ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for October 2017

Passenger traffic increased 5.2% YoY in Mexico, and decreased 25.4% in Puerto Rico and 13.0% in Colombia

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Nov 06, 2017, 15:20 ET

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 6, 2017 /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 October 2017 declined 4.2% when compared to October 2016. Passenger traffic rose 5.2% in Mexico, and declined 24.5% in San Juan and 13.0% in Colombia.

This announcement reflects comparisons between October 1 through October 31, 2017 and 2016. Accumulated figures reflect comparisons between January 1 and October 31, 2017 and 2016. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded for Mexico and Colombia.

On October 19, 2017 ASUR closed the acquisition of a controlling stake of approximately 92.42% in Sociedad Operadora de Aeropuertos de Centro Norte, S.A. ("Airplan"), the second-largest airport concession holder in Colombia. Therefore, starting October 2017, ASUR is starting to report monthly passenger traffic figures for Airplan.

Note that the decline in passenger traffic at San Juan Airport reflects the impact of Hurricane Maria, which hit the island on September 21, 2017. Operations at this airport were still operating on a limited basis during October 2017. While the number of flights in October 2017 returned to the 70 average daily flights reported in 2016, they still register a lower load factor in arrivals. In Colombia, passenger traffic was impacted by a strike of local pilots at a major international carrier.

Passenger Traffic Summary
	October		*% Chg*	Year to Date		*% Chg*
	2016	2017	*% Chg*	2016	2017	*% Chg*
Mexico	2,073,146	2,181,907	5.2	23,398,812	25,712,416	9.9
Domestic Traffic	1,077,228	1,168,276	8.5	10,582,794	11,810,072	11.6
International Traffic	995,918	1,013,631	1.8	12,816,018	13,902,344	8.5
San Juan, Puerto Rico	578,668	431,751	(25.4)	7,501,901	7,297,062	(2.7)
Domestic Traffic	502,832	376,652	(25.1)	6,565,048	6,382,384	(2.8)
International Traffic	75,836	55,099	(27.3)	936,853	914,678	(2.4)
Colombia	846,782	736,325	(13.0)	8,318,762	8,466,377	1.8
Domestic Traffic	743,339	620,412	(16.5)	7,203,479	7,334,151	1.8
International Traffic	103,443	115,913	12.1	1,115,283	1,132,226	1.5
Total Traffic	3,498,596	3,349,983	(4.2)	39,219,475	41,475,855	5.8
Domestic Traffic	2,323,399	2,165,340	(6.8)	24,351,321	25,526,607	4.8
International Traffic	1,175,197	1,184,643	0.8	14,868,154	15,949,248	7.3

México Passenger Traffic
		October		*% Chg*	Year to Date		*% Chg*
		2016	2017	*% Chg*	2016	2017	*% Chg*
Domestic Traffic		1,077,228	1,168,276	8.5	10,582,794	11,810,072	11.6
CUN	Cancún	563,824	627,542	11.3	5,611,741	6,467,448	15.2
CZM	Cozumel	10,387	10,013	(3.6)	115,029	108,667	(5.5)
HUX	Huatulco	42,826	48,685	13.7	443,594	530,100	19.5
MID	Mérida	156,045	166,033	6.4	1,436,102	1,583,242	10.2
MTT	Minatitlán	17,260	16,897	(2.1)	185,884	167,390	(9.9)
OAX	Oaxaca	56,315	68,050	20.8	560,422	635,172	13.3
TAP	Tapachula	24,956	22,046	(11.7)	237,340	227,957	(4.0)
VER	Veracruz	104,934	112,145	6.9	1,025,445	1,075,428	4.9
VSA	Villahermosa	100,681	96,865	(3.8)	967,237	1,014,668	4.9
International Traffic		995,918	1,013,631	1.8	12,816,018	13,902,344	8.5
CUN	Cancún	952,304	967,887	1.6	12,085,795	13,124,087	8.6
CZM	Cozumel	16,399	15,997	(2.5)	337,486	344,788	2.2
HUX	Huatulco	2,359	1,641	(30.4)	92,667	104,519	12.8
MID	Mérida	12,074	14,176	17.4	134,574	160,826	19.5
MTT	Minatitlán	611	446	(27.0)	10,008	5,713	(42.9)
OAX	Oaxaca	3,410	4,471	31.1	47,680	60,692	27.3
TAP	Tapachula	790	845	7.0	9,315	11,669	25.3
VER	Veracruz	4,941	5,117	3.6	61,920	57,251	(7.5)
VSA	Villahermosa	3,030	3,051	0.7	36,573	32,799	(10.3)
Traffic Total Mexico		2,073,146	2,181,907	5.2	23,398,812	25,712,416	9.9
CUN	Cancún	1,516,128	1,595,429	5.2	17,697,536	19,591,535	10.7
CZM	Cozumel	26,786	26,010	(2.9)	452,515	453,455	0.2
HUX	Huatulco	45,185	50,326	11.4	536,261	634,619	18.3
MID	Mérida	168,119	180,209	7.2	1,570,676	1,744,068	11.0
MTT	Minatitlán	17,871	17,343	(3.0)	195,892	173,103	(11.6)
OAX	Oaxaca	59,725	72,521	21.4	608,102	695,864	14.4
TAP	Tapachula	25,746	22,891	(11.1)	246,655	239,626	(2.8)
VER	Veracruz	109,875	117,262	6.7	1,087,365	1,132,679	4.2
VSA	Villahermosa	103,711	99,916	(3.7)	1,003,810	1,047,467	4.3

US Passenger Traffic, San Juan Airport (LMM)
	October		*% Chg*	Year to Date		*% Chg*
	2016	2017		2016	2017
SJU Total	578,668	431,751	(25.4)	7,501,901	7,297,062	(2.7)
Domestic Traffic	502,832	376,652	(25.1)	6,565,048	6,382,384	(2.8)
International Traffic	75,836	55,099	(27.3)	936,853	914,678	(2.4)

Colombia Passenger Traffic (Airplan)
		October		*% Chg*	Annual		*% Chg*
		2016	2017	*% Chg*	2016	2017	*% Chg*
Domestic Traffic		743,339	620,412	(16.5)	7,203,479	7,334,151	1.8
MDE	Medellín (Rio Negro)	504,972	405,898	(19.6)	5,032,126	5,151,076	2.4
EOH	Medellín	91,907	95,231	3.6	831,181	848,525	2.1
MTR	Montería	85,665	65,165	(23.9)	793,924	797,828	0.5
APO	Carepa	20,194	17,451	(13.6)	171,185	170,824	(0.2)
UIB	Quibdó	33,466	28,775	(14.0)	318,668	299,578	(6.0)
CZU	Corozal	7,135	7,892	10.6	56,395	66,320	17.6
International Traffic		103,443	115,913	12.1	1,115,283	1,132,226	1.5
MDE	Medellín (Rio Negro)	103,443	115,913	12.1	1,115,283	1,132,226	1.5
EOH	Medellín	-	-	-	-	-	-
MTR	Montería	-	-	-	-	-	-
APO	Carepa	-	-	-	-	-	-
UIB	Quibdó	-	-	-	-	-	-
CZU	Corozal	-	-	-	-	-	-
Traffic Total Colombia		846,782	736,325	(13.0)	8,318,762	8,466,377	1.8
MDE	Medellín (Rio Negro)	608,415	521,811	(14.2)	6,147,409	6,283,302	2.2
EOH	Medellín	91,907	95,231	3.6	831,181	848,525	2.1
MTR	Montería	85,665	65,165	(23.9)	793,924	797,828	0.5
APO	Carepa	20,194	17,451	(13.6)	171,185	170,824	(0.2)
UIB	Quibdó	33,466	28,775	(14.0)	318,668	299,578	(6.0)
CZU	Corozal	7,135	7,892	10.6	56,395	66,320	17.6

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, 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