MEXICO CITY, June 4, 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 May 2014 increased by 14.0% when compared to May 2013.
This announcement reflects comparisons between May 1 through May 31, 2014 and 2013. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded.
Domestic Airport May May % Change 2013 2014 Cancun 409,037 481,707 17.8 Cozumel 6,432 7,091 10.2 Huatulco 33,578 33,683 0.3 Merida 94,795 109,153 15.1 Minatitlan 12,464 19,701 58.1 Oaxaca 35,016 37,027 5.7 Tapachula 11,645 11,428 (1.9) Veracruz 77,333 99,950 29.2 Villahermosa 79,976 84,891 6.1 ------------ ------ ------ --- Total Domestic 760,276 884,631 16.4 -------------- ------- ------- ---- International Airport May May % Change 2013 2014 Cancun 856,424 960,431 12.1 Cozumel 26,392 31,870 20.8 Huatulco 3,242 2,250 (30.6) Merida 7,438 7,979 7.3 Minatitlan 691 791 14.5 Oaxaca 4,242 4,348 2.5 Tapachula 560 927 65.5 Veracruz 7,615 7,585 (0.4) Villahermosa 4,652 5,485 17.9 ------------ ----- ----- ---- Total International 911,256 1,021,666 12.1 ------------------- ------- --------- ---- Total Airport May May % Change 2013 2014 Cancun 1,265,461 1,442,138 14.0 Cozumel 32,824 38,961 18.7 Huatulco 36,820 35,933 (2.4) Merida 102,233 117,132 14.6 Minatitlan 13,155 20,492 55.8 Oaxaca 39,258 41,375 5.4 Tapachula 12,205 12,355 1.2 Veracruz 84,948 107,535 26.6 Villahermosa 84,628 90,376 6.8 ------------ ------ ------ --- ASUR Total 1,671,532 1,906,297 14.0 ---------- --------- --------- ----
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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