PAC - Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Reports Passenger Traffic Decrease of 76.8% for the Month of June

GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, Mexico, July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V., (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) (“the Company” or “GAP”) announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of June 2020, compared to traffic figures for June 2019.

For June 2020, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 14 airports decreased by 76.8%, compared to the same period of the previous year. Domestic passenger traffic decreased by 71.7%, while international passenger traffic decreased by 84.0%.

In terms of the operation of our 12 Mexican airports, the airlines have already begun to reinitiate domestic and international flight frequencies. In Jamaica, with the re-opening of its borders at the beginning of June, international flights once again began landing at the airports of Montego Bay and Kingston. In all our airports we are continuing to follow strict sanitary guidelines, in order to offer our passengers confidence and safety throughout our facilities.

Domestic Terminal Passengers – 13 airports (in thousands):

International Terminal Passengers – 13 airports (in thousands):

Total Terminal Passengers – 13 airports (in thousands):

CBX Users:

Kingston Airport (in thousands):

Total Passengers – 14 airports (in thousands):

Highlights for the Period:
The number of seats available during June 2020 declined by 29.5% compared to June 2019; while load factors for the month went from 87.6% in June 2019 to 35.9% in June 2020.

Kingston: The Company assumed control of the Kingston Airport on October 10, 2019.  Historical figures are presented for comparison purposes, for a total of 14.3 thousand passengers at June 2020, a 55% decline versus June 2019.

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. In October 2018, GAP entered into a concession agreement for the operation of the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica. In October 2018, GAP entered into a concession agreement for the operation of the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica and took control of the operation in October 2019.

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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 June 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/ga. GAP’s Audit Committee will be notified of all complaints for immediate investigation.