Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V., (“GAP”) announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of September 2021, which includes comparisons with the 2019 and 2020 figures to facilitate the reading and understanding of the passenger traffic trend.
For September 2021, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 12 Mexican airports increased by 1.0%, compared to the same period of 2019. Los Cabos, Tijuana and Puerto Vallarta airports presented an increase in passenger traffic of 30.3%, 11.9% and 7.5%, respectively, while the Guadalajara airport presented a decrease of only 10.1%, which demonstrates a positive trend in our main airports in Mexico.
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, starting on September 7, Canada reopened non-essential flights requesting, among other conditions, that travelers be fully vaccinated and present a negative PCR test for COVID-19.
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.
The Company took control of the Kingston airport on October 10, 2019, therefore there are no comparative figures from January to September 2019.
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.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE PERIOD:
Seats and load factors: The number of seats available during September 2021 increased by 38.2% compared to September 2020; load factors for the month went from 62.0% in September 2020 to 73.7% in September 2021.
New routes:
La Paz – Puerto Vallarta: TAR
La Paz – Culiacán: TAR
Hermosillo – Puerto Vallarta: TAR
Hermosillo – Monterrey: TAR
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.
