Guadalajara, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., (“the Company” or “GAP”) announces preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of December 2022, which includes comparisons with the 2019 and 2021 figures to facilitate the reading and understanding of the passenger traffic trend.
For December 2022, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 12 Mexican airports increased by 22.2%, compared to the same period of 2019. Tijuana, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara presented an increase in passenger traffic of 35.1%, 31.4%, 28.9% and 15.3% respectively, compared to December 2019.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC 2022 COMPARED TO 2019
Domestic Terminal Passengers (in thousands):
International Terminal Passengers (in thousands):
Total Terminal Passengers (in thousands):
*Passengers in Tijuana who use CBX in both directions are classified as international.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC 2022 COMPARED TO 2021
Domestic Terminal Passengers (in thousands):
International Terminal Passengers (in thousands):
Total Terminal Passengers (in thousands):
*Passengers in Tijuana who use CBX in both directions are classified as international.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE MONTH:
Seats and load factors: The number of seats available during December 2022 increased by 18.1%, compared to December 2021; load factors for the month went from 67.5% in December 2021 to 78.0% in December 2022.
New routes:
Montego Bay – Bradley International: Spirit
Guanajuato – Merida: Viva Aerobus
Guanajuato – Monterrey: Aeromexico (reopening)
Los Cabos – Winnipeg: Sunwing (reopening)
Los Cabos – Ottawa: Sunwing (reopening)
Puerto Vallarta – Saskatoon: Sunwing (reopening)
Puerto Vallarta – Quebec: Air Transat (reopening)
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
About Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, 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, Sonora; Guanajuato City, Guanajuato; Morelia, Michoacan; 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.