MONTERREY, Mexico, Sept. 8, 2011 (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 decreased 1.5% in August 2011, as compared to August 2010. Domestic traffic decreased 0.3%, and international traffic decreased 9.3%.
Of total August traffic, 96.8% was commercial aviation and 3.2% was general aviation.
| Total Passengers* | ||||||
| Aug-10 | Aug-11 | Change % | Jan-Aug 2010 | Jan-Aug 2011 | Change % | |
| Domestic | 933,857 | 931,042 | (0.3) | 6,596,275 | 6,615,863 | 0.3 |
| International | 148,232 | 134,491 | (9.3) | 1,346,004 | 1,227,040 | (8.8) |
| OMA Total | 1,082,089 | 1,065,533 | (1.5) | 7,942,279 | 7,842,903 | (1.3) |
| * 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 August, with the most noteworthy increases in Monterrey (+3.0%), Tampico (+21.1%), and Ciudad Juárez (+5.0%). In Monterrey, traffic increased principally on the Mexico City, Cancún, and San José del Cabo routes. In Tampico, traffic increased on the Mexico City and Monterrey routes. In Ciudad Juárez, traffic increased on the Mexico City and Guadalajara routes. Traffic decreased most at the airports in Acapulco (-21.1%), Chihuahua (-14.2%), and Culiacán (-5.3%). In Acapulco, the reduction was primarily on the Mexico City and Guadalajara routes. In Chihuahua, the reduction was on the Toluca and Guadalajara routes. The reduction in Culiacán was principally on the Toluca, Tijuana, and Guadalajara routes.
International traffic increased most significantly in Mazatlán (+8.0%), principally because of the start of operations of a route to Dallas and an increase in traffic on the Toronto route. The greatest decreases were recorded in Monterrey (-9.2%), Acapulco (-51.9%), and Zihuatanejo (-34.2%). Monterrey traffic decreased most on the Houston and Miami routes. Acapulco traffic decreased most on the Phoenix and Houston routes. Zihuatanejo traffic decreased principally on the Houston, Los Angeles, and Phoenix routes.
The total number of flight operations (takeoffs and landings) in August decreased 5.6% as compared to the prior year period. Domestic flights decreased 5.8%, and international flights decreased 4.4%.
The 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 a hotel and commercial areas inside Terminal 2 of the Mexico City 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 standards, and ISO 9001:2008. OMA's strategic shareholder members are ICA, Mexico's largest engineering, procurement, and construction company, and Aéroports de Paris Management, subsidiary of Aéroports de Paris, the second largest European airports operator. OMA is listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange (OMA) and on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (OMAB). For more information, please visit us at:
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