GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL SURESTE, S. A. B. DE C. V. MEXICO CITY, April 7, 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 Marin International Airport in San Juan, today announced that total passenger traffic for March 2015 increased by 12.3% when compared to March 2014.
This announcement reflects comparisons between March 1 through March 31, 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 March March % Change
2014 2015
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Cancun 348,463 417,993 20.0
Cozumel 5,266 7,552 43.4
Huatulco 29,601 41,481 40.1
Merida 104,021 121,672 17.0
Minatitlan 19,185 19,917 3.8
Oaxaca 36,790 47,763 29.8
Tapachula 14,014 20,344 45.2
Veracruz 80,614 93,585 16.1
Villahermosa 79,638 101,995 28.1
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Total Domestic 717,592 872,302 21.6
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International
Airport March March % Change
2014 2015
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Cancun 1,274,979 1,383,395 8.5
Cozumel 64,453 59,872 (7.1)
Huatulco 19,499 21,405 9.8
Merida 11,387 10,639 (6.6)
Minatitlan 662 767 15.9
Oaxaca 5,318 5,597 5.2
Tapachula 1,051 930 (11.5)
Veracruz 7,145 6,564 (8.1)
Villahermosa 5,103 4,671 (8.5)
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Total International 1,389,597 1,493,840 7.5
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Total
Airport March March % Change
2014 2015
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Cancun 1,623,442 1,801,388 11.0
Cozumel 69,719 67,424 (3.3)
Huatulco 49,100 62,886 28.1
Merida 115,408 132,311 14.6
Minatitlan 19,847 20,684 4.2
Oaxaca 42,108 53,360 26.7
Tapachula 15,065 21,274 41.2
Veracruz 87,759 100,149 14.1
Villahermosa 84,741 106,666 25.9
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ASUR Total 2,107,189 2,366,142 12.3
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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 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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SOURCE Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V.
