Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., (GAP) has announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of June 2016, compared to traffic figures for June 2015.
During June 2016, total terminal passengers increased 17.3% in the Company's 13 airports, compared to the same period of the previous year. Domestic passenger traffic presented a 22.8% increase, while international passenger traffic increased 9.6%.
Second quarter performance: Passenger traffic growth during the second quarter 2016 was 19.9% for domestic traffic and 7.9% for international traffic, reaching a total increase of 14.8% compared to June 2015.
Full year 2016 outlook: The estimated total passenger growth for 2016 is within the range of 13% + - 1%. This estimate is based on available seats by airline and load factors incurred for the remainder of the year.
Seats and Load Factor: In June 2016, GAP registered a 12.2% increase in the number of seats compared to June 2015. Load factor for the month rose by 3.7 percentage points, from 81.6 percent in June 2015 to 85.3 percent in June 2016.
New Routes: Guadalajara to Cancun by Aeromexico, Mexicali to Culiacan by Volaris and Montego Bay to Dublin, Ireland by Thomson.
Guadalajara: June marked the 37th month of continuous growth for this airport. All domestic airlines presented growth in this airport, particularly VivaAerobus, which increased its passenger flows by 59.6%.
Puerto Vallarta: The domestic market continues to be this airport's main growth driver with a 23.3% increase in domestic passenger traffic. International passenger traffic rose 13.7% as a result of an increase in available seats by Alaska, Air Transat and Southwest.
Los Cabos: In June, this airport experienced passenger load factor growth, rising from 81.7% in June 2015 to 89.2% in June 2016.
Tijuana: Passenger flow for Volaris and VivaAerobus increased by 492 thousand and 148 thousand, respectively.
About Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. (GAP)
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. (GAP) operates 12 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, Guanajuato, Morelia, Aguascalientes, Mexicali and Los Mochis. In April 2015 GAP acquired 100% of Desarrollo de Concesiones Aeroportuarias, S.L., which owns a majority stake of MJ Airports Limited, a company operating the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
For more information, please visit aeropuertosgap.com.mx.