GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL SURESTE, S. A. B. DE C. V. MEXICO CITY, May 5, 2015 /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 Marín International Airport in San Juan, today announced that total passenger traffic for April 2015 increased by 14.3% when compared to April 2014.
This announcement reflects comparisons between April 1 through April 30, 2015 and 2014. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded. During 2014, the impact of Holy Week on passenger traffic began on April 11, while in 2015 it began on March 27.
Domestic
Airport April April % Change
2014 2015
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Cancun 447,259 482,319 7.8
Cozumel 7,437 8,680 16.7
Huatulco 35,355 46,098 30.4
Merida 108,542 124,103 14.3
Minatitlan 18,092 20,111 11.2
Oaxaca 36,007 46,444 29.0
Tapachula 12,262 18,900 54.1
Veracruz 86,256 99,758 15.7
Villahermosa 83,589 104,318 24.8
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Total Domestic 834,799 950,731 13.9
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International
Airport April April % Change
2014 2015
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Cancun 1,068,184 1,234,433 15.6
Cozumel 39,982 44,882 12.3
Huatulco 9,462 7,498 (20.8)
Merida 10,003 9,291 (7.1)
Minatitlan 665 794 19.4
Oaxaca 4,704 4,730 0.6
Tapachula 1,100 1,044 (5.1)
Veracruz 7,275 6,412 (11.9)
Villahermosa 5,432 4,192 (22.8)
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Total International 1,146,807 1,313,276 14.5
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Total
Airport April April % Change
2014 2015
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Cancun 1,515,443 1,716,752 13.3
Cozumel 47,419 53,562 13.0
Huatulco 44,817 53,596 19.6
Merida 118,545 133,394 12.5
Minatitlan 18,757 20,905 11.5
Oaxaca 40,711 51,174 25.7
Tapachula 13,362 19,944 49.3
Veracruz 93,531 106,170 13.5
Villahermosa 89,021 108,510 21.9
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ASUR Total 1,981,606 2,264,007 14.3
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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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SOURCE Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V.
