MEXICO CITY, Jan. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V.  (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) ASUR a leading international airport group with operations in Mexico, the U.S. and Colombia, today announced that total passenger traffic for December 2018 increased 11.6% when compared to December 2017. Passenger traffic rose 5.2% in Mexico, 20.9% in Puerto Rico and 26.0% in Colombia.

This announcement reflects comparisons between December 1 through December 31, 2018 and 2017. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded for Mexico and Colombia.

The recovery in passenger traffic at San Juan Airport, Puerto Rico reflects the impact of Hurricane Maria, which hit the island on September 21, 2017.

Passenger Traffic Summary









December

% Chg


Year to date

% Chg

2017

2018


2017

2018


Mexico

2,856,846

3,005,463

5.2


31,052,569

33,247,315

7.1

Domestic Traffic

1,286,139

1,429,097

11.1


14,310,728

15,843,617

10.7

International Traffic

1,570,707

1,576,366

0.4


16,741,841

17,403,698

4.0

San Juan, Puerto Rico

648,292

784,054

20.9


8,407,404

8,373,679

(0.4)

Domestic Traffic

589,730

701,306

18.9


7,389,095

7,469,211

1.1

International Traffic

58,562

82,748

41.3


1,018,309

904,468

(11.2)

Colombia

833,062

1,049,815

26.0


10,051,129

10,647,523

5.9

Domestic Traffic

692,141

894,749

29.3


8,660,472

9,061,166

4.6

International Traffic

140,921

155,066

10.0


1,390,657

1,586,357

14.1

Total Traffic

4,338,200

4,839,332

11.6


49,511,102

52,268,517

5.6

Domestic Traffic

2,568,010

3,025,152

17.8


30,360,295

32,373,994

6.6

International Traffic

1,770,190

1,814,180

2.5


19,150,807

19,894,523

3.9

 


Mexico Passenger Traffic









December

% Chg


Year to date

% Chg

2017

2018


2017

2018

Domestic Traffic

1,286,139

1,429,097

11.1


14,310,728

15,843,617

10.7

CUN

Cancun

683,439

787,311

15.2


7,808,368

8,777,510

12.4

CZM

Cozumel

15,195

18,072

18.9


136,851

171,328

25.2

HUX

Huatulco

59,568

61,538

3.3


640,207

679,234

6.1

MID

Merida

182,477

207,347

13.6


1,947,095

2,234,818

14.8

MTT

Minatitlan

14,133

12,524

(11.4)


194,440

189,892

(2.3)

OAX

Oaxaca

75,937

78,669

3.6


784,765

852,280

8.6

TAP

Tapachula

26,918

34,939

29.8


278,118

315,818

13.6

VER

Veracruz

118,495

121,370

2.4


1,299,989

1,422,870

9.5

VSA

Villahermosa

109,977

107,327

(2.4)


1,220,895

1,199,867

(1.7)

International Traffic

1,570,707

1,576,366

0.4


16,741,841

17,403,698

4.0

CUN

Cancun

1,474,807

1,484,853

0.7


15,793,141

16,424,506

4.0

CZM

Cozumel

35,784

36,971

3.3


404,747

408,391

0.9

HUX

Huatulco

18,158

16,933

(6.7)


136,425

140,071

2.7

MID

Merida

22,407

18,483

(17.5)


201,389

216,798

7.7

MTT

Minatitlan

592

516

(12.8)


6,779

6,894

1.7

OAX

Oaxaca

8,249

10,393

26.0


77,521

98,757

27.4

TAP

Tapachula

1,324

900

(32.0)


14,474

14,801

2.3

VER

Veracruz

5,657

5,563

(1.7)


67,983

65,699

(3.4)

VSA

Villahermosa

3,729

1,754

(53.0)


39,382

27,781

(29.5)

Traffic Total Mexico

2,856,846

3,005,463

5.2


31,052,569

33,247,315

7.1

CUN

Cancun

2,158,246

2,272,164

5.3


23,601,509

25,202,016

6.8

CZM

Cozumel

50,979

55,043

8.0


541,598

579,719

7.0

HUX

Huatulco

77,726

78,471

1.0


776,632

819,305

5.5

MID

Merida

204,884

225,830

10.2


2,148,484

2,451,616

14.1

MTT

Minatitlan

14,725

13,040

(11.4)


201,219

196,786

(2.2)

OAX

Oaxaca

84,186

89,062

5.8


862,286

951,037

10.3

TAP

Tapachula

28,242

35,839

26.9


292,592

330,619

13.0

VER

Veracruz

124,152

126,933

2.2


1,367,972

1,488,569

8.8

VSA

Villahermosa

113,706

109,081

(4.1)


1,260,277

1,227,648

(2.6)










Us Passenger Traffic, San Juan Airport (LMM)









December

% Chg


Year to date

% Chg

2017

2018


2017

2018

SJU Total

648,292

784,054

20.9


8,407,404

8,373,679

(0.4)

Domestic Traffic

589,730

701,306

18.9


7,389,095

7,469,211

1.1

International Traffic

58,562

82,748

41.3


1,018,309

904,468

(11.2)










Colombia Passenger Traffic Airplan









December

% Chg


Year to date

% Chg

2017

2018


2017

2018

Domestic Traffic

692,141

894,749

29.3


8,660,472

9,061,166

4.6

MDE

Rionegro

467,881

651,095

39.2


6,038,983

6,418,530

6.3

EOH

Medellin

95,969

94,589

(1.4)


1,033,507

1,055,694

2.1

MTR

Monteria

73,668

86,921

18.0


942,943

936,161

(0.7)

APO

Carepa

14,585

17,417

19.4


202,221

200,910

(0.6)

UIB

Quibdo

32,141

34,730

8.1


361,157

357,169

(1.1)

CZU

Corozal

7,897

9,997

26.6


81,661

92,702

13.5

International Traffic

140,921

155,066

10.0


1,390,657

1,586,357

14.1

MDE

Rionegro

140,921

155,066

10.0


1,390,657

1,586,357

14.1

EOH

Medellin

-

-



-

-


MTR

Monteria

-

-



-

-


APO

Carepa

-

-



-

-


UIB

Quibdo

-

-



-

-


CZU

Corozal

-

-



-

-


Traffic Total Colombia

833,062

1,049,815

26.0


10,051,129

10,647,523

5.9

MDE

Rionegro

608,802

806,161

32.4


7,429,640

8,004,887

7.7

EOH

Medellin

95,969

94,589

(1.4)


1,033,507

1,055,694

2.1

MTR

Monteria

73,668

86,921

18.0


942,943

936,161

(0.7)

APO

Carepa

14,585

17,417

19.4


202,221

200,910

(0.6)

UIB

Quibdo

32,141

34,730

8.1


361,157

357,169

(1.1)

CZU

Corozal

7,897

9,997

26.6


81,661

92,702

13.5

About ASUR

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (ASUR) is a leading international airport operator with a portfolio of concessions to operate, maintain and develop 16 airports in the Americas. This comprises nine airports in southeast Mexico, including Cancun Airport, the most important tourist destination in Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America, and six airports in northern Colombia, including Medellin international airport (Rio Negro), the second busiest in Colombia. ASUR is also a 60% JV partner in Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport serving the capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan. San Juan's Airport is the island's primary gateway for international and mainland-US destinations and was the first, and currently the only major airport in the US to have successfully completed a public–private partnership under the FAA Pilot Program. Headquartered in Mexico, ASUR 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. ASUR is one of the top four emerging market companies in the transportation and transportation infrastructure sector included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index (DJSI EM). For more information, visit www.asur.com.mx

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