Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Reports Passenger Traffic Decrease of 34.4% for the Month of November

GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Dec. 04, 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 November 2020, compared to traffic figures for November 2019.

For November 2020, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s 14 airports decreased by 34.4%, compared to the same period of the previous year. Domestic passenger traffic decreased by 24.1%, while international passenger traffic decreased by 48.0%.

Domestic Terminal Passengers – 14 airports (in thousands):
Airport	Nov-19		Nov-20		% Change		Jan-Nov 19		Jan-Nov 20		% Change
Guadalajara	904.0		591.0		(34.6%)		9,584.2		5,138.1		(46.4%)
Tijuana*	494.8		503.7		1.8%		5,460.7		4,080.4		(25.3%)
Los Cabos	152.0		146.2		(3.8%)		1,754.2		1,067.6		(39.1%)
Puerto Vallarta	152.1		108.3		(28.8%)		1,673.1		838.7		(49.9%)
Montego Bay	0.7		0.0		(100.0%)		8.4		1.0		(88.6%)
Guanajuato	172.5		110.8		(35.8%)		1,874.5		937.9		(50.0%)
Hermosillo	159.5		94.8		(40.6%)		1,644.2		842.3		(48.8%)
Mexicali	105.1		72.5		(31.0%)		1,081.5		611.5		(43.5%)
Kingston	1.0		0.0		(98.9%)		1.7		1.4		(19.9%)
Morelia	43.7		39.9		(8.8%)		426.9		342.0		(19.9%)
La Paz	82.7		66.0		(20.2%)		906.7		498.4		(45.0%)
Aguascalientes	58.2		37.2		(36.2%)		578.2		317.1		(45.2%)
Los Mochis	34.2		23.7		(30.8%)		350.6		182.2		(48.0%)
Manzanillo	8.9		5.0		(44.0%)		86.7		43.6		(49.7%)
Total	2,369.2		1,799.0		(24.1%)		25,431.5		14,902.1		(41.4%)
International Terminal Passengers – 14 airports (in thousands):
Airport	Nov-19		Nov-20		% Change		Jan-Nov 19		Jan-Nov 20		% Change
Guadalajara	343.7		220.5		(35.9%)		3,923.0		2,071.1		(47.2%)
Tijuana*	255.9		177.6		(30.6%)		2,612.7		1,545.4		(40.9%)
Los Cabos	321.1		206.6		(35.7%)		3,331.7		1,650.5		(50.5%)
Puerto Vallarta	282.7		124.5		(56.0%)		2,859.0		1,449.5		(49.3%)
Montego Bay	347.6		87.8		(74.7%)		4,249.9		1,487.6		(65.0%)
Guanajuato	52.8		32.4		(38.7%)		629.4		294.7		(53.2%)
Hermosillo	5.8		5.1		(12.6%)		63.4		38.1		(39.9%)
Mexicali	0.7		0.2		(65.7%)		6.2		2.0		(67.4%)
Kingston	132.2		39.4		(70.2%)		232.8		570.5		145.0%
Morelia	31.4		27.3		(13.0%)		376.2		212.4		(43.5%)
La Paz	1.4		0.5		(62.2%)		11.9		5.7		(51.9%)
Aguascalientes	19.0		12.9		(32.2%)		201.2		102.1		(49.2%)
Los Mochis	0.5		0.3		(50.4%)		6.4		2.1		(67.1%)
Manzanillo	6.4		1.4		(78.4%)		69.2		35.4		(48.9%)
Total	1,801.3		936.5		(48.0%)		18,573.1		9,467.0		(49.0%)
Total Terminal Passengers – 14 airports (in thousands):
Airport	Nov-19		Nov-20		% Change		Jan-Nov 19		Jan-Nov 20		% Change
Guadalajara	1,247.7		811.5		(35.0%)		13,507.2		7,209.2		(46.6%)
Tijuana*	750.7		681.3		(9.2%)		8,073.4		5,625.8		(30.3%)
Los Cabos	473.1		352.8		(25.4%)		5,085.9		2,718.1		(46.6%)
Puerto Vallarta	434.8		232.8		(46.5%)		4,532.1		2,288.2		(49.5%)
Montego Bay	348.2		87.8		(74.8%)		4,258.3		1,488.5		(65.0%)
Guanajuato	225.2		143.1		(36.4%)		2,504.0		1,232.6		(50.8%)
Hermosillo	165.4		99.9		(39.6%)		1,707.6		880.4		(48.4%)
Mexicali	105.7		72.8		(31.2%)		1,087.7		613.5		(43.6%)
Kingston	133.2		39.5		(70.4%)		234.5		571.8		143.8%
Morelia	75.1		67.2		(10.5%)		803.1		554.4		(31.0%)
La Paz	84.1		66.5		(20.9%)		918.5		504.1		(45.1%)
Aguascalientes	77.2		50.0		(35.2%)		779.4		419.3		(46.2%)
Los Mochis	34.7		24.0		(31.1%)		357.0		184.3		(48.4%)
Manzanillo	15.3		6.3		(58.5%)		155.8		78.9		(49.3%)
Total	4,170.5		2,735.5		(34.4%)		44,004.6		24,369.1		(44.6%)
CBX Users (in thousands):
Airport	Nov-19		Nov-20		% Change		Jan-Nov 19		Jan-Nov 20		% Change
Tijuana	251.6		176.3		(29.9%)		2,569.5		1,533.9		(40.3%)

Highlights for the Period:

• Traffic trends in the Mexican airports continued to strengthen during 2020, presenting a 29.3% decrease in November, compared to a decrease of 30.8% in October. It is important to mention that, for the first time since the start of the pandemic, domestic traffic in the Tijuana airport presented growth compared to November 2019, this despite the fact that terrestrial border crossings continue to operate under restrictions. 
  
  
• The number of seats available during November 2020 declined by 19.1% compared to November 2019; load factors for the month went from 83.2% in November 2019 to 71.9% in November 2020.
  
  
• The Company assumed control of the Kingston Airport on October 10, 2019; as such, the tables include this airport and present comparative figures for the eleven months of 2020, and two months in 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 Concessioner 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/gap. GAP’s Audit Committee will be notified of all complaints for immediate investigation.

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