MEXICO CITY, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) (ASUR), today announced that total passenger traffic for July 2008 increased by 4.6% when compared to July 2007. All figures in this announcement reflect comparisons between July 1 through July 31, 2007 and 2008. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded. Domestic Airport July July 2007 2008 % Change Cancun 389,484 413,047 6.0 Cozumel 8,895 11,967 34.5 Huatulco 34,837 35,283 1.3 Merida 115,137 102,830 (10.7) Minatitlan 15,207 12,834 (15.6) Oaxaca 40,764 47,801 17.3 Tapachula 17,862 21,927 22.8 Veracruz 87,199 81,004 (7.1) Villahermosa 75,263 78,713 4.6 Total Domestic 784,648 805,406 2.6 International Airport July July 2007 2008 % Change Cancun 750,826 813,489 8.3 Cozumel 49,676 45,533 (8.3) Huatulco 3,938 1,540 (60.9) Merida 15,597 13,923 (10.7) Minatitlan 579 429 (25.9) Oaxaca 4,600 4,868 5.8 Tapachula 406 321 (20.9) Veracruz 8,112 8,092 (0.2) Villahermosa 6,465 6,663 3.1 Total International 840,199 894,858 6.5 Total Airport July July 2007 2008 % Change Cancun 1,140,310 1,013,070 7.6 Cozumel 58,571 47,736 (1.8) Huatulco 38,775 38,554 (5.0) Merida 130,734 90,622 (10.7) Minatitlan 15,786 13,216 (16.0) Oaxaca 45,364 45,230 16.1 Tapachula 18,268 15,712 21.8 Veracruz 95,311 62,614 (6.5) Villahermosa 81,728 63,651 4.5 ASUR Total 1,624,847 1,390,405 4.6 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, ; Susan Borinelli, +1-646-452-2333, , or Maura Gedid, +1-646-452-2335, , both of Breakstone Group for ASUR

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