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ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for October 2008 Up 1.0% Year Over Year

Posted on: Thursday, 6 November 2008, 09:00 CST

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) (ASUR), today announced that total passenger traffic for October 2008 increased by 1.0% when compared to October 2007.

All figures in this announcement reflect comparisons between October 1 through October 31, 2007 and 2008. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded.

Domestic -------- Airport October October % Change 2007 2008 Cancun 224,997 218,416 (2.9) Cozumel 4,862 3,969 (18.4) Huatulco 20,609 20,247 (1.8) Merida 96,891 88,008 (9.2) Minatitlan 15,932 13,000 (18.4) Oaxaca 43,173 52,144 20.8 Tapachula 16,742 17,492 4.5 Veracruz 82,671 78,394 (5.2) Villahermosa 75,519 67,416 (10.7) Total Domestic 581,396 559,086 (3.8) International ------------- Airport October October % Change 2007 2008 Cancun 454,363 493,392 8.6 Cozumel 17,328 16,202 (6.5) Huatulco 2,069 883 (57.3) Merida 7,066 5,436 (23.1) Minatitlan 353 294 (16.7) Oaxaca 2,736 2,612 (4.5) Tapachula 242 276 14.0 Veracruz 5,612 4,775 (14.9) Villahermosa 3,926 3,420 (12.9) Total International 493,695 527,290 6.8 Total ----- Airport October October % Change 2007 2008 Cancun 679,360 711,808 4.8 Cozumel 22,190 20,171 (9.1) Huatulco 22,678 21,130 (6.8) Merida 103,957 93,444 (10.1) Minatitlan 16,285 13,294 (18.4) Oaxaca 45,909 54,756 19.3 Tapachula 16,984 17,768 4.6 Veracruz 88,283 83,169 (5.8) Villahermosa 79,445 70,836 (10.8) ASUR Total 1,075,091 1,086,376 1.0 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.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V.

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, for ASUR

Web Site: http://www.asur.com.mx/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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