Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V., (“GAP”) announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of August 2021, which includes comparisons with the 2019 and 2020 figures to facilitate the reading and understanding of the passenger traffic trend.
For August 2021, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 12 Mexican airports decreased by 1.9%, compared to the same period of 2019. Tijuana, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta presented an increase in passenger traffic of 13.8%, 8.9% and 2.0%, respectively, while the Guadalajara and Guanajuato airports presented a decrease of only 13.0% and 15.0%, respectively, 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 Canadian Government announced, with a tentative date of September 7, international flights will be reopened for people who are fully vaccinated and who meet certain conditions.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC 2021 COMPARED TO 2019 FIGURES
Domestic Terminal Passengers – 14 airports (in thousands):
International Terminal Passengers – 14 airports (in thousands)
Total Terminal Passengers – 14 airports (in thousands)
*Passengers in Tijuana who use CBX in both directions are classified as international.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC 2021 COMPARED TO 2020 FIGURES
Domestic Terminal Passengers – 14 airports (in thousands):
International Terminal Passengers – 14 airports (in thousands)
Total Terminal Passengers – 14 airports (in thousands)
*Passengers in Tijuana who use CBX in both directions are classified as international.
The number of seats available during August 2021 increased by 49.8% compared to August 2020; load factors for the month went from 57.4% in August 2020 to 77.5 percent in August 2021.
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.
