GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, Mexico, Jan. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V., (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP, BMV: GAPB) (“the Company” or “GAP”) announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of December 2018, compared to traffic figures for December 2017.
During December 2018, total terminal passengers increased by 7.1% at the Company’s 13 airports, compared to the same period of the previous year. Domestic passenger traffic increased by 7.8%, while international passenger traffic increased by 6.4%.
Domestic Terminal Passengers (in thousands):
| Airport | Dec-17 | Dec-18 | Change | Jan-Dec 17 | Jan-Dec 18 | Change | ||||||
| Guadalajara | 844.5 | 900.0 | 6.6% | 9,045.6 | 10,313.5 | 14.0% | ||||||
| Tijuana* | 449.3 | 458.5 | 2.0% | 5,135.9 | 5,501.8 | 7.1% | ||||||
| Los Cabos | 134.8 | 145.7 | 8.1% | 1,471.6 | 1,672.2 | 13.6% | ||||||
| Puerto Vallarta | 121.3 | 132.4 | 9.1% | 1,429.4 | 1,605.3 | 12.3% | ||||||
| Montego Bay | 0.6 | 0.4 | -31.8% | 8.9 | 8.5 | -4.8% | ||||||
| Guanajuato | 127.8 | 175.5 | 37.3% | 1,307.8 | 1,654.3 | 26.5% | ||||||
| Hermosillo | 145.1 | 138.5 | -4.5% | 1,562.9 | 1,674.9 | 7.2% | ||||||
| Mexicali | 89.7 | 106.1 | 18.3% | 798.5 | 1,132.6 | 41.8% | ||||||
| La Paz | 77.6 | 83.6 | 7.8% | 837.6 | 914.9 | 9.2% | ||||||
| Aguascalientes | 51.1 | 54.5 | 6.8% | 577.6 | 676.8 | 17.2% | ||||||
| Morelia | 35.6 | 44.4 | 24.7% | 322.7 | 369.2 | 14.4% | ||||||
| Los Mochis | 30.5 | 31.5 | 3.4% | 342.2 | 338.5 | -1.1% | ||||||
| Manzanillo | 8.6 | 9.4 | 9.1% | 101.1 | 97.2 | -3.8% | ||||||
| Total | 2,116.4 | 2,280.6 | 7.8% | 22,941.7 | 25,959.8 | 13.2% | ||||||
International Terminal Passengers (in thousands):
| Airport | Dec-17 | Dec-18 | Change | Jan-Dec 17 | Jan-Dec 18 | Change | ||||||
| Guadalajara | 368.3 | 390.9 | 6.2% | 3,762.4 | 4,038.0 | 7.3% | ||||||
| Tijuana* | 228.3 | 293.5 | 28.5% | 1,967.4 | 2,333.3 | 18.6% | ||||||
| Los Cabos | 319.1 | 333.4 | 4.5% | 3,438.2 | 3,576.8 | 4.0% | ||||||
| Puerto Vallarta | 353.1 | 351.7 | -0.4% | 3,093.2 | 3,161.7 | 2.2% | ||||||
| Montego Bay | 417.8 | 438.5 | 4.9% | 4,216.6 | 4,474.0 | 6.1% | ||||||
| Guanajuato | 73.6 | 65.6 | -10.9% | 647.9 | 684.5 | 5.7% | ||||||
| Hermosillo | 5.9 | 6.1 | 2.4% | 64.9 | 68.8 | 6.0% | ||||||
| Mexicali | 0.5 | 0.6 | 15.5% | 5.5 | 5.9 | 7.0% | ||||||
| La Paz | 0.7 | 0.9 | 27.5% | 10.9 | 11.4 | 5.0% | ||||||
| Aguascalientes | 17.0 | 17.8 | 4.7% | 176.6 | 191.7 | 8.6% | ||||||
| Morelia | 28.9 | 33.5 | 15.7% | 296.1 | 360.4 | 21.7% | ||||||
| Los Mochis | 0.6 | 0.5 | -3.0% | 6.4 | 6.3 | -1.2% | ||||||
| Manzanillo | 10.7 | 8.9 | -17.0% | 80.9 | 75.3 | -6.9% | ||||||
| Total | 1,824.4 | 1,941.7 | 6.4% | 17,766.8 | 18,988.2 | 6.9% | ||||||
Total Terminal Passengers (in thousands):
| Airport | Dec-17 | Dec-18 | Change | Jan-Dec 17 | Jan-Dec 18 | Change | ||||||
| Guadalajara | 1,212.7 | 1,290.9 | 6.4% | 12,808.0 | 14,351.6 | 12.1% | ||||||
| Tijuana* | 677.6 | 752.0 | 11.0% | 7,103.2 | 7,835.1 | 10.3% | ||||||
| Los Cabos | 453.9 | 479.1 | 5.6% | 4,909.7 | 5,249.0 | 6.9% | ||||||
| Puerto Vallarta | 474.4 | 484.0 | 2.0% | 4,522.6 | 4,767.1 | 5.4% | ||||||
| Montego Bay | 418.5 | 438.9 | 4.9% | 4,225.5 | 4,482.5 | 6.1% | ||||||
| Guanajuato | 201.4 | 241.1 | 19.7% | 1,955.6 | 2,338.8 | 19.6% | ||||||
| Hermosillo | 151.0 | 144.6 | -4.3% | 1,627.8 | 1,743.8 | 7.1% | ||||||
| Mexicali | 90.2 | 106.7 | 18.3% | 804.0 | 1,138.5 | 41.6% | ||||||
| La Paz | 78.3 | 84.5 | 8.0% | 848.5 | 926.3 | 9.2% | ||||||
| Aguascalientes | 68.0 | 72.3 | 6.3% | 754.1 | 868.5 | 15.2% | ||||||
| Morelia | 64.5 | 77.9 | 20.7% | 618.8 | 729.6 | 17.9% | ||||||
| Los Mochis | 31.0 | 32.1 | 3.3% | 348.5 | 344.8 | -1.1% | ||||||
| Manzanillo | 19.3 | 18.3 | -5.4% | 182.0 | 172.5 | -5.2% | ||||||
| Total | 3,940.8 | 4,222.3 | 7.1% | 40,708.5 | 44,947.9 | 10.4% | ||||||
*Passengers in Tijuana who use CBX in both directions are classified as international.
CBX Users:
| Dec-17 | Dec-18 | %Var | Jan-Dec 17 | Jan-Dec 18 | %Var | |||||||
| Users CBX | 220.2 | 288.6 | 31.1% | 1,922.0 | 2,261.5 | 17.7% | ||||||
Highlights for the Period:
- Seats and Load Factors: In December 2018, GAP registered a 3.9% increase in the number of seats available compared to December 2017; while load factors for the month increased by 2.5 percentage points, from 79.5% in December 2017 to 82.0% in December 2018.
- New Routes:
• Guadalajara to Tapachula: Volaris
• Puerto Vallarta to Panama City: Copa
• Puerto Vallarta to Quebec: Sunwing
• Los Cabos to Las Vegas: Frontier
• Los Cabos to Ottawa: Sunwing
• Tijuana to Chihuahua: Aeromexico
• Tijuana to Ciudad Juarez: Aeromexico
• Tijuana to Culiacan: Aeromexico
• Montego Bay to Hamilton: Swoop
• Montego Bay to Detroit: Spirit
• Montego Bay to Sudbury: Sunwing
Company Description
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, 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, Guanajuato, Morelia, Aguascalientes, Mexicali and Los Mochis. In February 2006, GAP’s shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “PAC” and on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GAP”. 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.
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In accordance with Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and article 42 of the “Ley del Mercado de Valores”, GAP has implemented a “whistleblower” program, which allows complainants to anonymously and confidentially report suspected activities that may involve criminal conduct or violations. The telephone number in Mexico, facilitated by a third party that is in charge of collecting these complaints, is 01 800 563 00 47. The web site is www.lineadedenuncia.com/gap. GAP’s Audit Committee will be notified of all complaints for immediate investigation.
IR Contacts:
Saúl Villarreal, Chief Financial Officer
svillarreal@aeropuertosgap.com.mx
Alejandra Soto, IR & Financial Planning
asoto@aeropuertosgap.com.mx
Maria Barona, i-advize Corporate Communications
mbarona@i-advize.com