OMA reports an 8.5% increase in February 2018 passenger traffic
- The Monterrey (+8.6%), Culiacán (+27.3%), and Ciudad Juárez (+18.0%) airports contributed most to traffic growth
- 8 new routes opened in February
MONTERREY, Mexico, March 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA (NASDAQ:OMAB) (BMV:OMA), reports that terminal passenger traffic at its 13 airports increased 8.5% in February 2018, as compared to February 2017. Domestic traffic increased 9.1%, and international traffic increased 5.1%.
| Total Passengers* | ||||||
| Feb-17 | Feb-18 | Change % | Jan-Feb 2017 |
Jan-Feb 2018 |
Change % | |
| Domestic | 1,166,196 | 1,272,319 | 9.1 | 2,445,527 | 2,609,754 | 6.7 |
| International | 211,770 | 222,626 | 5.1 | 449,008 | 470,812 | 4.9 |
| OMA Total | 1,377,966 | 1,494,945 | 8.5 | 2,894,535 | 3,080,566 | 6.4 |
| * Terminal passengers: includes passengers on the three types of aviation (commercial, charter, and general aviation), and excludes passengers in transit. | ||||||
During February 2018, domestic traffic increased in nine airports, with the largest increases in:
- Monterrey (+8.8%; +48,618 passengers), with 47% of OMA’s domestic traffic, increased principally because of higher passenger traffic on the Cancún, Tijuana, Querétaro, Mexicali, Veracruz, Mexico City, Mérida, and Ciudad Juárez routes.
- Culiacán (+28.2%; +37,193), OMA’s second largest airport, with 13% of domestic traffic, increased as a result of additional traffic on the Tijuana and Guadalajara routes.
- Ciudad Juárez (+17.9%; +13,583), had increases on its Guadalajara and Monterrey routes.
In February, Interjet opened the Ciudad Juárez – Culiacán, Culiacán – Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán – Chihuahua, Chihuahua – Culiacán, Culiacán – Hermosillo, and Culiacán – La Paz routes; and TAR opened the Monterrey – Torreón, and Torreón – Monterrey routes.
International traffic also grew in nine airports in February, with the largest increase in Monterrey (+7.4%; +6,063 passengers), as a result of traffic increases on the Atlanta and Las Vegas routes.
Of total February traffic, 98.8% was commercial aviation and 1.2% was general aviation.
OMA’s complete traffic report, including tables, is available at http://ir.oma.aero.
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About OMA
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA, operates 13 international airports in nine states of central and northern Mexico. OMA’s airports serve Monterrey, Mexico’s third largest metropolitan area, the tourist destinations of Acapulco, Mazatlán, and Zihuatanejo, and nine other regional centers and border cities. OMA also operates the NH Collection Hotel inside Terminal 2 of the Mexico City airport and the Hilton Garden Inn at the Monterrey airport. OMA employs over 1,000 persons in order to offer passengers and clients airport and commercial services in facilities that comply with all applicable international safety, security, and ISO 9001:2008 environmental standards. OMA is listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange (OMA) and on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (OMAB). For more information, visit:
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