Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Reports Passenger Traffic Increase of 3.6% for August 2010

GUADALAJARA, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) (“the Company” or “GAP”) announced today preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for the month of August 2010 compared to traffic figures for August 2009.

During August 2010, total terminal passengers increased 3.6% compared to the previous year; domestic passenger traffic increased 2.3%, while international passenger traffic increased 6.6% compared to August 2009.

Material Events for August: It is important to mention that as of August 28, 2010, Grupo Mexicana de Aviación (“GMA”), which operated through its three subsidiaries, Compañía Mexicana de Aviación (Mexicana), Aerovías Caribe, S.A. de C.V. (Mexicana Click), and Mexicana Inter, S.A. de C.V. (Mexicana Link), suspended operations indefinitely. As a result of this situation, passenger traffic is expected to decline as GMA represented 18.26% of GAP’s total passenger traffic in the first half of 2010.

In addition, please refer to GAP’s press release issued August 30, 2010 where the Company describes in a more detailed manner the impact that GMA’s suspension will have on GAP’s airports.

It is worth mentioning, however, that during the first week of September, various airlines have re-started some of the routes operated by Grupo Mexicana, such as: Aeromexico with the opening of the Mexicali – Mexico City and Mexicali – Guadalajara routes, as well as Volaris with the Mexicali – Mexico City route. In addition, various airlines have increased frequencies on different routes operated by GMA, such as the Guadalajara – Mexico City route.

Company Description:

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. (GAP) operates twelve 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 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”.

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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 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 00 47. The web site is www.lineadedenuncia.com/gap. GAP’s Audit Committee will be notified of all complaints for immediate investigation.