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OMA reports a 6.2% increase in January 2019 passenger traffic

MONTERREY, Mexico, Feb. 07, 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 6.2% in January 2019, as compared to January 2018. Domestic traffic increased 6.9%, and international traffic increased 2.2%.

Total Passengers*
  Jan-2018 Jan-2019 Change %
Domestic 1,337,435 1,430,045 6.9
International 248,186 253,563 2.2
OMA Total 1,585,621 1,683,608 6.2
* Terminal passengers: includes passengers on the three types of aviation (commercial, charter, and general aviation), and excludes passengers in transit.

During January 2019, domestic traffic increased in eleven of our airports, with the largest increases in:

International traffic grew in ten airports in January, with the largest increase in:

In January 2019, Sunwing started flying the Mazatlán – Saskatoon, Canada route. In addition, Swoop opened the Mazatlán – Abbotsford, Canada routes.             

Of total passenger traffic, 99.1% was commercial, and 0.9% was general aviation.

For OMA’s complete traffic report, include tables, please visit http://ir.oma.aero.

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