MEXICO CITY, May 6, 2014 /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 Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, today announced that total passenger traffic for April 2014 increased by 11.3% when compared to April 2013.
This announcement reflects comparisons between April 1 through April 30, 2014 and 2013. During 2013, Holy Week fell in March while in 2014 it fell in April. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded.
Domestic Airport April April % Change 2013 2014 Cancun 377,926 447,259 18.3 Cozumel 6,659 7,437 11.7 Huatulco 30,339 35,355 16.5 Merida 93,570 108,542 16.0 Minatitlan 12,004 18,092 50.7 Oaxaca 34,584 36,007 4.1 Tapachula 11,437 12,262 7.2 Veracruz 75,451 86,256 14.3 Villahermosa 78,320 83,589 6.7 ------------ ------ ------ --- Total Domestic 720,290 834,799 15.9 -------------- ------- ------- ----
International Airport April April % Change 2013 2014 Cancun 990,958 1,068,184 7.8 Cozumel 34,851 39,982 14.7 Huatulco 8,829 9,462 7.2 Merida 9,020 10,003 10.9 Minatitlan 681 665 (2.3) Oaxaca 4,299 4,704 9.4 Tapachula 714 1,100 54.1 Veracruz 7,199 7,275 1.1 Villahermosa 4,142 5,432 31.1 ------------ ----- ----- ---- Total International 1,060,693 1,146,807 8.1 ------------------- --------- --------- ---
Total Airport April April % Change 2013 2014 Cancun 1,368,884 1,515,443 10.7 Cozumel 41,510 47,419 14.2 Huatulco 39,168 44,817 14.4 Merida 102,590 118,545 15.6 Minatitlan 12,685 18,757 47.9 Oaxaca 38,883 40,711 4.7 Tapachula 12,151 13,362 10.0 Veracruz 82,650 93,531 13.2 Villahermosa 82,462 89,021 8.0 ------------ ------ ------ --- ASUR Total 1,780,983 1,981,606 11.3 ---------- --------- --------- ----
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 Munoz Marin 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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