- The Monterrey (+3.2%), Ciudad Juárez (+18.8%), and Zacatecas (+31.1%) airports contributed most to traffic growth
MONTERREY, Mexico, April 03, 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 3.5% in March 2019, as compared to March 2018. Domestic traffic increased 4.2%, and international traffic decreased 0.5%.
| Total Passengers* | |||||||
| Mar-2018 | Mar-2019 | Change % | Jan - Mar 2018 | Jan - Mar 2019 | Change % | ||
| Domestic | 1,553,336 | 1,619,188 | 4.2 | 4,163,090 | 4,369,536 | 5.0 | |
| International | 267,321 | 266,100 | (0.5) | 738,133 | 743,965 | 0.8 | |
| OMA Total | 1,820,657 | 1,885,288 | 3.5 | 4,901,223 | 5,113,501 | 4.3 | |
| * Terminal passengers: includes passengers on the three types of aviation (commercial, charter, and general aviation), and excludes passengers in transit. | |||||||
During March 2019, domestic traffic increased in nine of our airports, with the largest increases in:
- Monterrey (+4.0%), benefitted from increases in the number of passengers on the Mexico City and Guadalajara routes.
- Ciudad Juárez (+18.9%) due to increased traffic on the Mexico City, Bajío, Guadalajara, Cancún, and Hermosillo routes.
- Zacatecas (+46.0%) as a result of increased traffic on the Mexico City route.
- Chihuahua (+6.2%) due to increased traffic on the Mexico City route.
In March 2019, Volaris started flying the Ciudad Juárez – Hermosillo, Ciudad Juárez – Mexico City, Chihuahua – Hermosillo, Chihuahua – Mérida, Chihuahua – Mexicali routes.
International traffic grew in five airports in March, with the largest increase in Mazatlán (+8.8%), as a result of increases in the number of passengers on the Abbotsford, Canada; Calgary, Canada; and Montreal, Canada routes.
Of total passenger traffic, 99.1% was commercial, and 0.9% was general aviation.
For OMA’s complete traffic report, including 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