MEXICO CITY, March 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) (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 February 2014 increased by 7.1% when compared to February 2013.
This announcement reflects comparisons between February 1 through February 28, 2014 and 2013. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded.
Domestic Airport February February % Change 2013 2014 Cancun 275,416 291,296 5.8 Cozumel 5,262 4,173 (20.7) Huatulco 24,772 25,056 1.1 Merida 85,097 90,814 6.7 Minatitlan 10,248 16,364 59.7 Oaxaca 31,739 32,871 3.6 Tapachula 11,077 13,059 17.9 Veracruz 67,112 66,981 (0.2) Villahermosa 67,560 72,034 6.6 ------------ ------ ------ --- Total Domestic 578,283 612,648 5.9 -------------- ------- ------- --- International Airport February February % Change 2013 2014 Cancun 1,010,193 1,084,980 7.4 Cozumel 38,830 45,201 16.4 Huatulco 18,166 21,079 16.0 Merida 9,576 9,028 (5.7) Minatitlan 420 509 21.2 Oaxaca 4,511 4,588 1.7 Tapachula 469 791 68.7 Veracruz 6,860 5,932 (13.5) Villahermosa 3,895 4,593 17.9 ------------ ----- ----- ---- Total International 1,092,920 1,176,701 7.7 ------------------- --------- --------- --- Total Airport February February % Change 2013 2014 Cancun 1,285,609 1,376,276 7.1 Cozumel 44,092 49,374 12.0 Huatulco 42,938 46,135 7.4 Merida 94,673 99,842 5.5 Minatitlan 10,668 16,873 58.2 Oaxaca 36,250 37,459 3.3 Tapachula 11,546 13,850 20.0 Veracruz 73,972 72,913 (1.4) Villahermosa 71,455 76,627 7.2 ------------ ------ ------ --- ASUR Total 1,671,203 1,789,349 7.1 ---------- --------- --------- ---
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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