OMA's September 2008 Total Passenger Traffic Decreases 7.5 percent

Year to Date Traffic Increases 2.9 Percent MONTERREY, Mexico, Oct. 7, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA, reports that total passenger traffic (terminal passengers) at its 13 airports decreased 7.5% in September 2008, as compared to September 2007. Domestic traffic in September 2008 decreased 7.0% (-63,818 passengers), compared to the prior year period. The airports that reported the most significant reductions were Durango, Mazatlan, Ciudad Juarez, Culiacan, Tampico, Torreon, Chihuahua, and Monterrey; all were affected by the reduction in frequencies by Aviacsa and VivaAerobus, the suspension of Aerocalifornia, and the departure of Avolar from the OMA airports where it operated. Reynosa, Zihuatanejo, Acapulco, San Luis Potosi, and Zacatecas... [read full story]