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OMA's June 2008 Total Passenger Traffic Increases 3.1 Percent

Posted on: Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 18:00 CDT

Domestic Traffic Grows 3.5 Percent International Traffic Grows 1.2 Percent

MONTERREY, Mexico, July 8, 2008 (PRIME 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 increased 3.1% in June 2008, as compared to June 2007.

Domestic traffic in June 2008 increased 3.5% (+33,849 passengers), compared to the prior year period. The airports that reported the most significant growth in passenger traffic were Acapulco, Tampico, Monterrey, and Zihuatanejo, as a result of an increase in frequencies and a higher occupation rate on some domestic flights, particularly those to and from Toluca and Mexico City. The airports in Durango, San Luis Potosi, Torreon, and Mazatlan registered reductions, in large measure because of reduced frequencies on some routes and the cancellation of other routes.

International traffic increased 1.2% (+2,073 passengers) in June 2008, as compared to June 2007. Airports in Durango, Tampico, Monterrey, San Luis Potosi, Chihuahua, Torreon, and Acapulco showed growth, principally as a result of international routes opened in recent months. Airports in Culiacan, Mazatlan, Zihuatanejo, and Zacatecas recorded reductions in international traffic, as a result of a cancellation of routes by U.S. carriers and a reduction in frequencies on some scheduled international routes.

Total Passengers* --------------------------------------------------------------------- (Thousand) Jun-07 Jun-08 Change % Jan-Jun Jan-Jun Change % 2007 2008 Domestic 975.1 1,008.9 3.5 5,491.5 6,065.7 10.5 International 175.5 177.6 1.2 1,354.7 1,339.5 (1.1) --------------------------------------------------------------------- OMA Total 1,150.6 1,186.5 3.1 6,846.2 7,405.2 8.2 --------------------------------------------------------------------- * Terminal passengers: excludes transit passengers

The continued increase in international oil prices has caused the cancellation of routes, reduction in flight frequencies, tariff adjustments, and other actions by the airlines, all of which affects traffic growth.

By airport

Monterrey, OMA's principal airport, served 586,584 passengers in June 2008, an increase of 6.4% (+35,505 passengers) compared to the same month of 2007. Domestic traffic at Monterrey airport increased 6.0% principally as a result of an increase in frequencies and higher load factors on the routes to and from Mexico City and Toluca. International traffic increased 9.0% as a result of new routes opened in prior months.

Acapulco, OMA's third largest airport, recorded growth of 19.3% in June. Domestic traffic increased 23.1% as a result of an increase in passenger traffic to and from Toluca, Tijuana, and Monterrey. International traffic increased 2.7%, principally to the United States and Canada.

For the complete traffic report, please visit: http://ir.oma.aero.

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, Mazatlan, and Zihuatanejo, and nine other regional centers and border cities. OMA employs over 900 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 9001:2000. OMA's strategic shareholder members are ICA, Mexico's largest engineering, procurement, and construction company, and Aeroports de Paris Management, subsidiary of Aeroports 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). Please visit our website, www.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 expectations and projections about future events. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the words "believe,""expect,""anticipate,""target," 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 Annual Report filed on Form 20-F under the caption "Risk Factors." OMA undertakes no obligation to publicly update its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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CONTACT: OMA Victor Bravo Martin, CFO +52.81.8625.4300 ext.308 vbravo@oma.aero Zemi Communications Daniel Wilson +1.212.689.9560 dbmwilson@zemi.com

Source: PrimeNewswire

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