Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV Reports Traffic Results for the Month and Year to Date Ended December 2012
January 09, 2013 at 03:00 am IST
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Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V. reported traffic results for the month and year to date ended December 2012. For the month, the company reported total passengers of 1,105,256 against 1,053,155 for the same period a year ago. The company reported terminal passenger traffic at its 13 airports increased 4.9% in December 2012, as compared to December 2011. Traffic volumes have increased for sixteen months in a row, starting in September 2011, as a result of the recovery of the air transport industry in Mexico and OMA's actions in coordination with the government and private sector to promote greater air connectivity in the markets where its airports are located. The number of flight operations (takeoffs and landings) in December decreased 2.9% as compared to the same month of last year. The number of domestic operations decreased 3.0% and international operations decreased 2.0%.
For the year to date, the company reported total passengers of 12,594,369 against 11,772,584 for the same period a year ago.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V. is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, holds concessions to operate, maintain and develop over 10 airports in Mexico. The Company's segments include Metropolitan, Tourist, Regional, Border, Hotel and Other. The Company also engages in various commercial and diversification activities conducted at its airports, such as the leasing of space to restaurants and retailers, the operation of parking facilities, and the operation of the NH Terminal 2 Hotel and the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel at the Monterrey airport. The Company's airports serve the Monterrey metropolitan area; approximately three tourist destinations, such as Acapulco, Mazatlan and Zihuatanejo; over seven regional centers, such as Chihuahua, Culiacan, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Tampico, Torreon and Zacatecas, and approximately two border cities, such as Ciudad Juarez and Reynosa.