MEXICO CITY, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) (ASUR), today announced that total passenger traffic for May 2009 decreased by 50.7% when compared to May 2008. This announcement reflects comparisons between May 1 through May 31, 2009 and 2008. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded. Domestic Airport May May 2008 2009 % Change Cancun 313,500 202,719 (35.3) Cozumel 8,991 1,424 (84.2) Huatulco 20,422 20,733 1.5 Merida 109,406 58,948 (46.1) Minatitlan 13,241 9,122 (31.1) Oaxaca 41,456 26,187 (36.8) Tapachula 21,429 14,053 (34.4) Veracruz 81,172 46,114 (43.2) Villahermosa 81,935 48,473 (40.8) Total Domestic 691,552 427,773 (38.1) International Airport May May 2008 2009 % Change Cancun 751,785 279,073 (62.9) Cozumel 39,572 19,739 (50.1) Huatulco 1,224 910 (25.7) Merida 8,162 4,308 (47.2) Minatitlan 416 140 (66.3) Oaxaca 3,315 3,189 (3.8) Tapachula 256 255 (0.4) Veracruz 5,587 3,697 (33.8) Villahermosa 4,421 2,836 (35.9) Total International 814,738 314,147 (61.4) Total Airport May May % Change 2008 2009 Cancun 1,065,285 481,792 (54.8) Cozumel 48,563 21,163 (56.4) Huatulco 21,646 21,643 (0.0) Merida 117,568 63,256 (46.2) Minatitlan 13,657 9,262 (32.2) Oaxaca 44,771 29,376 (34.4) Tapachula 21,685 14,308 (34.0) Veracruz 86,759 49,811 (42.6) Villahermosa 86,356 51,309 (40.6) ASUR Total 1,506,290 741,920 (50.7) Yesterday the Secretary of Communications and Transportation suspended air traffic operations of Consorcio Aviaxsa, S.A. de C.V., which over the last twelve months represented 5.0% of ASUR's total passenger traffic. 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. 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. DATASOURCE: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. CONTACT: Lic. Adolfo Castro of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V., (52) 55-5284-0408, , or, Susan Borinelli of Breakstone Group for Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V., +1-646-330-5907,

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