Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico reports 7.3% traffic decline

• Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico recorded a 7.3% year-over-year decline in total terminal passenger traffic for September 2026.
• The monthly traffic contraction extended a broader year-to-date passenger volume drop of 4.2% across its entire network.
• The company attributed the operational slowdown primarily to reduced domestic airline seat capacity alongside partial hurricane disruptions.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (NYSE:PAC) recorded a 7.3% year-over-year decline in September 2026 terminal passenger traffic.

The monthly contraction extended a 4.2% year-to-date traffic decline that lowered overall volume to 45.79 million passengers.

The company stated that the monthly passenger decrease was primarily driven by reduced domestic airline seat capacity.

Late-month operations at the Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos terminals were also partially disrupted by Hurricane Polo.

Following the September volume announcement, the Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico share price was down at $209.20.

Despite a 7.2% overall decrease in available flight seats, the network load factor increased slightly to 81.0%.

While hubs like Tijuana and Montego Bay experienced double-digit drops, the Aguascalientes and Manzanillo airports posted volume growth.