OMA reports a 6.2% increase in January 2019 passe

• The Monterrey (+5.6%), Culiacán (+10.9%), and Ciudad Juárez (+11.7%) airports contributed most to traffic growth

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%.

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

• Monterrey (+6.7%), benefitted from increases in the number of passengers on the Mexico City, Cancún and Guadalajara routes.  
• Culiacán (+10.5%) due to increased traffic on the Tijuana, Guadalajara and Mexico City routes.  
• Ciudad Juárez (+11.6%) as a result of increased traffic on the Bajío, Cancún and Guadalajara routes.                                        

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

• Mazatlán (+6.4%), as a result of increases in the number of passengers on the Montreal, Canada; Calgary, Canada; Saskatoon, Canada; and Los Angeles, California routes.  
• San Luis Potosí (+10.1%) due to increased traffic on the Houston, Texas route.             

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