en.Wedoany.com Reported - With just hours to go before the World Cup kicks off, Monterrey International Airport is ready to welcome thousands of fans and tourists arriving from home and abroad as the city hosts this global top-tier event. Airport operator OMA Group announced that while continuously building new infrastructure, the airport maintains year-round, round-the-clock operations. It currently handles nearly 16 million passengers annually, with over 130,000 flight takeoffs and landings per year. To manage the surge in passenger traffic during the World Cup, OMA has strengthened its existing support capabilities, aiming to provide travelers with a more efficient, safer, and more convenient travel experience.
OMA CEO Ricardo Dueñas stated that the company is building the airport of the future without interrupting current operations. Construction may cause temporary inconvenience to users, but it is also a tangible reflection of a profound transformation that has already brought real benefits to travelers passing through Monterrey.
As part of this transformation, the airport has deployed several new technological tools to speed up transit and enhance safety standards. Modernization is evident in the digitization of key processes: the Self Bag Drop system can double the number of check-in counters, allowing passengers to complete procedures in minutes; E-gates speed up security checkpoint passage by scanning boarding pass QR codes; in the international arrivals area, in collaboration with Mexico's National Immigration Institute, biometric passport readers verify identities in real time, supporting e-passports from 30 countries. The airport has also built a new-generation Operational Control Center (Centro de Control Operativo), integrating technology, equipment, and processes to monitor flights, aircraft, vehicles, and passenger flow in real time, and to coordinate rapid responses to various emergencies.
Recently, the airport deployed HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX equipment equipped with three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) technology at the security checkpoint in Terminal A. This device is among the most advanced airport security solutions globally, allowing passengers to pass through security without removing laptops, liquids, gels, or electronic devices, significantly speeding up the process and improving the experience. This technology will soon be rolled out in Terminal C.
The new Operational Control Center launched by OMA serves as the airport's operational brain, centralizing the technology, personnel, and processes needed to predict bottlenecks, reallocate resources, and solve problems in real time within a single space. The center leverages the digital transformation results deployed by OMA across its network. The control center team can respond more agilely to emergencies such as weather impacts or simultaneous flight arrivals, and coordinate immediately with airlines, aviation authorities, immigration, security departments, and other strategic partners in the airport community. The airport emphasized that this center enhances its ability to respond to peak demand, helping maintain safe and orderly operations during global events.
The visible construction is part of a long-term vision to transform Monterrey International Airport into an aviation hub for northern Mexico. As part of a multi-year plan totaling over 16 billion pesos within the OMA network, Monterrey Airport has received a historic investment of 8 billion pesos from 2025 to 2030 for terminal expansion, process modernization, new technology applications, and strengthening international connectivity. To prepare for the event, the airport will enhance signage and set up information desks, and the Passenger Experience Committee will continuously optimize key operational aspects. Dueñas emphasized that the World Cup is an important milestone, but the investment is aimed at sustained growth in the coming years, with the goal of building a larger, more comfortable, safer, and more convenient future airport together with travelers, authorities, and partners.
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