Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V., (GAP) announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of September 2020, compared to traffic figures for September 2019.
For September 2020, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 14 airports decreased by 38.3%, compared to the same period of the previous year. Domestic passenger traffic decreased by 33.7%, while international traffic decreased by 47.1%.
Domestic Terminal Passengers – 13 airports (in thousands):
International Terminal Passengers – 13 airports (in thousands):
Total Terminal Passengers – 13 airports (in thousands):
*Passengers in Tijuana who use CBX in both directions are classified as international.
Highlights for the Period:
• In September, total passenger traffic decreased by 38.3%; passenger traffic at the Mexican airports decreased by 35.8%, due to the gradual recovery of domestic passengers and an improvement in the trends for the international passengers.
• The number of seats available during September 2020 declined by 20.7% compared to September 2019; load factors for the month went from 82.4% in September 2019 to 60.5% in September 2020.
About Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. (GAP) operates 13 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, Sonora; Guanajuato City, Guanajuato; Morelia, Michoacán; Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes; Mexicali, Baja California and Los Mochis, Sinaloa. In April 2015, GAP acquired 100% of Desarrollo de Concesiones Aeroportuarias, S.L., which owns a majority stake in MBJ Airports Limited, a company operating Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica. On October 10, 2019, GAP assumed control of the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica.