Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (“the Company” or “GAP”) announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of November 2020, compared to traffic figures for November 2019.
For November 2020, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 14 airports (12 in Mexico, 2 in Jamaica) decreased by 34.4%, compared to the same period of the previous year. Domestic passenger traffic decreased by 24.1%, while international passenger traffic decreased by 48.0 percent.
Domestic Terminal Passengers – 14 airports (in thousands):
International Terminal Passengers – 14 airports (in thousands):
Total Terminal Passengers – 14 airports (in thousands):
Highlights for the Period:
• Traffic trends in the Mexican airports continued to strengthen during 2020, presenting a 29.3% decrease in November, compared to a decrease of 30.8% in October. It is important to mention that, for the first time since the start of the pandemic, domestic traffic in the Tijuana airport presented growth compared to November 2019, this despite the fact that terrestrial border crossings continue to operate under restrictions.
• The number of seats available during November 2020 declined by 19.1% compared to November 2019; load factors for the month went from 83.2% in November 2019 to 71.9% in November 2020.
• The Company assumed control of the Kingston Airport on October 10, 2019; as such, the tables include this airport and present comparative figures for the eleven months of 2020, and two months in 2019.
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.
