Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Reports Passenger Traffic Increase of 16.1% for the Month of July

GUADALAJARA, Mexico–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., (NYSE:PAC) (BMV:GAP)
(“the Company” or “GAP”) announced preliminary terminal passenger
traffic figures for the month of July 2016, compared to traffic figures
for July 2015.

During July 2016, total terminal passengers increased 16.1% in the
Company’s 13 airports, compared to the same period of the previous year.
Domestic passenger traffic presented a 21.4% increase, while
international passenger traffic increased 8.5%.

Domestic Terminal Passengers (in thousands):

Airport     Jul-15     Jul-16    

Change

    Jan-Jul 15     Jan-Jul 16    

Change

Guadalajara     600.2     732.7     22.1%     3,680.4     4,284.0     16.4%
Tijuana 485.5 599.3 23.4% 2,657.7 3,487.5 31.2%
Los Cabos 119.9 149.1 24.4% 580.8 704.2 21.3%
Puerto Vallarta 135.1 164.5 21.8% 643.8 750.8 16.6%
Montego Bay 0.7 0.8 18.3% 5.5 4.9 -11.4%
Guanajuato 94.2 109.5 16.2% 513.2 614.4 19.7%
Hermosillo 117.1 139.7 19.3% 715.4 847.6 18.5%
La Paz 65.2 87.9 34.8% 372.0 479.3 28.9%
Mexicali 60.5 68.9 13.8% 329.9 396.7 20.2%
Aguascalientes 46.1 48.5 5.1% 266.5 305.8 14.8%
Morelia 22.3 23.3 4.3% 129.3 154.1 19.1%
Los Mochis 28.6 29.4 2.6% 160.5 192.1 19.7%
Manzanillo 8.7 11.9 36.6% 59.9 70.0 16.7%
Total     1,784.4     2,165.6     21.4%     10,115.0     12,291.4     21.5%

International Terminal Passengers (in thousands):

Airport     Jul-15     Jul-16    

Change

    Jan-Jul 15     Jan-Jul 16    

Change

Guadalajara     357.4     380.6     6.5%     1,868.2     2,097.2     12.3%
Tijuana 5.1 5.4 5.3% 24.3 35.5 46.0%
Los Cabos 238.6 271.4 13.8% 1,620.4 1,870.9 15.5%
Puerto Vallarta 156.7 177.5 13.3% 1,635.8 1,821.7 11.4%
Montego Bay 354.9 376.5 6.1% 2,347.8 2,438.3 3.9%
Guanajuato 61.4 64.4 4.8% 317.8 345.8 8.8%
Hermosillo 6.0 7.1 18.7% 41.3 48.1 16.4%
La Paz 0.7 0.8 16.5% 6.3 7.0 12.3%
Mexicali 0.4 0.5 23.1% 2.6 3.3 28.1%
Aguascalientes 19.1 17.3 -9.3% 93.0 93.4 0.5%
Morelia 25.6 28.8 12.5% 150.8 159.1 5.5%
Los Mochis 0.5 0.6 16.0% 3.0 3.3 8.4%
Manzanillo 2.2 2.2 0.3% 72.5 59.7 -17.6%
Total     1,228.7     1,333.2     8.5%     8,183.7     8,983.3     9.8%

Total Terminal Passengers (in thousands):

Airport     Jul-15     Jul-16    

Change

    Jan-Jul 15     Jan-Jul 16    

Change

Guadalajara     957.6     1,113.3     16.3%     5,548.6     6,381.2     15.0%
Tijuana 490.6 604.7 23.2% 2,682.0 3,523.0 31.4%
Los Cabos 358.5 420.6 17.3% 2,201.2 2,575.0 17.0%
Puerto Vallarta 291.8 342.0 17.2% 2,279.6 2,572.5 12.8%
Montego Bay 355.6 377.3 6.1% 2,353.3 2,443.2 3.8%
Guanajuato 155.7 173.9 11.7% 831.0 960.2 15.5%
Hermosillo 123.1 146.8 19.2% 756.8 895.7 18.4%
La Paz 65.9 88.7 34.6% 378.2 486.4 28.6%
Mexicali 60.9 69.4 13.9% 332.5 400.0 20.3%
Aguascalientes 65.2 65.8 0.9% 359.4 399.2 11.1%
Morelia 47.9 52.1 8.6% 280.2 313.2 11.8%
Los Mochis 29.2 30.0 2.8% 163.5 195.4 19.5%
Manzanillo 11.0 14.2 29.2% 132.4 129.7 -2.1%
Total     3,013.2     3,498.8     16.1%     18,298.7     21,274.7     16.3%

Events for the Period:

  • Seats and Load Factor: In July 2016, GAP registered a 10.9%
    increase in the number of seats available compared to July 2015. Load
    factor for the month rose by 3.9 percentage points, from 83.6% in July
    2015 to 87.5% in July 2016.
  • New Routes: Guanajuato to Torreon, Guanajuato to Manzanillo,
    Hermosillo to Chihuahua, Hermosillo to Puerto Peñasco and Tijuana to
    Puerto Peñasco by TAR; Guadalajara to Merida by Aeromexico;
    Guadalajara to Culiacan and Guadalajara to Puerto Vallarta by
    VivaAerobus; Guadalajara to Seattle and Guadalajara to San Francisco
    by Volaris.
  • Guadalajara: In July, total traffic benefited as a result of
    the opening of 5 new routes; specifically a new Seattle route, for
    which there was previously no direct flight. On a percentage basis,
    VivaAerobus and Aeromexico contributed the highest level to passenger
    volume growth, with an increase in available seats of 53% and 22%,
    respectively.
  • Puerto Vallarta: This airport reached its 38th month
    of continuous growth. Domestic traffic grew 21.8% as a result of 14
    thousand additional new seats by VivaAerobus. On the other hand, the
    international market benefited from over 9 thousand additional
    available seats from Alaska Airlines, a 30% increase compared to July
    2015.
  • Los Cabos: The opening of the summer vacation season
    contributed to a 24.4% growth in domestic passenger traffic. All
    domestic airlines increased traffic compared to July 2015,
    particularly Aeromexico and VivaAerobus, which reported increases of
    40% and 35% in available seats, respectively.
  • Tijuana: Despite the 13.1% increase in available seats during
    July, passenger traffic rose 23.2%. This was a result of the load
    factor’s favorable performance, which increased 6.8 percentage points
    from 82.6% in July 2015 to 89.4% in July 2016. The opening of the Cross
    Border-Xpress
    , in addition to the passengers traveling to south
    California and Tijuana, and a more attractive exchange rate, were the
    factors that mainly contributed to the increased traffic.

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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 of MBJ Airports Limited, a company operating the Sangster
International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These
statements are not historical facts, and are based on management’s
current view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry
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factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current
expectations.

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 may involve criminal conduct or
violations. The telephone number in Mexico, facilitated by a third party
that is in charge of collecting these complaints, is 01-800-563-0047.
The web site is http://www.lineadedenuncia.com/gap.
GAP’s Audit Committee will be notified of all complaints for immediate
investigation.

For more information please visit www.aeropuertosgap.com.mx

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Contacts

In Mexico
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B.
de C.V.

Saúl Villarreal García, Chief Financial Officer
Paulina
Sánchez , Investor Relations Officer
Tel: 52 (33) 38801100 ext 20151
svillarreal@aeropuertosgap.com.mx
psanchez@aeropuertosgap.com.mx
or
In
the U.S.

i-advize Corporate Communications
Maria
Barona
Patricia Cruz
212-406-3691 / 212-406-3694
gap@i-advize.com

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