GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL SURESTE, S. A. B. DE C. V. MEXICO CITY, May 3, 2017 /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 2017 increased by 19.1% when compared to May 2016.
This announcement reflects comparisons between April 1 through April 30, 2017 and 2016. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded. During 2016, the impact of Holy Week on passenger traffic began on March 18, while in 2017 it began on April 7.
Domestic
Airport April April % Change
2016 2017
Cancún 469,209 649,971 38.5
Cozumel 10,031 11,646 16.1
Huatulco 41,071 57,630 40.3
Mérida 138,252 162,191 17.3
Minatitlán 19,265 16,556 (14.1)
Oaxaca 53,393 60,307 12.9
Tapachula 23,019 23,373 1.5
Veracruz 98,671 107,066 8.5
Villahermosa 91,249 105,817 16.0
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Total Domestic 944,160 1,194,557 26.5
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International
Airport April April % Change
2016 2017
Cancún 1,298,014 1,481,640 14.1
Cozumel 35,964 37,588 4.5
Huatulco 10,875 13,243 21.8
Mérida 12,555 16,079 28.1
Minatitlán 821 560 (31.8)
Oaxaca 4,343 4,911 13.1
Tapachula 1,037 1,273 22.8
Veracruz 5,669 5,577 (1.6)
Villahermosa 3,460 3,195 (7.7)
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Total International 1,372,738 1,564,066 13.9
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Total
Airport April April % Change
2016 2017
Cancún 1,767,223 2,131,611 20.6
Cozumel 45,995 49,234 7.0
Huatulco 51,946 70,873 36.4
Mérida 150,807 178,270 18.2
Minatitlán 20,086 17,116 (14.8)
Oaxaca 57,736 65,218 13.0
Tapachula 24,056 24,646 2.5
Veracruz 104,340 112,643 8.0
Villahermosa 94,709 109,012 15.1
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ASUR Total 2,316,898 2,758,623 19.1
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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.
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