Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V., (“the Company” or “GAP”) announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of February 2021, compared to traffic figures for February 2020.
For February 2021, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 14 airports decreased by 52.7%, compared to the same period of the previous year. Domestic passenger traffic decreased by 38.0%, while international passenger traffic decreased by 69.0%.
Domestic traffic continues to strengthen at our 12 Mexican airports as airlines continue to gradually increase their operations. However, international traffic declined due to new requirements put in place to enter the United States, as well as the suspension of flights from Mexico and the Caribbean by the government of Canada.
*Passengers in Tijuana who use CBX in both directions are classified as international.
Highlights for the Period:
* The number of seats available during February 2021 declined by 13.2% compared to February 2020; load factors for the month went from 83.3% in February 2020 to 48.3% in February 2021.
About Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, 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.
