Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Reports in January 2024 a Passenger Traffic Decrease of 0.6% Compared to 2023
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) ("the Company" or "GAP") announces preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for January 2024, compared with January 2023.
For January 2024, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP's 12 Mexican airports decreased by 1.6%, compared to January 2023. Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara presented an increase in passenger traffic of 1.9% and 1.0%, respectively, while Tijuana and Los Cabos presented a decrease of 7.1% and 3.8%, respectively, compared to January 2023. On the other hand, Montego Bay presented an increase in passenger traffic of 9.6% compared to January 2023.
| Domestic Terminal Passengers (in thousands): | |||||
| Airport | Jan-23 | Jan-24 | % Change | ||
| Guadalajara | 991.1 | 911.7 | (8.0%) | ||
| Tijuana* | 713.6 | 678.8 | (4.9%) | ||
| Puerto Vallarta | 226.2 | 201.1 | (11.1%) | ||
| Los Cabos | 229.8 | 221.4 | (3.7%) | ||
| Montego Bay | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
| Guanajuato | 180.4 | 174.0 | (3.5%) | ||
| Hermosillo | 157.4 | 152.2 | (3.3%) | ||
| Kingston | 0.0 | 0.1 | 136.4% | ||
| Morelia | 67.3 | 56.2 | (16.4%) | ||
| Mexicali | 123.4 | 110.8 | (10.2%) | ||
| La Paz | 77.8 | 88.5 | 13.8% | ||
| Aguascalientes | 54.4 | 46.8 | (14.0%) | ||
| Los Mochis | 32.2 | 44.0 | 36.5% | ||
| Manzanillo | 9.1 | 11.9 | 31.0% | ||
| Total | 2,862.6 | 2,697.4 | (5.8%) | ||
| International Terminal Passengers (in thousands): | |||||
| Airport | Jan-23 | Jan-24 | % Change | ||
| Guadalajara | 456.8 | 550.4 | 20.5% | ||
| Tijuana* | 393.4 | 349.6 | (11.1%) | ||
| Puerto Vallarta | 460.9 | 498.8 | 8.2% | ||
| Los Cabos | 451.4 | 433.6 | (3.9%) | ||
| Montego Bay | 449.0 | 491.9 | 9.6% | ||
| Guanajuato | 77.9 | 89.6 | 15.0% | ||
| Hermosillo | 6.6 | 9.0 | 36.1% | ||
| Kingston | 146.0 | 148.3 | 1.6% | ||
| Morelia | 56.8 | 55.8 | (1.7%) | ||
| Mexicali | 0.5 | 0.6 | 21.4% | ||
| La Paz | 1.2 | 0.9 | (20.5%) | ||
| Aguascalientes | 22.9 | 26.4 | 15.2% | ||
| Los Mochis | 0.6 | 0.8 | 19.6% | ||
| Manzanillo | 9.4 | 12.9 | 36.1% | ||
| Total | 2,533.4 | 2,668.6 | 5.3% | ||
| Total Terminal Passengers (in thousands): | |||||
| Airport | Jan-23 | Jan-24 | % Change | ||
| Guadalajara | 1,447.9 | 1,462.1 | 1.0% | ||
| Tijuana* | 1,107.0 | 1,028.4 | (7.1%) | ||
| Puerto Vallarta | 687.1 | 699.9 | 1.9% | ||
| Los Cabos | 681.2 | 655.0 | (3.8%) | ||
| Montego Bay | 449.0 | 491.9 | 9.6% | ||
| Guanajuato | 258.3 | 263.6 | 2.0% | ||
| Hermosillo | 164.0 | 161.2 | (1.7%) | ||
| Kingston | 146.1 | 148.4 | 1.6% | ||
| Morelia | 124.1 | 112.1 | (9.7%) | ||
| Mexicali | 123.8 | 111.4 | (10.1%) | ||
| La Paz | 78.9 | 89.4 | 13.3% | ||
| Aguascalientes | 77.3 | 73.2 | (5.3%) | ||
| Los Mochis | 32.9 | 44.8 | 36.2% | ||
| Manzanillo | 18.6 | 24.8 | 33.6% | ||
| Total | 5,396.0 | 5,366.1 | (0.6%) | ||
| *Passengers in Tijuana who use CBX in both directions are classified as international. | |||||
| CBX users (in thousands): | |||||
| Airport | Jan-23 | Jan-24 | % Change | ||
| Tijuana | 391.0 | 347.5 | (11.1%) | ||
Highlights for the month:
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Seats and load factors: The seats available during January 2024 decreased by 3.7%, compared to January 2023, due to the preventive revision to the Pratt & Whitney engines of the A320neo and A321neo fleet. The load factors for the month went from 78.8% in January 2023 to 81.4% in January 2024.
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New routes:
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Guadalajara – Atlanta: Aeromexico
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