- The Monterrey (+12.4%), Culiacán (+11.4%), and Mazatlán (+19.3%) airports contributed most to traffic growth
MEXICO CITY, March 03, 2020 (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 12.7% in February 2020, as compared to February 2019. Domestic traffic increased 12.6%, and international traffic increased 13.5%.
| Total Passengers* | ||||||
| Feb-2019 | Feb-2020 | Change % | Jan - Feb 2019 | Jan - Feb 2020 | Change % | |
| Domestic | 1,320,303 | 1,486,574 | 12.6 | 2,750,348 | 3,051,366 | 10.9 |
| International | 224,302 | 254,548 | 13.5 | 477,865 | 542,048 | 13.4 |
| OMA Total | 1,544,605 | 1,741,122 | 12.7 | 3,228,213 | 3,593,414 | 11.3 |
| * Terminal passengers: includes passengers on the three types of aviation (commercial, charter, and general aviation), and excludes passengers in transit. | ||||||
During February 2020, domestic traffic increased in all of our airports, with the largest increases in:
- Monterrey (+11.6%) as a result of increased traffic on the Mexico City route.
- Culiacán (+11.3%) benefitted from increased traffic on the Mexico City and Tijuana routes.
- Mazatlán (+27.4%) benefitted from increased traffic on the Tijuana route.
- Chihuahua (+14.4%), due to increased traffic on the Tijuana, Mexico City, and Guadalajara routes.
- Ciudad Juárez (+12.5%) due to increased traffic on the Mexico City route, and
- Acapulco (+18.2%) benefitted from increased traffic on the Tijuana, and Cancún routes.
International traffic grew in all of our airports in February, with the largest increase in Monterrey (+18.5%), as a result of increases in the number of passengers on the Houston and Las Vegas routes.
Of total passenger traffic, 99.2% was commercial, and 0.8% was general aviation.
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