OMA Reports a 16.0% Increase in April 2015 Passenger Traffic

MONTERREY, Mexico, May 5, 2015 (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 16.0% in April 2015, as compared to April 2014. Domestic traffic increased 15.0%, and international traffic increased 22.0%.

Of total April traffic, 97.8% was commercial aviation and 2.2% was general aviation.

Total Passengers*
	Apr-14	Apr-15	Change %	Jan-Apr	Jan-Apr	Change %
				2014	2015
Domestic	1,032,042	1,187,097	15.0	3,709,322	4,327,732	16.7
International	160,747	196,187	22.0	719,485	858,010	19.3
OMA Total	1,192,789	1,383,284	16.0	4,428,807	5,185,742	17.1
* Terminal passengers: includes passengers on the three types of aviation (commercial, charter, and general aviation), and excludes passengers in transit.

Domestic traffic increased in nine airports in April. The most noteworthy increases were in Monterrey (+21.0%; +100,881 passengers), Tampico (+33.5%; +15,798), and Acapulco (+25.7%; +12,824). Monterrey traffic increased principally on the Mexico City, Cancún, Bajío, Villahermosa, and Guadalajara routes. Tampico increased traffic on its Mexico City, Villahermosa, Guadalajara, and Cancún routes. Acapulco increased traffic on its Mexico City route.

International traffic increased in seven airports in April. Traffic increased most significantly in Monterrey (+34.6%; +27,329 passengers), principally as a result of increased traffic on the Houston and Las Vegas routes.

The number of flight operations (takeoffs and landings) in April increased 1.4% as compared to the same month of 2014. The number of domestic operations decreased 0.1% and international operations increased 11.5%.

The full traffic report is available at http://ir.oma.aero.

This press release may contain forward-looking information and statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements are only predictions based on our current information and expectations and projections about future events. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "estimate," or similar expressions. While OMA's management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, investors are cautioned that forward-looking information and statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the control of OMA, that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our most recent annual report filed on Form 20-F under the caption "Risk Factors." OMA undertakes no obligation to update publicly its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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. 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, visit

• Webpage http://ir.oma.aero
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CONTACT: OMA Headquarters: +52.81.8625.4300

         Chief Financial Officer
         Jose Luis Guerrero Cortes
         [email protected]
         Ext.308

         Investor Relations in USA:
         Daniel Wilson / Zemi Communications
         [email protected]
         +1.212.689.9560

         Investor Relations in Mexico
         Vicsaly Torres / [email protected] / +52 81 8625 4309
         Emmanuel Camacho / [email protected] / +52 81 8625 4308
         Manuel Higinio de Leon / [email protected] / +52 81 8625 4334

Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V.

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