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Los Angeles Times
14-07-2025
- Los Angeles Times
The messy aftermath of an immigration sweep in Pacoima
The 54-year-old woman was splayed on the sidewalk with her shirt half-raised, unconscious. Nearby, federal immigration agents stood guard as people screamed at them. Arturo Hermosillo, a U.S. citizen, was in his work van, recording it all when an agent ordered him to back up to make room for an ambulance that was en route for the woman. As he was reversing, he said, another agent started banging on his window and side view mirror, pushing it in. He couldn't see behind him and felt a bump. Hermosillo opened his door to tell the agents he couldn't move. But not long after, they dragged him out of his van. 'I told them I didn't do anything illegal,' he said. Hermosillo was arrested and sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown L.A. The woman, who later said she had fainted while an agent bear-hugged her to the point she struggled to breathe, underwent heart surgery at a Providence Holy Cross Medical Center. A doctor told her she had suffered a heart attack. The immigration sweep on June 19, just outside a Lowe's Home Improvement store, is one of many that have taken place in Southern California and encapsulates the chaotic methods employed to detain people over the last month. A federal judge on Friday ruled that there was sufficient evidence that agents were using racial profiling to target people and ordered a halt to the indiscriminate sweeps, saying they violated the 4th Amendment. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin said in an email response to The Times that a person 'rammed his vehicle into a law enforcement vehicle' during the June 19 operation. 'CBP Agents were also assaulted during the operation and verbally harassed ... despite this, CBP arrested 30 illegal aliens in Hollywood and 9 illegal aliens in San Fernando and Pacoima,' she wrote. The Times sought clarification as to which operation involved the ramming of the federal vehicle, but neither McLaughlin nor the agency responded to the follow-up question. Eyewitness videos, as well as interviews with Hermosillo and the 54-year-old woman, tell a different story and underscore the public's outrage and criticism of the immigration sweeps. Matilde, who declined to give her last name because of her immigration status, said she was selling tamales by the entrance of the parking lot shared by Lowe's and other businesses when the 54-year-old got word that federal immigration agents were in the area. Matilde got nervous and began taking down her stand. She was about to put her umbrella away when a white car with tinted windows pulled up. 'I saw two agents get out,' she said in a phone interview. 'I didn't run.' She said the agent that ran to her never identified himself, provided a warrant or requested documentation of her immigration status. Instead, she said, he grabbed her from behind. 'I could feel his vest against my ear,' said Matilde, who is about 5 feet tall. 'I told him I couldn't breathe.' A second agent showed up to grab her hands to handcuff her. She said as they tried to do that one of the agents unintentionally lifted her shirt, exposing her bra. She reached to pull her shirt down and the agents used more force as if she were resisting. What happened next is something Matilde can't fully recall. 'I don't know if I fainted or if they threw me down,' she said. But she woke up on the ground and started to plea with agents. 'I told them: I can't breathe, I can't breathe and that my chest hurts,' she said. 'But they didn't listen. They ignored me.' She said she looked up at the tree where she had a framed picture of the Virgin Mary and began to pray: 'Virgin Mary, please help me, don't abandon me. I don't want to die.' She said a third agent came and told her he was a paramedic, asking her if she had any medical conditions. She told him she suffered from high blood pressure and diabetes and that her chest was hurting. He took her pulse before the agents dialed 911. She said the agents left her on the ground. Videos taken by people at the scene and shared on social media show Matilde on the ground, unconscious and surrounded by agents. In another video, firefighters are caring for her while a small crowd shame the agents for hurting the woman, especially those agents who appear to be Latinos. 'You have Latino blood,' one woman yelled at the agents in Spanish. 'Does it feel good doing this?' another woman screamed out. As paramedics arrived to transport Matilde to the hospital, three federal agents were trying to drag Hermosillo out of his van. A video shows an agent pulling on Hermosillo's leg to drag him out. A second agent tries to do the same before trying to snatch Hermosillo's arm but loses his grip and falls down. A third agent with a vest that reads 'medic' joins in shortly after. 'Dude, let him go!' a woman screams in the background. 'Oh my God, why [do] you guys act like animals?' the woman recording the video says. 'What has he done?' a man screams out at agents trying to keep people back. The video shows the three agents struggling to pull Hermosillo out. Once he's out of the van, he is shoeless on one foot and is pushed down to the hot ground so they can handcuff him. 'What's your name?' the woman recording yells out to Hermosillo, who responds with his name. 'Tell us where you're from so we can get you out of jail. Where are you from? What's your address? We want to call your family,' people call out. In another video, Hermosillo is seen being placed in the back of a white van, screaming: 'Fight back, fight back.' 'We're going to fight for you!' a woman shouts back to him. Once in custody, he said agents accused him of obstruction and took him to the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown L.A. There, he said, the agents mocked him. 'They were saying things like I was never going to get out and that I better lawyer up,' he said. When one agent told him he didn't understand why the public was making a big deal of the immigration sweeps, he got angry. 'It's because you guys are Nazis,' Hermosillo said he told the agent. He said they continued to tell him he would be in prison for nearly a decade. Hermosillo told the agents he was fine with that. 'I was like, they're not going to break me,' he said. 'I'm going to continue my education in here; I'm going to continue organizing in here.' He said that after some time, Homeland Security agents showed up to speak to him. 'They told me, 'You were never arrested. You're just being detained, but you can't leave L.A. County for six months to a year,' and that they were going to proceed with the offense but that they were letting me go.' He said he signed release documents. 'They let me out in the street with no shoe, no phone,' he said. 'I had nothing with me because it was in the vehicle.' Hermosillo said he recorded the incident but declined to provide it to The Times as part of his defense against the federal government. 'You know the difference between them and us,' he said. 'It's that our struggle comes from love, and all they have is hate. 'My struggle is for the love of my people.' Once Matilde was placed on a gurney and moved into an ambulance, she was taken three miles to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center. There, she said, doctors treated her partially blocked arteries in the heart, telling her she had suffered a minor heart attack. 'The doctor said I was lucky they weren't too clogged up or else they would have needed to do open heart surgery,' she said. She stayed in the hospital for five days and was prescribed heart medication as well as medication for anxiety, which she developed after the June 19 incident. 'At night I can't sleep because I have nightmares,' she said. The anxiety creeps up on her. Sometimes, she said, she can feel the agent's breath when he held her tightly. She said she has bruises on her legs, arms and belly and has been unable to do much, even cook. It's not the America Matilde envisioned when she came to the U.S. 29 years ago. She and her husband came for work and a steady income. They wanted to send money back home so her husband's parents, who were bouncing from one relative's home to another, could have their own place. They also wanted to raise a family, but in a country that provided better opportunities. She said her 28-year-old daughter is a nurse assistant, and her 15-year-old son wants to go to college to become a structural engineer. 'We both suffered from our sacrifice,' she said. 'But we wanted a better future for our kids. 'We wanted things just to be better.'
Evening Standard
18-06-2025
- General
- Evening Standard
Don't shoot: How one tequila made its name by taking its time
It meant, of course, those two touchstones of time and patience. And change. Where countless tequila producers source their agave from wholesalers, Hermosillo uses only that grown on the 3000 acres of his organic estate (pesticides are banned; waste is used as fertiliser; sustainability is everything). They grow in soil heavy with gravel, which means they grow more slowly, taking more than a decade to reach maturity — usually 11 years, but sometimes 12. He does not rush the cooking of the agave cores — piñas, they're called — instead steaming them for 36 hours in traditional masonry ovens, slowing bringing out their sugars for fermenting. Afterwards, the oven doors are kept shut for another 10 hours, letting the agave cool. But more time is needed: after the piñas are pressed in a screw mill, to get the juice, they're fermented for five days in stainless steel vats, Hermosillo preferring to use only native airborne yeast, where others buy in commercial yeast. Why? He says the air picks up the smells and flavours of the land. You can taste it in the drink, he says, the mango and lime groves, a little of the Mexican soul.
Business Upturn
06-06-2025
- Business
- Business Upturn
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Reports a Passenger Traffic Increase in May 2025 of 2.6% Compared to 2024
By GlobeNewswire Published on June 6, 2025, 03:22 IST GUADALAJARA, Mexico, June 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) ('the Company' or 'GAP') announces preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for May 2025, compared with May 2024. For May 2025, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP's 12 Mexican airports increased by 2.9%, compared to May 2024. Tijuana, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, and Guadalajara airports presented an increase in passenger traffic of 3.4%, 1.1%, 0.9%, and 0.3% respectively, compared to May 2024. On the other hand, Montego Bay presented a decrease in passenger traffic of 1.6%, compared to May 2024. Domestic Terminal Passengers (in thousands): Airport May-24 May-25 % Change Jan – May 24 Jan – May 25 % Change Guadalajara 1,012.5 1,023.2 1.1 % 4,657.2 5,111.8 9.8 % Tijuana* 719.6 730.5 1.5 % 3,397.1 3,536.6 4.1 % Los Cabos 236.0 245.0 3.8 % 1,089.8 1,168.5 7.2 % Puerto Vallarta 250.2 278.2 11.2 % 1,057.8 1,210.2 14.4 % Montego Bay 0.0 0.0 N/A 0.0 0.0 N/A Guanajuato 177.0 194.1 9.7 % 823.9 903.7 9.7 % Hermosillo 183.7 184.5 0.4 % 820.2 877.6 7.0 % Kingston 0.2 0.0 (84.8 %) 1.1 0.1 (87.4 %) Morelia 51.2 59.4 15.9 % 247.6 305.6 23.5 % La Paz 96.4 107.0 11.0 % 462.2 499.4 8.1 % Mexicali 73.0 103.6 41.9 % 433.5 501.8 15.7 % Aguascalientes 58.5 60.7 3.7 % 259.1 265.8 2.6 % Los Mochis 48.4 58.1 19.8 % 225.3 289.6 28.6 % Manzanillo 10.4 10.3 (1.2 %) 56.4 55.8 (1.1 %) Total 2,917.0 3,054.5 4.7 % 13,531.1 14,726.5 8.8 % International Terminal Passengers (in thousands): Airport May-24 May-25 % Change Jan – May 24 Jan – May 25 % Change Guadalajara 464.0 457.5 (1.4 %) 2,375.7 2,417.4 1.8 % Tijuana* 312.0 336.6 7.9 % 1,572.2 1,702.5 8.3 % Puerto Vallarta 369.6 367.3 (0.6 %) 2,203.0 2,193.2 (0.4 %) Los Cabos 259.6 236.1 (9.1 %) 2,189.6 2,084.3 (4.8 %) Montego Bay 401.7 395.4 (1.6 %) 2,295.0 2,164.8 (5.7 %) Guanajuato 77.8 80.3 3.2 % 398.0 427.7 7.5 % Hermosillo 6.8 6.7 (2.3 %) 36.9 33.7 (8.7 %) Kingston 139.7 146.3 4.8 % 666.2 729.3 9.5 % Morelia 52.7 49.7 (5.8 %) 259.9 279.9 7.7 % La Paz 1.1 3.1 188.6 % 5.2 14.8 184.1 % Mexicali 0.7 0.5 (29.2 %) 3.0 2.9 (2.7 %) Aguascalientes 27.3 28.7 5.0 % 123.7 129.8 5.0 % Los Mochis 0.7 0.7 (9.7 %) 3.4 3.2 (5.5 %) Manzanillo 4.7 5.1 7.4 % 52.1 58.7 12.7 % Total 2,118.6 2,113.9 (0.2 %) 12,183.9 12,242.2 0.5 % Total Terminal Passengers (in thousands): Airport May-24 May-25 % Change Jan – May 24 Jan – May 25 % Change Guadalajara 1,476.5 1,480.7 0.3 % 7,032.8 7,529.2 7.1 % Tijuana* 1,031.6 1,067.1 3.4 % 4,969.3 5,239.2 5.4 % Puerto Vallarta 605.6 612.3 1.1 % 3,292.9 3,361.7 2.1 % Los Cabos 509.8 514.3 0.9 % 3,247.4 3,294.5 1.4 % Montego Bay 401.7 395.4 (1.6 %) 2,295.0 2,164.8 (5.7 %) Guanajuato 254.8 274.4 7.7 % 1,222.0 1,331.4 9.0 % Hermosillo 190.5 191.2 0.3 % 857.1 911.3 6.3 % Kingston 139.9 146.4 4.6 % 667.3 729.5 9.3 % Morelia 103.9 109.0 4.9 % 507.5 585.5 15.4 % La Paz 97.5 110.1 13.0 % 467.4 514.2 10.0 % Mexicali 73.7 104.1 41.2 % 436.4 504.6 15.6 % Aguascalientes 85.8 89.3 4.1 % 382.8 395.6 3.3 % Los Mochis 49.2 58.7 19.4 % 228.7 292.8 28.0 % Manzanillo 15.1 15.4 1.4 % 108.5 114.5 5.5 % Total 5,035.7 5,168.3 2.6 % 25,715.0 26,968.7 4.9 % CBX users (in thousands): Airport May-24 May-25 % Change Jan – May 24 Jan – May 25 % Change Tijuana 306.9 329.8 7.5 % 1,551.8 1,673.0 7.8 % Highlights for the month: Seats and load factors : The seats available during May 2025 increased by 4.8%, compared to May 2024. The load factors for the month went from 82.8% in May 2024 to 81.1% in May 2025. The seats available during May 2025 increased by 4.8%, compared to May 2024. The load factors for the month went from 82.8% in May 2024 to 81.1% in May 2025. New routes: Hermosillo – Tijuana: Viva Tijuana – Hermosillo: VivaLa Paz – Santa Lucía: VivaLa Paz – Tijuana: VivaTijuana – La Paz: VivaTijuana – Veracruz: Viva Tijuana – Querétaro: Viva 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 Norman Manley International Airport operation in Kingston, Jamaica, and took control of the operation in October 2019. This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts and are based on management's current view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance, and financial results. The words 'anticipates', 'believes', 'estimates', 'expects', 'plans' and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations, and the factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends, or results will occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or 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 involve criminal conduct or violations. The telephone number in Mexico, facilitated by a third party responsible for collecting these complaints, is 800 04 ETICA (38422) or WhatsApp +52 55 6538 5504. The website is or by email at [email protected]. GAP's Audit Committee will be notified of all complaints for immediate investigation. Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with GlobeNewswire. Business Upturn takes no editorial responsibility for the same. GlobeNewswire provides press release distribution services globally, with substantial operations in North America and Europe.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Reports a Passenger Traffic Increase in May 2025 of 2.6% Compared to 2024
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, June 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) ('the Company' or 'GAP') announces preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for May 2025, compared with May 2024. For May 2025, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP's 12 Mexican airports increased by 2.9%, compared to May 2024. Tijuana, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, and Guadalajara airports presented an increase in passenger traffic of 3.4%, 1.1%, 0.9%, and 0.3% respectively, compared to May 2024. On the other hand, Montego Bay presented a decrease in passenger traffic of 1.6%, compared to May 2024. Domestic Terminal Passengers (in thousands): Airport May-24 May-25 % Change Jan - May 24 Jan - May 25 % Change Guadalajara 1,012.5 1,023.2 1.1 % 4,657.2 5,111.8 9.8 % Tijuana* 719.6 730.5 1.5 % 3,397.1 3,536.6 4.1 % Los Cabos 236.0 245.0 3.8 % 1,089.8 1,168.5 7.2 % Puerto Vallarta 250.2 278.2 11.2 % 1,057.8 1,210.2 14.4 % Montego Bay 0.0 0.0 N/A 0.0 0.0 N/A Guanajuato 177.0 194.1 9.7 % 823.9 903.7 9.7 % Hermosillo 183.7 184.5 0.4 % 820.2 877.6 7.0 % Kingston 0.2 0.0 (84.8 %) 1.1 0.1 (87.4 %) Morelia 51.2 59.4 15.9 % 247.6 305.6 23.5 % La Paz 96.4 107.0 11.0 % 462.2 499.4 8.1 % Mexicali 73.0 103.6 41.9 % 433.5 501.8 15.7 % Aguascalientes 58.5 60.7 3.7 % 259.1 265.8 2.6 % Los Mochis 48.4 58.1 19.8 % 225.3 289.6 28.6 % Manzanillo 10.4 10.3 (1.2 %) 56.4 55.8 (1.1 %) Total 2,917.0 3,054.5 4.7 % 13,531.1 14,726.5 8.8 % International Terminal Passengers (in thousands): Airport May-24 May-25 % Change Jan - May 24 Jan - May 25 % Change Guadalajara 464.0 457.5 (1.4 %) 2,375.7 2,417.4 1.8 % Tijuana* 312.0 336.6 7.9 % 1,572.2 1,702.5 8.3 % Puerto Vallarta 369.6 367.3 (0.6 %) 2,203.0 2,193.2 (0.4 %) Los Cabos 259.6 236.1 (9.1 %) 2,189.6 2,084.3 (4.8 %) Montego Bay 401.7 395.4 (1.6 %) 2,295.0 2,164.8 (5.7 %) Guanajuato 77.8 80.3 3.2 % 398.0 427.7 7.5 % Hermosillo 6.8 6.7 (2.3 %) 36.9 33.7 (8.7 %) Kingston 139.7 146.3 4.8 % 666.2 729.3 9.5 % Morelia 52.7 49.7 (5.8 %) 259.9 279.9 7.7 % La Paz 1.1 3.1 188.6 % 5.2 14.8 184.1 % Mexicali 0.7 0.5 (29.2 %) 3.0 2.9 (2.7 %) Aguascalientes 27.3 28.7 5.0 % 123.7 129.8 5.0 % Los Mochis 0.7 0.7 (9.7 %) 3.4 3.2 (5.5 %) Manzanillo 4.7 5.1 7.4 % 52.1 58.7 12.7 % Total 2,118.6 2,113.9 (0.2 %) 12,183.9 12,242.2 0.5 % Total Terminal Passengers (in thousands): Airport May-24 May-25 % Change Jan - May 24 Jan - May 25 % Change Guadalajara 1,476.5 1,480.7 0.3 % 7,032.8 7,529.2 7.1 % Tijuana* 1,031.6 1,067.1 3.4 % 4,969.3 5,239.2 5.4 % Puerto Vallarta 605.6 612.3 1.1 % 3,292.9 3,361.7 2.1 % Los Cabos 509.8 514.3 0.9 % 3,247.4 3,294.5 1.4 % Montego Bay 401.7 395.4 (1.6 %) 2,295.0 2,164.8 (5.7 %) Guanajuato 254.8 274.4 7.7 % 1,222.0 1,331.4 9.0 % Hermosillo 190.5 191.2 0.3 % 857.1 911.3 6.3 % Kingston 139.9 146.4 4.6 % 667.3 729.5 9.3 % Morelia 103.9 109.0 4.9 % 507.5 585.5 15.4 % La Paz 97.5 110.1 13.0 % 467.4 514.2 10.0 % Mexicali 73.7 104.1 41.2 % 436.4 504.6 15.6 % Aguascalientes 85.8 89.3 4.1 % 382.8 395.6 3.3 % Los Mochis 49.2 58.7 19.4 % 228.7 292.8 28.0 % Manzanillo 15.1 15.4 1.4 % 108.5 114.5 5.5 % Total 5,035.7 5,168.3 2.6 % 25,715.0 26,968.7 4.9 % CBX users (in thousands): Airport May-24 May-25 % Change Jan - May 24 Jan - May 25 % Change Tijuana 306.9 329.8 7.5 % 1,551.8 1,673.0 7.8 % Highlights for the month: Seats and load factors: The seats available during May 2025 increased by 4.8%, compared to May 2024. The load factors for the month went from 82.8% in May 2024 to 81.1% in May 2025. New routes: Hermosillo – Tijuana: Viva Tijuana – Hermosillo: VivaLa Paz – Santa Lucía: VivaLa Paz – Tijuana: VivaTijuana – La Paz: VivaTijuana – Veracruz: VivaTijuana – Querétaro: Viva 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 Norman Manley International Airport operation in Kingston, Jamaica, and took control of the operation in October 2019. This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts and are based on management's current view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance, and financial results. The words 'anticipates', 'believes', 'estimates', 'expects', 'plans' and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations, and the factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends, or results will occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or 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 involve criminal conduct or violations. The telephone number in Mexico, facilitated by a third party responsible for collecting these complaints, is 800 04 ETICA (38422) or WhatsApp +52 55 6538 5504. The website is or by email at denuncia@ GAP's Audit Committee will be notified of all complaints for immediate investigation. Alejandra Soto Investor Relations and Social Responsibility Officer asoto@ Gisela Murillo, Investor Relations gmurillo@ 33 3880 1100 ext. 20294 Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Reports a Passenger Traffic Increase in May 2025 of 2.6% Compared to 2024
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, June 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) ('the Company' or 'GAP') announces preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for May 2025, compared with May 2024. For May 2025, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP's 12 Mexican airports increased by 2.9%, compared to May 2024. Tijuana, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, and Guadalajara airports presented an increase in passenger traffic of 3.4%, 1.1%, 0.9%, and 0.3% respectively, compared to May 2024. On the other hand, Montego Bay presented a decrease in passenger traffic of 1.6%, compared to May 2024. Domestic Terminal Passengers (in thousands): Airport May-24 May-25 % Change Jan - May 24 Jan - May 25 % Change Guadalajara 1,012.5 1,023.2 1.1 % 4,657.2 5,111.8 9.8 % Tijuana* 719.6 730.5 1.5 % 3,397.1 3,536.6 4.1 % Los Cabos 236.0 245.0 3.8 % 1,089.8 1,168.5 7.2 % Puerto Vallarta 250.2 278.2 11.2 % 1,057.8 1,210.2 14.4 % Montego Bay 0.0 0.0 N/A 0.0 0.0 N/A Guanajuato 177.0 194.1 9.7 % 823.9 903.7 9.7 % Hermosillo 183.7 184.5 0.4 % 820.2 877.6 7.0 % Kingston 0.2 0.0 (84.8 %) 1.1 0.1 (87.4 %) Morelia 51.2 59.4 15.9 % 247.6 305.6 23.5 % La Paz 96.4 107.0 11.0 % 462.2 499.4 8.1 % Mexicali 73.0 103.6 41.9 % 433.5 501.8 15.7 % Aguascalientes 58.5 60.7 3.7 % 259.1 265.8 2.6 % Los Mochis 48.4 58.1 19.8 % 225.3 289.6 28.6 % Manzanillo 10.4 10.3 (1.2 %) 56.4 55.8 (1.1 %) Total 2,917.0 3,054.5 4.7 % 13,531.1 14,726.5 8.8 % International Terminal Passengers (in thousands): Airport May-24 May-25 % Change Jan - May 24 Jan - May 25 % Change Guadalajara 464.0 457.5 (1.4 %) 2,375.7 2,417.4 1.8 % Tijuana* 312.0 336.6 7.9 % 1,572.2 1,702.5 8.3 % Puerto Vallarta 369.6 367.3 (0.6 %) 2,203.0 2,193.2 (0.4 %) Los Cabos 259.6 236.1 (9.1 %) 2,189.6 2,084.3 (4.8 %) Montego Bay 401.7 395.4 (1.6 %) 2,295.0 2,164.8 (5.7 %) Guanajuato 77.8 80.3 3.2 % 398.0 427.7 7.5 % Hermosillo 6.8 6.7 (2.3 %) 36.9 33.7 (8.7 %) Kingston 139.7 146.3 4.8 % 666.2 729.3 9.5 % Morelia 52.7 49.7 (5.8 %) 259.9 279.9 7.7 % La Paz 1.1 3.1 188.6 % 5.2 14.8 184.1 % Mexicali 0.7 0.5 (29.2 %) 3.0 2.9 (2.7 %) Aguascalientes 27.3 28.7 5.0 % 123.7 129.8 5.0 % Los Mochis 0.7 0.7 (9.7 %) 3.4 3.2 (5.5 %) Manzanillo 4.7 5.1 7.4 % 52.1 58.7 12.7 % Total 2,118.6 2,113.9 (0.2 %) 12,183.9 12,242.2 0.5 % Total Terminal Passengers (in thousands): Airport May-24 May-25 % Change Jan - May 24 Jan - May 25 % Change Guadalajara 1,476.5 1,480.7 0.3 % 7,032.8 7,529.2 7.1 % Tijuana* 1,031.6 1,067.1 3.4 % 4,969.3 5,239.2 5.4 % Puerto Vallarta 605.6 612.3 1.1 % 3,292.9 3,361.7 2.1 % Los Cabos 509.8 514.3 0.9 % 3,247.4 3,294.5 1.4 % Montego Bay 401.7 395.4 (1.6 %) 2,295.0 2,164.8 (5.7 %) Guanajuato 254.8 274.4 7.7 % 1,222.0 1,331.4 9.0 % Hermosillo 190.5 191.2 0.3 % 857.1 911.3 6.3 % Kingston 139.9 146.4 4.6 % 667.3 729.5 9.3 % Morelia 103.9 109.0 4.9 % 507.5 585.5 15.4 % La Paz 97.5 110.1 13.0 % 467.4 514.2 10.0 % Mexicali 73.7 104.1 41.2 % 436.4 504.6 15.6 % Aguascalientes 85.8 89.3 4.1 % 382.8 395.6 3.3 % Los Mochis 49.2 58.7 19.4 % 228.7 292.8 28.0 % Manzanillo 15.1 15.4 1.4 % 108.5 114.5 5.5 % Total 5,035.7 5,168.3 2.6 % 25,715.0 26,968.7 4.9 % CBX users (in thousands): Airport May-24 May-25 % Change Jan - May 24 Jan - May 25 % Change Tijuana 306.9 329.8 7.5 % 1,551.8 1,673.0 7.8 % Highlights for the month: Seats and load factors: The seats available during May 2025 increased by 4.8%, compared to May 2024. The load factors for the month went from 82.8% in May 2024 to 81.1% in May 2025. New routes: Hermosillo – Tijuana: Viva Tijuana – Hermosillo: VivaLa Paz – Santa Lucía: VivaLa Paz – Tijuana: VivaTijuana – La Paz: VivaTijuana – Veracruz: VivaTijuana – Querétaro: Viva 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 Norman Manley International Airport operation in Kingston, Jamaica, and took control of the operation in October 2019. This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts and are based on management's current view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, company performance, and financial results. The words 'anticipates', 'believes', 'estimates', 'expects', 'plans' and similar expressions, as they relate to the company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. 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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 involve criminal conduct or violations. The telephone number in Mexico, facilitated by a third party responsible for collecting these complaints, is 800 04 ETICA (38422) or WhatsApp +52 55 6538 5504. The website is or by email at denuncia@ GAP's Audit Committee will be notified of all complaints for immediate investigation. Alejandra Soto Investor Relations and Social Responsibility Officer asoto@ Gisela Murillo, Investor Relations gmurillo@ 33 3880 1100 ext. 20294
