Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V., (“GAP”) announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of October 2021, which includes comparisons with the 2019 and 2020 figures to facilitate the reading and understanding of the passenger traffic trend.
For October 2021, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 12 Mexican airports increased by 3.4%, compared to the same period of 2019. Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta and Tijuana airports presented an increase in passenger traffic of 27.5%, 17.8% and 15.1%, respectively, while the Guadalajara airport presented a decrease of 7.8%.
In relation to international travel restrictions, the United States Government has updated sanitary measures to enter that country. Beginning on November 8th, foreign travelers will have to present the proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Besides, foreign travelers will be able to use the pedestrian border, for the first time since March 2020, to make non-essential trips, such as tourism and visiting friends and relatives, this could have a positive impact in the passenger traffic at the Tijuana airport.
2021 PASSENGER TRAFFIC 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.
2021 PASSENGER TRAFFIC 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 October 2021 increased by 30.8% compared to October 2020; load factors for the month went from 66.2% in October 2020 to 78.1% in October 2021.
• New routes: Los Cabos – Denver: Frontier Airlines
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.