Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico reports passenger traffic increase of 10.2 percent

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of April 2016, compared to traffic figures for April 2015.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of April 2016, compared to traffic figures for April 2015.

During April 2016, total terminal passengers increased 10.2% in the 13 airports, compared to the same period of the previous year. Domestic passenger traffic presented a 14.0% increase, while international passenger traffic increased 5.4%.


The following items are April highlights from traffic results:

• Seats and Load Factor: In April 2016, GAP registered a 9.9% increase in the number of seats compared to April 2015. Load factor remained stable during the month, going from 79.4% in April 2015 to 79.7% in April 2016.

• New Routes: Guadalajara to Las Vegas by Interjet, Guadalajara to Reynosa operated by Volaris, La Paz to Ciudad Juarez via TAR and Puerto Vallarta to Toluca with Volaris.

• Guadalajara: In April, this airport reached its 42nd consecutive month of growth. Domestic traffic benefited during the month as a result of the increased number of seats from VivaAerobus and Volaris, with 33 thousand and 24 thousand new seats available, respectively. International traffic rose by 3.6% in April, due to the opening of routes in recent months, specifically the route to Los Angeles by Interjet, which has transported over 18 thousand passengers since opening in February.

• Puerto Vallarta: During 2015, the Easter week holiday took place in the month of April. As such, traffic figures declined by comparison in the tourist airports in 2016. This caused a disparity between domestic traffic growth and international traffic growth, which declined by 3.8% and rose by 12.5%, respectively. Southwest continues to have the highest participation in this growth, with 22 thousand new passengers in April.

• Los Cabos: Traffic in Los Cabos reflected the Easter week effect, which took place in April during 2015 vs in March during 2016. However, the load factor grew 4.5% compared to 2015, which reached 81% in 2016. This increase was the result of higher capacity at the hotels.

• Tijuana: This airport continues to demonstrate historic growth rates. The factors that mainly contributed to the increased traffic were the dollar/peso exchange rate and the recent opening of the Cross Border Xpress. Volaris was the main contributor to growth at this airport with over 49 thousand new passengers. Likewise, VivaAerobus increased traffic by 26 thousand passengers with its Guadalajara and Mexico City routes. For the month of April, the Cross Border Xpress reported 84,872 passengers, representing an 18.4% market penetration.

• Montego Bay: Regular commercial aviation passenger traffic at this airport remained stable during April, registering a slight decline of 0.3% in 2016. Charter passenger traffic, however, continues to reach record levels, growing by 16% during this month, contributing to 0.8% of total passenger traffic.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico reports passenger traffic increase of 19.2 percent

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV, announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of February 2016, compared to traffic figures for February 20

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV, announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of February 2016, compared to traffic figures for February 2015.

During February 2016, total terminal passengers increased 19.2% in the 13 airports, compared to the same period of the previous year. Domestic passenger traffic presented a 24.5% increase, while international passenger traffic increased 13.7%. For purposes of the comparison, note that 2016 is a leap-year; therefore, figures include an extra day of operations.

The following items are highlights from traffic results for the month of February:

• Seats and Load Factor: GAP registered a 16.0% increase in the number of seats. Load factor grew 2.1 percentage points to 77.6%.

• Guadalajara: In February, Interjet initiated a daily route to Los Angeles, which will contribute 9 thousand seats to the international market on a monthly basis. Meanwhile, the domestic market registered a 9.9% increase in the number of seats offered, primarily as a result of an increase in flights to Cancun, Mexico City and Tijuana.

• Puerto Vallarta: Domestic traffic continues to be the main growth driver, increasing 18.9%; while international traffic increased 12.5%. The main growth contributors were VivaAerobus, which doubled its number of flights from Mexico City, and Volaris, which doubled its number of flights from Monterrey. Southwest had the highest growth in the international market, contributing 49% of international new seats.

• Los Cabos: Passenger traffic reached a new record high driven by a fully restored hotel capacity. Even though the number of seats grew by 9.5%, traffic is growing by 23.3%, resulting in a significant 9.6% improvement in the load factor for airlines.

• Tijuana: The percentage growth rate for February was the highest growth rate in the last 6 years. During the month, the number of seats grew 40.5%, mainly driven by the 127 thousand seats increase by Volaris, followed by VivaAerobus with 17 thousand seats, Aeromexico with 9 thousand seats, and finally, Interjet with 2 thousand additional seats. The airport continues to position itself as a leading option for entry to Southern California, due to its competitive rates and the recent opening of the Cross-Border Xpress. The cross-border bridge registered market penetration of approximately 15.0% of Tijuana airport total passengers in February, reaching more than 63,000 users crossing the border using the bridge.

• Montego Bay: Passenger traffic increased 5.7% during February.
United Airlines and Delta contributed the most to the 5.8% increase in offered seats, each with 10 thousand additional seats. Similarly, European charter flights had a significant volume growth; Thomson Airways had the highest traffic growth (over 3 thousand seats in this month). It is important to mention that in February, Thomas Cook Scandinavia opened its route from Gothenburg, Sweden.

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacífico reports passenger traffic increase of 16.4 percent

GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures in the 13 airports of the Company for the month of January 2016, co

GUADALAJARA, Jalisco, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV announced preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures in the 13 airports of the Company for the month of January 2016, compared to traffic figures for January 2015.

During January 2016, total terminal passengers increased 16.4% in the 13 airports, compared to the same period of the previous year. Domestic passenger traffic presented a 20.5% increase, while international passenger traffic increased 11.9%.

The following items are highlights from traffic results for the month of January:

• Guadalajara: This airport registered an increase of 126 thousand seats offered, 12.6% higher compared to the prior year. The main growth drivers in the domestic market were Volaris and VivaAerobus, with 51 thousand and 36 thousand additional seats offered, respectively. As a result of the 43 thousand additional seats offered in January, the international market continues to show double digit growth rates.

• Puerto Vallarta: This airport has posted traffic growth for 37 consecutive months. Notably, Aeromexico added 9 thousand seats on routes departing from Mexico City, allowing for better connecting options to Puerto Vallarta. In the international market, Southwest was the main driver of passenger traffic; during January its daily routes to Houston, Denver, and Orange County added 28 thousand seats.

• Los Cabos: Although the number of seats increased 15.7%, passenger traffic rose 21.2%. Occupancy grew 3.6% during January, mainly driven by a recovery in the number of hotel rooms. Delta and Southwest were the airlines with the highest increases in seats offered during January, with 12 thousand and 11 thousand seats, respectively.

• Tijuana: The number of seats offered rose 32.0%, compared to January 2015. Volaris has become the main operator at this airport as a result of its 30 direct destinations, followed by Aeromexico, with 8 destinations, and Interjet, with 5 destinations. In addition, the Cross Border Xpress registered 78,002 users flowing in both directions, which represents a 15.5% share of total passengers.

• Montego Bay: Passenger traffic increased 5.5% during January. This airport has benefitted from an improvement in occupancy, driven by Southwest, Spirit and Jetblue continuing to grow their market share. Similarly, European charter flights have significantly benefitted the airport, given the 10.0% increase in passengers during January.

Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacífico reports passenger traffic increase of 25 percent

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV announced today preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of October 2015 compared to traffic figures for October

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV announced today preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of October 2015 compared to traffic figures for October 2014.

During October 2015, total terminal passengers increased 25.0% in the 12 Mexico-based airports compared to the same period of the previous year; traffic through the Montego Bay airport rose 1.0% during the same period. Domestic passenger traffic presented a 16.7% increase in the Mexican airports, while international passenger traffic increased 49.8%. Montego Bay contributed 229 thousand passengers to GAP’s network of airports during the month of October, for an accumulated increase of 4.8% since January.

The following items are highlights from traffic results for the month of October:

• Load Factor for the Mexican Airports: During the month of October, GAP registered a 20.7% increase in the number of seats compared to last year. Load factor grew 2.7% to reach 77.9%.

• New Routes: Hermosillo to La Paz and Hermosillo to Ciudad Juarez by TAR, Puerto Vallarta to Orange County by Alaska Airlines, Puerto Vallarta to San Luis Potosi by TAR, Puerto Vallarta to Houston Hobby by Southwest, Los Cabos to Orange County by Alaska Airlines and Monterrey to Tijuana by Aeromexico.

• Aguascalientes and Guanajuato: The Guanajuato airport has become the ninth most important airport in the country in terms of passenger traffic. The low cost carriers grew an average of 41.5% during October, specifically Interjet, which grew its passenger traffic by 49.0%. In addition, growth trends at the Aguascalientes airport have stabilized, as a result the new routes to Tijuana and Mexico City by Interjet and to Monterrey by Aeromexico reaching their maturity levels.

• Guadalajara: This airport continues to report historical domestic as well as international passenger levels. Domestic airlines experienced double-digit growth during October, particularly Volaris, which grew by 28.0%, Interjet, which grew by 23.3% and VivaAerobus, which grew by 14.2%. In the same manner, international airlines experienced significant growth; American Airlines was the largest contributor with a 42.0% passenger traffic increase versus October 2014.

• Puerto Vallarta: Following Hurricane Patricia, which passed over the Jalisco coast, this airport’s infrastructure suffered no damage and is 100% operative. However, international traffic during the month of October led to a decrease of 1.1% due to the alert given at the airport, which caused airlines to reschedule their flights. There have been no reports of flight cancellations; therefore the level of available seats by the foreign airlines is expected to remain at stable levels for the remainder of the year. In addition, the Company expects that the volume of international seats will increase by 13.8% for November and December, equivalent to 76 thousand additional seats compared to the same period of the previous year.

• Los Cabos: During October, this airport contributed 44.7% to the total growth among GAP’s Mexican airports. In October of 2014, this airport was closed for the first 8 days of the year as a result of the Hurricane “Odile” impact and damages to the hotel facilities were reported; causing a passenger decrease of 66.2%. The Company expects that for the end of the year, the airlines will offer a total of 817 thousand seats, in this manner achieving a total recovery of passenger traffic at this airport.

• Tijuana: The airport saw an increase in domestic traffic of 22.1% mainly driven by Volaris, which generated an increase of 28.2 % versus the previous year. Interjet, on the other hand, continues to gain market share, as a result of a 17.7% increase and finally, Aeroméxico increased traffic volumes for the month by 7.1% as a result of its new route from Monterrey. The initiation of operations of the cross border bridge that will take place in December 2015, has caused an increase in the availability of airline operations to and from Tijuana.

• Manzanillo: Following Hurricane Patricia’s alert on October 23, the airport suspended operations throughout that day, reopening on Saturday, October 24 at 3 p.m. with no record of damage to the infrastructure. Due to the above, several airlines canceled operations, which resulted in a drop in total passenger traffic for this month. Likewise, the output of Interjet and Volaris from the airport contributed to the decline in passenger traffic; therefore, the Company is negotiating the arrival of new flights and operators to the airport.

• Montego Bay: Despite the 1.3% decrease in the number of available seats at this airport, load factors grew by 1.9%, reaching 82.3%. During November and December of 2015, Southwest shall initiate operations from Houston Hobby, American Airlines will initiate operations from Los Angeles, German Wings from Cologne, Condor from Frankfurt and Munich and Thomas Cook from Gutenberg.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico reports passenger traffic increase of 12.7 percent

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV announced today preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of August 2015 compared to traffic figures for August 20

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV announced today preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of August 2015 compared to traffic figures for August 2014.

During August 2015, total terminal passengers increased 12.7% in the 12 Mexico-based airports compared to the same period of the previous year; traffic through the Montego Bay airport declined 0.5% during the same period. Domestic passenger traffic presented a 13.9% increase in the Mexican airports, while international passenger traffic increased 10.3%. Montego Bay contributed 321 thousand passengers to GAP’s network during the month of August.

Domestic Terminal Passengers (in thousands):

Airport Aug-14 Aug-15 % Var Jan-Aug 14 Jan-Aug 15 % Var
Guadalajara 515.1 573.7 11.4 % 3,859.9 4,254.1 10.2 %
Tijuana 381.9 448.9 17.5 % 2,997.7 3,106.6 3.6 %
Puerto Vallarta 101.2 127.4 25.9 % 634.5 771.2 21.5 %
Los Cabos 102.0 106.9 4.7 % 645.6 687.6 6.5 %
Guanajuato 66.2 88.7 34.0 % 466.1 601.9 29.1 %
Hermosillo 106.2 106.1 -0.1 % 840.7 821.6 -2.3 %
La Paz 57.2 61.4 7.5 % 440.5 433.4 -1.6 %
Aguascalientes 35.7 43.0 20.4 % 252.6 309.5 22.5 %
Mexicali 43.0 53.6 24.5 % 335.4 383.5 14.4 %
Morelia 21.4 20.5 -4.1 % 168.8 149.8 -11.2 %
Los Mochis 19.4 25.5 31.3 % 142.6 185.9 30.4 %
Manzanillo 11.6 7.8 -33.0 % 87.2 67.7 -22.3 %
Total 1,461.0 1,663.4 13.9 % 10,871.6 11,772.9 8.3 %

International Terminal Passengers (in thousands):

Airport Aug-14 Aug-15 % Var Jan-Aug 14 Jan-Aug 15 % Var
Guadalajara 284.2 331.6 16.7 % 1,976.1 2,199.8 11.3 %
Tijuana 3.1 5.2 69.2 % 20.9 29.5 41.7 %
Puerto Vallarta 116.1 132.2 13.8 % 1,543.2 1,768.0 14.6 %
Los Cabos 211.6 204.5 -3.3 % 1,977.8 1,824.9 -7.7 %
Guanajuato 47.8 57.1 19.5 % 323.8 374.9 15.8 %
Hermosillo 5.9 5.4 -9.3 % 55.2 46.7 -15.3 %
La Paz 0.7 0.6 -7.0 % 9.2 6.9 -25.4 %
Aguascalientes 14.1 17.1 21.9 % 95.4 110.1 15.4 %
Mexicali 0.2 0.3 32.9 % 2.2 2.9 32.5 %
Morelia 21.4 24.0 12.1 % 160.2 174.8 9.2 %
Los Mochis 0.5 0.4 -20.5 % 3.8 3.4 -10.9 %
Manzanillo 2.2 2.1 -6.4 % 63.8 74.5 16.8 %
Total 707.8 780.6 10.3 % 6,231.6 6,616.5 6.2 %

Total Terminal Passengers (in thousands):

Airport Aug-14 Aug-15 % Var Jan-Aug 14 Jan-Aug-15 % Var
Guadalajara 799.3 905.3 13.3 % 5,836.0 6,453.9 10.6 %
Tijuana 385.0 454.1 18.0 % 3,018.6 3,136.2 3.9 %
Puerto Vallarta 217.3 259.5 19.4 % 2,177.8 2,539.1 16.6 %
Los Cabos 313.6 311.4 -0.7 % 2,623.4 2,512.5 -4.2 %
Guanajuato 113.9 145.7 27.9 % 789.9 976.8 23.7 %
Hermosillo 112.2 111.5 -0.6 % 895.8 868.2 -3.1 %
La Paz 57.8 62.1 7.3 % 449.7 440.3 -2.1 %
Aguascalientes 49.8 60.2 20.8 % 348.0 419.6 20.6 %
Mexicali 43.3 53.9 24.6 % 337.6 386.4 14.5 %
Morelia 42.8 44.5 4.0 % 329.0 324.7 -1.3 %
Los Mochis 19.9 25.9 30.0 % 146.4 189.3 29.3 %
Manzanillo 13.8 9.9 -28.7 % 151.0 142.3 -5.8 %
Total 2,168.8 2,443.9 12.7 % 17,103.2 18,389.3 7.5 %

Montego Bay Airport (thousands)

Aug-14 Aug-15 % Var Jan-Aug 14 Jan-Aug 15 % Var
Total 323.2 321.6 -0.5 % 2,551.4 2,674.6 4.8 %

The following items are highlights from traffic results for the month of August:

• Load Factor: During the month of August, GAP registered an 11.3% increase in the number of seats compared to last year. Load factor grew 1.0% to reach 81.6%. It is worth noting that both indicators contributed to making August the best month in the concession’s history.

• Aguascalientes and Guanajuato: Both airports continued registering double-digit growth rates; Aguascalientes grew 20.8% in August due to 5 thousand additional Aeromexico seats on its Mexico City route serving business travelers. Guanajuato passenger traffic rose 27.9% in August when compared to last year due to 15 thousand new Interjet seats from the recent opening of routes to Tijuana, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta and Mexico City, and 10 thousand additional Volaris seats from their recent entry into the Los Angeles market.

• Guadalajara: This airport registered a record accumulated level of passengers as of August 2015. The main driver of this growth is Volaris which, due to its international market expansion, added 91 thousand seats during the month of August; among Volaris’ new destinations are Dallas Fort Worth, Houston, Guatemala, and New York-JFK, with the next opening being San Jose, Costa Rica.

• Puerto Vallarta: The Vallarta-Nayarit destination continues posting historic levels of transported passenger volume. During the summer, the Company registered growth of 75 thousand domestic seats and 47 thousand international seats compared to the same period last year. This situation has consolidated this destination as one of the most important tourist destinations for residents of Central and Northern Mexico.

• Los Cabos: During August 2015, this airport posted a variation of only 2,245 passengers versus August 2014, which indicates a favorable traffic recovery.

• Tijuana: During the month of August, domestic traffic rose 17.5%, mainly due to a higher number of available seats from Volaris and Interjet. As a result, there was an accumulated recovery during the month of August, reaching 3.6% growth as expected.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico reports passenger traffic increase of 9.9 percent

GUADALAJARA, México – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV announced today preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of July 2015 compared to traffic figures for July 2014.

GUADALAJARA, México – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV announced today preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of July 2015 compared to traffic figures for July 2014.

During July 2015, total terminal passengers increased 9.9% in the 12 Mexico-based airports compared to the same period of the previous year; the Montego Bay airport traffic increased 1.4% during the same period. Domestic passenger traffic presented an 10.2% increase in the Mexican airports, while international passenger traffic increased 9.3%. Montego Bay contributed 355 thousand passengers to GAP’s network during the month of July.

The following items are highlights from traffic results for the month of July:

• Load Factor: During the month of July, GAP reached an historic monthly level of passenger traffic as a result of the 9.6% increase in the number of seats available as well as the 84.9% load factor. The solid performance of this indicator was due to the increasing competitiveness of airline ticket prices, as well as higher efficiency in terms of capacity planning by the airlines.

• New Routes: Guanajuato to Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara to La Paz, Guadalajara to Mazatlan, La Paz to Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta to Durango by TAR Aerolíneas; as well as Guadalajara to New York JFK by Volaris.

• Aguascalientes and Guanajuato: The increases at both of these airports reflect the Bajio region’s economic expansion. The main driver behind the accumulated increases of 20.5% and 22.9% in Aguascalientes and Guanajuato, respectively, were business travelers travelling between industrial centers in Mexico and U.S. HUBs; as well as higher demand for domestic leisure travel.

• Guadalajara: This airport continues to experience solid growth, reaching over 10.0% in the domestic market and over 10.4% in international. With the addition of the flight to New York, this airport now has 25 direct international flights from the city of Guadalajara, making this airport one of the most important HUBs in the country.

• Puerto Vallarta: This airport reported a 17.0% increase in the number of passengers transported for July, led by the 24.6% in the volume of seats offered, which represented 65 thousand new seats. In the international market, Southwest has become a major growth generator with the opening of the Orange County daily service. Additionally, all of the domestic airlines reached a higher volume of seats offered compared to 2014, highlighting VivaAerobus which tripled its number of flights to the city of Monterrey.

• Los Cabos: The development of domestic traffic at this airport continues to reach historic levels, with accumulated growth of 6.8%. The international market gets closer to 2014 levels each day, progressing from -7.3% in January to -3.6% in July.

Per information provided by the Los Cabos Tourism Board, the lodging recovery in this city continues underway. The Los Cabos Hotel Association recently announced that the opening of over 1,500 hotel rooms in the coming months, which will coincide with the opening of operations from Orange County by Alaska, Toronto by West Jet and Houston-Hobby by Southwest.

• Tijuana: The strategic location of this airport continues to position it as the most viable option for the VFR (Visiting Friends and Relatives) passenger travelling to Southern California. The depreciation of the peso versus the dollar has driven competition in airline ticket prices for domestic airlines, specifically Volaris and Interjet. It is important to mention that with the December opening of the cross border facility, many airlines are seeking to position themselves in high-density markets such as Guadalajara and Mexico City, which will allow them to expand their market share.

• Montego Bay: reported 5.6% cumulative growth, in line with projections.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico reports passenger traffic increase

GUADALAJARA, México – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV announced today preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of June 2015 compared to traffic figures for June 2014.

GUADALAJARA, México – Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, SAB de CV announced today preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of June 2015 compared to traffic figures for June 2014.

During June 2015, total terminal passengers in the 12 Mexico-based airports increased 9.8% compared to the same period of the previous year; the Montego Bay airport traffic increased 0.7% during the same period. Domestic passenger traffic presented an 11.8% increase in the Mexican airports, while international passenger traffic increased 6.2%.

It is important to mention that the inclusion of Montego Bay contributed 306 thousand passengers to GAP’s airport network during the month of June.

Domestic Terminal Passengers (in thousands):

The following items are highlights from traffic results for the month of June:

• Load Factor: The main cause for the passenger increase was due to a higher seat to load factor ratio, which was 80.6% for the month of June, representing an increase of 5.4 percentage points, compared to the figure for June 2014. This increase was due to higher competition in terms of airplane ticket prices, as well as higher efficiency in terms of capacity planning by the airlines.

• New routes: Guanajuato to Los Angeles and Guadalajara to Guatemala by Volaris; Guadalajara to Los Ángeles by American Airlines; Guadalajara to Mexicali by Aeroméxico, Puerto Vallarta to Orange County by Southwest, Los Cabos to Orange County by Alaska and Los Cabos to Baltimore by Southwest.

• Aguascalientes and Guanajuato: Both of these airports continue to demonstrate the most solid percentage point increases for the Company. The increase in passenger flow was due to the industrial growth that is taking place in the Guanajuato region. Passenger traffic from business, family and tourism travel is expected to continue its growth trend for the remainder of the year.

• Guadalajara: The strong increase of over 14.4% experienced in June reflects the consolidation process of the new routes in the domestic and international markets that began during this quarter with the addition of 7 routes in 2015, thereby reaching a total of 46 non-stop destinations, adding 401 thousand (9.6%) additional passengers versus the same period of the prior year.

• Puerto Vallarta: Double-digit growth at this airport continues despite the moderate increase in the number of available seats during this season. The Vallarta – Nayarit destination reflects the highest accumulated increase of all of GAP’s airports, at 187.7 thousand additional international passengers. During the summer season, total passenger volumes are expected to reach historic levels, as a result of the initiation of operations by Southwest, in addition to the increase of 25 thousand seats by Delta and United.

• Los Cabos: The development of international traffic at this airport has stabilized in the range of -10% with respect to the figure reached for the same period in 2014. This situation is expected to improve significantly during the second half of 2015. Domestic passenger traffic, however, reached an accumulated increase of 7.7%.

Per information provided by the Los Cabos Tourism Board, the lodging recovery in this city has reached 86%. As a result, this factor has limited the recovery in the number of tourists that visit this city. The Los Cabos Hotel Association has announced that the opening of over 1,500 hotel rooms in the coming months will facilitate the recovery of hotel capacity to up to 95% of capacity that it had during September 2014.

• Tijuana: Accumulated figures for this quarter reflect a recovery in the growth rate versus previous quarters with a 6.0% increase compared to -5.0% during the first quarter. In June, the load factor reached historical levels. Among other reasons, traffic to and from this airport has benefitted from the peso/dollar exchange rate, since airplane ticket prices are more attractive from Tijuana than from Southern California airports.

• Montego Bay: This airport reported an accumulated increase of 6.4% in line with projections.

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