Social responsibility

For the seventh year in a row, GAP obtained the Socially Responsible Enterprise (ESR) distinction from the Mexican Center for Philanthropy (CEMEFI). This distinction is awarded on the basis of 4 qualities: business ethics, quality of life in the Company, environmental protection, and work with the community.

As a socially responsible Company, we are committed to supporting communities in the municipalities where our airports are located. One of our priorities is to encourage comprehensive education for children, and to this purpose in 2010 we began a program, in conjunction with Fundación Lazos, to support nine schools, directly benefiting 1,500 children throughout various states of Mexico.

In 2013 we decided to double our efforts with the creation of Fundación GAP, whose primary goal is to transform communities through education. In August 2014 we opened the first “Colegio GAP” in the municipality where our Guadalajara International Airport is located, with the support of the One World Foundation and under the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) philosophy. This school provides top-quality education to elementary-school children of lower-income families earning between MXP 1,500 and MXP 6,000 per month. We are currently focused on this school and its future expansion, and we plan to build another two schools, one in Los Cabos and one in Tijuana, in the short term. The project aims to continue opening schools every two years, a sign of our deep commitment to the community and our support in the form of free education, food and uniforms. Since the inception of this program, these donations total MXP 35 million and the economic commitment of GAP’s Board of Directors involves a contribution of MXP 10 million a year. Our goal is to extend commitment to our suppliers, partners, and passengers in order to reach those goals ahead of time. Our passengers currently support the foundation through the “Your Change for a Change” program, where every peso they place in the collection boxes at GAP airports is matched by the Company.

The Provivah housing program is another social initiative we have been working on, where along with other organizations, we help build homes for needy families in the municipalities of Atotonilco el Alto, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Tijuana, Silao, Manzanillo and, recently, Los Cabos, to support people who lost their homes as a result of Hurricane Odile. We have committed a contribution of MXP 14 million to build 500 homes, which will be delivered in 2015.


First “Colegio GAP” opened in August 2014

in the municipality where the Guadalajara International Airport is located, the school provides top-quality education to elementary-aged students of lower-income families.