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GAP announces information regarding bid for Riviera Maya Airport

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09-May-2011 Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) (“the Company” or “GAP”) reports that to date, the Company has not received any notification from the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (“SCT”) with respect to a disqualification of its participation in the bid for the Riviera Maya Airport project, as has been erroneously reported by some print media.

Based on the terms of the bid, the SCT's deadline to inform participants of the technical offering bid results and to begin solicitation of economic offerings is May 24, 2011.

The consortium, comprised of Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V. and Grupo Mexico, presented its proposal for the development of the project on time, in the proper format and based on the requirements issued by the SCT. Furthermore, the consortium reiterates that in the case that it wins the bid, in compliance with the bid's terms, it will hold the concession's title and provide capital and expertise for the operation and administration of this new project's airports, based on these terms.