousand passengers (decreasing by 48.4 thousand domestic passengers among the aforementioned airports as compared to June 2005). In the cases of La Paz, Tijuana, Los Mochis, Bajio, and Hermosillo, the reduction in passengers was largely due to the suspension of operations of those routes operated exclusively by Aerocalifornia.
It is important to mention that the routes of Guadalajara-La Paz (Avolar), Tijuana-Los Mochis (Avolar), Guadalajara-Los Mochis (Avolar), Guadalajara- Puebla (Alma) and Bajio-Tijuana (Avolar and Volaris), among other, initiated operations during June, and thus, their effects will soon be observed.
On the other hand, it is also worth mentioning the increases in domestic passengers at the Aguascalientes (0.5 thousand), Guadalajara (21.8 thousand), Los Cabos (9.3 thousand) and Puerto Vallarta (2.5 thousand) airports, or 34.1 thousand additional domestic passengers overall compared to the figures for June 2005.
The increase in the case of Guadalajara was driven by the operations of low-cost carriers (Interjet, Volaris, Alma, Click and Avolar), while the increases at Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta were a result of the popularity of our tourist destinations.
International traffic increased 8.4%, or 49.9 thousand passengers, with the largest increase observed at Los Cabos (19.6 thousand passengers, which represented an increase of 11.1% compared to the previous year), Puerto Vallarta (14.9 thousand, an increase of 10% compared to June 2005) and Guadalajara (up 18.4 thousand, a 10.5% increase compared to June 2005). The growth at Guadalajara corresponds to the increase in flights to and from Los Angeles, while the increases at Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos remained in-line with the trend observed and continued to be driven primarily by tourists from the United States and Canada.
At the same time, the reduction of passengers in international traffic at the La Paz, Hermosillo and Manzanillo airports were a result of the stoppage of the La Paz-Los Angeles route, the Hermosillo-Los Angeles route and the Manzanillo-Los Angeles route operated by Aerocalifornia, with La Paz-Los Angeles being an exclusive Aerocalifornia route.
Low-Cost Carriers
At the close of June 2006, the weekly schedule operated by low-cost carriers represented an increase of 54 new frequencies compared to May 2006, for a total of 239 departure frequencies, with 23 routes served by these types of carriers.
During the first six months of 2006, a total of 535.3 thousand passengers were served by low-cost carriers (Interjet, Avolar, Volaris, Alma and Click), representing 9.3% of the total number of domestic passengers for that period.
Company Description:
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A. de C.V. (GAP) operates twelve airports throughout Mexico's Pacific region, including the major cities of Guadalajara and Tijuana, the four tourist destinations of Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, La Paz and Manzanillo, and six other mid-sized cities: Hermosillo, Bajio, Morelia, Aguascalientes, Mexicali and Los Mochis. In February 2006, GAP's shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "PAC" and on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "GAP".
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A de C.V. |
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