Cancún, Quintana Roo — Cancún International Airport has now gone 50 consecutive days without surpassing 400 daily flight operations, a decline of 20% to 30% from its normal pace, according to figures from airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR).
The airport had been averaging between 450 and 500 operations a day and topped 600 during high season. The slide began on Aug. 17, when the schedule listed 384 flights, and traffic has not exceeded 400 since.
On Sunday, ASUR reported 365 operations — 183 arrivals and 182 departures. Arrivals included 83 domestic and 100 international flights, while departures comprised 83 domestic and 99 international. The count fell to 352 on Monday and 310 on Tuesday.
The weakest days of the year so far came in mid-September, with 286 operations on Sept. 15 and 288 on Sept. 16 — the Mexican Independence Day holidays brought no rebound for the destination.
Traffic kept sliding: 287 operations on Sept. 22 and 284 on Sept. 23, the lowest single-day figure of the year to date. Sept. 29 recorded 289 operations and Sept. 30 saw 292.
ASUR reports show the airport had already posted four straight days below 400 between Aug. 17 and Aug. 21, with 384, 333, 331 and 375 operations.
Despite the prolonged slump, October opened with a modest increase. ASUR data showed 344 scheduled operations on the first day of the month, followed by a steady flow of 360 and 370 daily frequencies over the first four days.
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