OMA provides information regarding the cargo plane accident at the Monterrey International Airport
Monterrey, Mexico, April 14, 2010—Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA (NASDAQ: OMAB, BMV:OMA), is providing information on the accident involving an Airbus A-300 cargo plane belonging to Aerotransportes de Carga Unión (AeroUnión) at approximately 11:18 pm yesterday on the perimeter of the Monterrey International Airport.
OMA extends its deepest condolences to the families and friends of those who died in the accident.
The airport’s emergency response unit (CREI) and security and operations personnel are assisting the federal Civil Aviation Directorate (DGAC) and local authorities in recovery operations in the affected area and will help facilitate the investigation by the authorities.
The airport is currently operating normally. Flights to and from the airport have not been affected, and are taking place according to each airline’s schedule.
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 and commercial areas inside Terminal 2 of the Mexico City airport. OMA employs over 960 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 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). Please visit our website, www.oma.aero.
