Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., (GAP) has announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of May 2016, compared to traffic figures for May 2015.

During May 2016, total terminal passengers increased 16.3% in the 13 airports, compared to the same period of the previous year. Domestic passenger traffic presented a 22.3% increase, while international passenger traffic increased 7.7%.

The following items are May highlights from traffic results:

Seats and Load Factor: In May 2016, GAP registered a 10.9% increase in the number of seats compared to May 2015. Load factor for the month rose by 4 percentage points, from 81.1% in May 2015 to 85.1% in May 2016.

New Routes: Los Cabos to Tijuana and Tijuana to Chihuahua by Aeromexico.

Guadalajara: During the month of May, the domestic market was the main growth generator at the Guadalajara airport with a 19.4% increase.

Puerto Vallarta: May marked the 37th month of continuous growth for this airport; Southwest airlines contributed the most growth at this airport with 27 thousand new seats operating during the month of May.

Los Cabos: Load factors at this airport reached historic record levels at 87.5%.

Tijuana: In 2016, this airport experienced the highest percentage growth among the 10 top traffic airports in Mexico. All airlines reported passenger increases in May, with Volaris and VivaAerobus being the airlines with the most growth reported, reaching 72 thousand and 32 thousand additional passengers, respectively.

Montego Bay: This airport reported stable traffic performance. In June of this year, Thomson Airlines will operate a new seasonal route from Dublin, Ireland, once per week during the summer months.

About Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. (GAP)

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 April 2015 GAP acquired 100% of Desarrollo de Concesiones Aeroportuarias, S.L., which owns a majority stake of MJ Airports Limited, a company operating the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica.