MEXICO CITY, June 5 /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 2008 increased by 13.2% when compared to May 2007. All figures in this announcement reflect comparisons between May 1 through May 31, 2007 and 2008. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded. Domestic May May Airport 2007 2008 % Change Cancun 272,671 313,500 15.0 Cozumel 6,027 8,991 49.2 Huatulco 28,370 20,422 (28.0) Merida 94,981 109,406 15.2 Minatitlan 16,285 13,241 (18.7) Oaxaca 37,227 41,456 11.4 Tapachula 16,816 21,429 27.4 Veracruz 81,488 81,172 (0.4) Villahermosa 71,506 81,935 14.6 Total Domestic 625,371 691,552 10.6 International May May Airport 2007 2008 % Change Cancun 647,345 751,785 16.1 Cozumel 32,914 39,572 20.2 Huatulco 2,479 1,224 (50.6) Merida 8,672 8,162 (5.9) Minatitlan 339 416 22.7 Oaxaca 2,984 3,315 11.1 Tapachula 260 256 (1.5) Veracruz 5,889 5,587 (5.1) Villahermosa 4,001 4,421 10.5 Total International 704,883 814,738 15.6 Total Airport May May 2007 2008 % Change Cancun 920,016 1,065,285 15.8 Cozumel 38,941 48,563 24.7 Huatulco 30,849 21,646 (29.8) Merida 103,653 117,568 13.4 Minatitlan 16,624 13,657 (17.8) Oaxaca 40,211 44,771 11.3 Tapachula 17,076 21,685 27.0 Veracruz 87,377 86,759 (0.7) Villahermosa 75,507 86,356 14.4 ASUR Total 1,330,254 1,506,290 13.2 Public demonstrations in the city of Oaxaca began again in May 2008. The protests first started in May 2006 as a teachers' strike which grew into more widespread unrest against the Oaxaca state government which adversely affected tourism in the city. However, no events had taken place in the region since the start of 2007 until now. At this time we are unable to predict whether or how the conflict will be resolved, or how the ongoing demonstrations will affect our operations or local tourism. The decline in passenger traffic at Huatulco was primarily the result of the temporary closure of a hotel in Huatulco on March 31, 2008 for remodeling purposes. As a result, 300 out 2,500 rooms available at Huatulco are expected to be unavailable until November 30, 2008. 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, ASUR, (52) 55-5284-0408, ; or Susan Borinelli, +1-646-452-2333, , or Maura Gedid, +1-646-452-2335, , both of Breakstone Group

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