MONTERREY, Mexico, April 05, 2017 (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 5.9% in March 2017, as compared to March 2016. Domestic traffic increased 6.0%, and international traffic rose 5.7%.
It should be noted that year-over-year comparisons are affected by the fact that the Holy Week vacation period occurred in March 2016 and will take place in April this year.
Of total March traffic, 98.4% was commercial aviation and 1.6% was general aviation.
| Total Passengers* | ||||||
| Mar-16 | Mar-17 | Change % | Jan-Mar 2016 | Jan-Mar 2017 | Change % | |
| Domestic | 1,315,800 | 1,394,716 | 6.0 | 3,503,445 | 3,840,243 | 9.6 |
| International | 235,322 | 248,679 | 5.7 | 668,660 | 697,687 | 4.3 |
| OMA Total | 1,551,122 | 1,643,395 | 5.9 | 4,172,105 | 4,537,930 | 8.8 |
| * Terminal passengers: includes passengers on the three types of aviation (commercial, charter, and general aviation), and excludes passengers in transit. | ||||||
Domestic traffic increased in seven airports in March. The most noteworthy increases were Monterrey (+8.2%; +51,560 passengers), Chihuahua (+22.3%; +20,175), and Ciudad Juárez (+11.7%; +9,932). Monterrey traffic increased principally because of higher traffic volumes on the Mexico City and Guadalajara routes. Chihuahua increased traffic principally on its Mexico City route. Ciudad Juárez traffic increased principally because of higher volumes on its Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Monterrey routes.
During March, four domestic routes opened. Aeromar began flying the Culiacán- Guadalajara and Culiacán- Hermosillo routes; and TAR opened the Chihuahua-Querétaro and Zihuatanejo-Bajío routes.
International traffic increased in eight airports in March. The largest increases were in Mazatlán (+18.1%; +7,232 passengers), in large part because of increased traffic on Calgary, Winnipeg, and Dallas routes; and Zihuatanejo (+10.9%; +4,501) as a result of an increases in traffic on the Calgary and Vancouver routes.
The number of flight operations (takeoffs and landings) in March decreased 3.6%. The number of domestic operations decreased 3.8%, and international operations decreased 2.0%.
OMA’s complete traffic report 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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