ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for December 2007 Up 14.3% Year Over Year
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) (ASUR), today announced that total passenger traffic for December 2007 increased by 14.3% when compared to December 2006.
All figures in this announcement reflect comparisons between December 1 through December 31, 2006 and 2007. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded.
Domestic December December Airport 2006 2007 % Change Cancun 241,926 296,240 22.5 Cozumel 5,958 10,816 81.5 Huatulco 24,700 26,063 5.5 Merida 80,128 116,965 46.0 Minatitlan 13,599 15,028 10.5 Oaxaca 32,872 48,143 46.5 Tapachula 20,019 21,053 5.2 Veracruz 66,770 76,878 15.1 Villahermosa 58,063 83,089 43.1 Total Domestic 544,035 694,275 27.6 International December December Airport 2006 2007 % Change Cancun 695,123 729,543 5.0 Cozumel 31,771 32,632 2.7 Huatulco 8,192 9,438 15.2 Merida 13,360 11,482 (14.1) Minatitlan 292 385 31.8 Oaxaca 3,234 4,027 24.5 Tapachula 339 213 (37.2) Veracruz 5,305 5,811 9.5 Villahermosa 4,036 4,466 10.7 Total International 761,652 797,997 4.8 Total December December Airport 2006 2007 % Change Cancun 937,049 1,025,783 9.5 Cozumel 37,729 43,448 15.2 Huatulco 32,892 35,501 7.9 Merida 93,488 128,447 37.4 Minatitlan 13,891 15,413 11.0 Oaxaca 36,106 52,170 44.5 Tapachula 20,358 21,266 4.5 Veracruz 72,075 82,689 14.7 Villahermosa 62,099 87,555 41.0 ASUR Total 1,305,687 1,492,272 14.3 About ASUR:
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (ASUR) is a Mexican airport operator with concessions to operate, maintain and develop the airports of Cancun, Merida, Cozumel, Villahermosa, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Huatulco, Tapachula and Minatitlan in the southeast of Mexico. The Company is listed both on the Mexican Bolsa, where it trades under the symbol ASUR, and on the NYSE in the U.S., where it trades under the symbol ASR. One ADS represents ten (10) series B shares.
Some of the statements contained in this press release discuss future expectations or state other forward-looking information. Those statements are subject to risks identified in this press release and in ASUR’s filings with the SEC. Actual developments could differ significantly from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information is based on various factors and was derived using numerous assumptions. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as may be required by applicable law, we do not have an obligation to update or revise them, whether as a result of new information, future or otherwise.
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CONTACT: Lic. Adolfo Castro of ASUR, +52-55-5284-0408,acastro@asur.com.mx; Susan Borinelli, +1-646-452-2333,sborinelli@breakstone-group.com, or Maura Gedid, +1-646-452-2335,mgedid@breakstone-group.com, both of Breakstone Group