GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL SURESTE, S. A. B. DE C. V. MEXICO CITY, May 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) (ASUR), the first privatized airport group in Mexico and operator of Cancun Airport and eight other airports in southeast Mexico, as well as a 50% JV partner in Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, today announced that total passenger traffic for April 2016 increased by 2.3% when compared to April 2015.
This announcement reflects comparisons between April 1 through April 30, 2016 and 2015. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded. During 2015, the Holy Week took place from March 27 through April 5, while in 2016 it took place from March 18 through March 27.
Domestic
--------
Airport April April % Change
2015 2016
--- ---- ----
Cancún 482,319 469,209 (2.7)
Cozumel 8,680 10,031 15.6
Huatulco 46,098 41,071 (10.9)
Mérida 124,103 138,252 11.4
Minatitlán 20,111 19,265 (4.2)
Oaxaca 46,444 53,393 15.0
Tapachula 18,900 23,019 21.8
Veracruz 99,758 98,671 (1.1)
Villahermosa 104,318 91,249 (12.5)
------------ ------- ------ -----
Total Domestic 950,731 944,160 (0.7)
-------------- ------- ------- ----
International
-------------
Airport April April % Change
2015 2016
--- ---- ----
Cancún 1,234,433 1,298,014 5.2
Cozumel 44,882 35,964 (19.9)
Huatulco 7,498 10,875 45.0
Mérida 9,291 12,555 35.1
Minatitlán 794 821 3.4
Oaxaca 4,730 4,343 (8.2)
Tapachula 1,044 1,037 (0.7)
Veracruz 6,412 5,669 (11.6)
Villahermosa 4,192 3,460 (17.5)
------------ ----- ----- -----
Total International 1,313,276 1,372,738 4.5
------------------- --------- --------- ---
Total
-----
Airport April April % Change
2015 2016
--- ---- ----
Cancún 1,716,752 1,767,223 2.9
Cozumel 53,562 45,995 (14.1)
Huatulco 53,596 51,946 (3.1)
Mérida 133,394 150,807 13.1
Minatitlán 20,905 20,086 (3.9)
Oaxaca 51,174 57,736 12.8
Tapachula 19,944 24,056 20.6
Veracruz 106,170 104,340 (1.7)
Villahermosa 108,510 94,709 (12.7)
------------ ------- ------ -----
ASUR Total 2,264,007 2,316,898 2.3
---------- --------- --------- ---
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, as well as a 50% JV partner in Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 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.
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/asur-announces-total-passenger-traffic-for-april-2016-up-23-year-over-year-300262985.html
SOURCE Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste S.A.B. de C.V.
