OMA`s April 2016 Total Passenger Traffic - OMA Airports

OMA reports a 5.3% increase in April 2016
passenger traffic
Monterrey, Mexico, May 5, 2016—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 5.3% in April 2016, as compared to April 2015. Domestic traffic increased 7.0%, and
international traffic decreased 5.2%.
Of total April traffic, 98.2% was commercial aviation and 1.8% was general aviation.
Total Passengers*
Domestic
International
OMA Total
Apr-15
Apr-16
Change %
1,187,097
196,187
1,383,284
1,270,611
185,969
1,456,580
7.0
(5.2)
5.3
Jan-Apr
2015
4,327,732
858,010
5,185,742
Jan-Apr
2016
4,774,056
854,629
5,628,685
Change %
10.3
(0.4)
8.5
* Terminal passengers: includes passengers on the three types of aviation (commercial, charter, and general aviation), and excludes
passengers in transit.
Domestic traffic increased in ten airports in April. The most noteworthy increases were in Monterrey (+5.8%;
+33,806 passengers), Ciudad Juárez (+23.8%; +16,244), Culiacán (+13.9%; +16,095), Durango (+59.1%;
+11,810), and Chihuahua (+13.4%; +10,613). Monterrey traffic increased principally because of higher traffic
volumes on the Mexico City and Tijuana routes. Ciudad Juárez traffic increased because of higher volumes on
the Mexico City and Monterrey routes. Culiacán traffic increased as a result of increased volumes on the
Tijuana route. Durango traffic increased traffic on its Mexico City and Tijuana routes. Chihuahua increased
traffic on its Monterrey and Mexico City routes.
During April, Volaris opened the Reynosa – Mexico City; Reynosa – Cancún; Reynosa – Guadalajara; and
Torreón – Mexico City routes.
International traffic increased in seven airports in April. Traffic increased most significantly in Durango
(+109.4%; +1,692 passengers), principally because of higher volumes on its Chicago route.
The number of flight operations (takeoffs and landings) in April was practically unchanged, increasing 0.4%.
The number of domestic operations increased 1.8%, and international operations decreased 8.5%.
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Investor Relations:
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Emmanuel Camacho
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Manuel Higinio de León
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Total Passengers*
Acapulco
Ciudad Juárez
Culiacán
Chihuahua
Durango
Mazatlán
Monterrey
Reynosa
San Luis Potosí
Tampico
Torreón
Zacatecas
Zihuatanejo
OMA Total
Apr-15
Apr-16
Change %
66,948
68,333
117,270
87,235
21,525
72,958
688,692
41,028
35,318
66,670
43,676
25,121
48,510
1,383,284
54,325
85,058
133,026
98,231
35,027
80,182
710,817
42,197
39,469
57,858
52,300
26,145
41,945
1,456,580
(18.9)
24.5
13.4
12.6
62.7
9.9
3.2
2.8
11.8
(13.2)
19.7
4.1
(13.5)
5.3
Jan-Apr
2015
266,191
262,975
431,439
320,176
85,662
309,989
2,480,774
144,602
132,444
240,322
161,427
88,540
261,201
5,185,742
Jan-Apr
2016
260,756
320,377
519,101
369,398
127,451
350,145
2,631,063
151,658
140,647
220,320
189,289
100,817
247,663
5,628,685
Jan-Apr
2015
236,013
262,678
426,295
287,791
79,811
163,636
2,090,508
144,452
95,319
225,831
145,593
57,397
112,408
4,327,732
Jan-Apr
2016
228,405
318,106
514,727
336,210
115,409
206,080
2,256,746
151,463
101,015
207,150
171,767
67,568
99,410
4,774,056
Jan-Apr
2015
30,178
297
5,144
32,385
5,851
146,353
390,266
150
37,125
14,491
15,834
31,143
148,793
858,010
Jan-Apr
2016
32,351
2,271
4,374
33,188
12,042
144,065
374,317
195
39,632
13,170
17,522
33,249
148,253
854,629
Change %
(2.0)
21.8
20.3
15.4
48.8
13.0
6.1
4.9
6.2
(8.3)
17.3
13.9
(5.2)
8.5
Domestic Passengers*
Acapulco
Ciudad Juárez
Culiacán
Chihuahua
Durango
Mazatlán
Monterrey
Reynosa
San Luis Potosí
Tampico
Torreón
Zacatecas
Zihuatanejo
OMA Total
Apr-15
Apr-16
Change %
62,676
68,275
115,958
78,961
19,978
45,437
582,341
41,004
25,317
62,888
39,487
16,458
28,317
1,187,097
50,599
84,519
132,053
89,574
31,788
51,509
616,147
42,145
28,704
54,687
47,395
17,745
23,746
1,270,611
(19.3)
23.8
13.9
13.4
59.1
13.4
5.8
2.8
13.4
(13.0)
20.0
7.8
(16.1)
7.0
Change %
(3.2)
21.1
20.7
16.8
44.6
25.9
8.0
4.9
6.0
(8.3)
18.0
17.7
(11.6)
10.3
International Passengers*
Acapulco
Ciudad Juárez
Culiacán
Chihuahua
Durango
Mazatlán
Monterrey
Reynosa
San Luis Potosí
Tampico
Torreón
Zacatecas
Zihuatanejo
OMA Total
Apr-15
Apr-16
Change %
4,272
58
1,312
8,274
1,547
27,521
106,351
24
10,001
3,782
4,189
8,663
20,193
196,187
3,726
539
973
8,657
3,239
28,673
94,670
52
10,765
3,171
4,905
8,400
18,199
185,969
(12.8)
829.3
(25.8)
4.6
109.4
4.2
(11.0)
116.7
7.6
(16.2)
17.1
(3.0)
(9.9)
(5.2)
Change %
7.2
664.6
(15.0)
2.5
105.8
(1.6)
(4.1)
30.0
6.8
(9.1)
10.7
6.8
(0.4)
(0.4)
* T erminal passengers: includes passengers on the three types of aviation (commercial, charter, and general aviation), and excludes passengers in transit.
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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 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 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).
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