Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V., (“GAP”) announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of June 2021, which includes comparisons with the 2019 and 2020 figures to facilitate the reading and understanding of the passenger traffic trend.
For June 2021, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 12 Mexican airports decreased by 2.2%, compared to the same period of 2019. Los Cabos, Tijuana, and Puerto Vallarta airports presented an increase in passenger traffic of 14.9%, 10.4% and 2.8%, respectively, while the Guadalajara and Guanajuato airports presented a decrease of only 14.3% and 14.4%, which demonstrates a positive trend in our Mexican airports.
In relation to international travel restrictions, the United States requests that travelers must present a negative Covid-19 test for entry into that country; while Canada announced that as of July 5, international flights will be reopened for people who are fully vaccinated and who meet certain conditions stated by the Government of that country.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC 2021 COMPARED TO 2019 FIGURES
*Passengers in Tijuana who use CBX in both directions are classified as international.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC 2021 COMPARED TO 2020 FIGURES
*Passengers in Tijuana who use CBX in both directions are classified as international.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE PERIOD:
Seats and load factors: The number of seats available during June 2021 increased by 98.3% compared to June 2020; while load factors went from 38.9% in June 2020 to 82.9% in June 2021.
New routes:
Guanajuato – Chicago O’Hare: United
Hermosillo – Dallas Fort Worth: American Airlines
La Paz – Mazatlan: Aeromar
Los Cabos – Los Angeles: JetBlue
Los Cabos – New York (JFK): JetBlue
Mexicali – Cancun: Volaris
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
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, 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.