Airline Code [MXA]
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Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, SAB de CV, known as OMA, reports (09-Feb-09) that total passenger traffic at its 13 airports decreased 14.8% in January 2009, as compared to Jan-08.
Domestic traffic in Jan-09 decreased 14.6%, compared to the same month of 2008. With the exception of Zihuatanejo, which recorded an 11.7% increase, the other airports of the Group recorded reductions in domestic traffic. The most affected airports were Monterrey, Ciudad Juarez, Culiacan, Mazatlan, and Durango. The common factors were:
- the departure from the market of Aerocalifornia, Avolar, Aladia, and Alma in the second half of 2008;
- the reduction in frequencies or cancellation of routes by Aviacsa and VivaAerobus. The opening of the Culiacan-La Paz and Culiacan-Los Cabos routes in Jan-09 by VivaAerobus is noteworthy.
International traffic decreased 15.7% in Jan-09 compared to Jan-08. The airports of Monterrey, Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, Torreon, San Luis Potosi, and Culiacan were the most affected, principally because of the reduction in frequencies and cancellation of routes by Continental, American, American Eagle, Delta, Aviacsa, Alaska, and Frontier.
Monterrey, OMA's principal airport, served 417,830 passengers in Jan-09, a reduction of 16.4% compared to the same month of the prior year. Domestic passenger traffic decreased 15.0%, and international passenger traffic decreased 24.0% as the result of the end of operations by several domestic airlines and the reduction in frequencies or cancellation of routes by US carriers.
On 04-Feb-09, the Ministry of Communications and Transportation granted a concession to Grupo Mexicana to operate a new airline called Mexicana Inter SA de CV. This new airline will initially operate 13 Bombardier CRJ-200 regional jets, each seating 50 passengers. Grupo Mexicana invested USD7 million in the launch of the new airline, which will serve as a feeder to Mexicana and Click Mexicana, including routes at four OMA airports: Monterrey, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juarez, and Torreon.
(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 10-Feb-09 |
OMA reports decrease in passenger traffic 
