OMA reports a 12.1% increase in May 2019 passenger traffic
- The Monterrey (+9.9%), Ciudad Juárez (+22.6%), and Culiacán (+12.6%) airports contributed most to traffic growth
MONTERREY, Mexico, June 05, 2019 (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 12.1% in May 2019, as compared to May 2018. Domestic traffic increased 12.4%, and international traffic increased 9.6%.
| Total Passengers* | ||||||
| May-2018 | May-2019 | Change % | Jan - May 2018 |
Jan - May 2019 |
Change % | |
| Domestic | 1,605,624 | 1,804,111 | 12.4 | 7,345,824 | 7,874,756 | 7.2 |
| International | 183,009 | 200,498 | 9.6 | 1,128,126 | 1,170,100 | 3.7 |
| OMA Total | 1,788,633 | 2,004,609 | 12.1 | 8,473,950 | 9,044,856 | 6.7 |
| * Terminal passengers: includes passengers on the three types of aviation (commercial, charter, and general aviation), and excludes passengers in transit. | ||||||
During May 2019, domestic traffic increased in all of our airports, with the largest increases in:
- Monterrey (+9.5%) as a result of increased traffic on the Mexico City, Cancún, and Guadalajara routes.
- Ciudad Juárez (+22.5%) due to increased traffic on the Mexico City route.
- Culiacán (+12.4%), benefitted from increases in the number of passengers on the Tijuana, Mexico City, and Guadalajara routes.
- Chihuahua (+12.7%) due to increased traffic on the Mexico City route.
- Mazatlán (+18.5%) as a result of increased traffic on the Mexico City and Tijuana routes.
International traffic grew in eleven airports in April, with the largest increase in Monterrey (+12.3%), as a result of increases in the number of passengers on the Houston route.
In May 2019, there was no opening of new national and international routes.
Of total passenger traffic, 99.3% was commercial, and 0.7% was general aviation.
For OMA’s complete traffic report, include tables, please visit http://ir.oma.aero/traffic-reports.
CONTACT:
Chief Financial Officer
Ruffo Pérez Pliego
+52 (81) 8625 4300
rperezpliego@oma.aero
Investor Relations:
Emmanuel Camacho
+52 (81) 8625 4308
ecamacho@oma.aero
