MEXICO CITY, Oct. 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 September 2008 increased by 2.3% when compared to September 2007. All figures in this announcement reflect comparisons between September 1 through September 30, 2007 and 2008. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded. Domestic September September Airport 2007 2008 %Change Cancun 212,441 219,775 3.5 Cozumel 3,523 3,270 (7.2) Huatulco 15,627 20,359 30.3 Merida 81,771 84,158 2.9 Minatitlan 14,424 12,442 (13.7) Oaxaca 35,926 39,548 10.1 Tapachula 16,330 16,573 1.5 Veracruz 74,832 67,835 (9.4) Villahermosa 67,217 68,633 2.1 Total Domestic 522,091 532,593 2.0 International September September Airport 2007 2008 %Change Cancun 407,463 424,580 4.2 Cozumel 13,954 11,082 (20.6) Huatulco 1,503 715 (52.4) Merida 6,382 5,230 (18.1) Minatitlan 355 392 10.4 Oaxaca 2,896 2,525 (12.8) Tapachula 184 249 35.3 Veracruz 5,491 5,427 (1.2) Villahermosa 3,635 3,467 (4.6) Total International 441,863 453,667 2.7 Total Airport September September 2007 2008 %Change Cancun 619,904 644,355 3.9 Cozumel 17,477 14,352 (17.9) Huatulco 17,130 21,074 23.0 Merida 88,153 89,388 1.4 Minatitlan 14,779 12,834 (13.2) Oaxaca 38,822 42,073 8.4 Tapachula 16,514 16,822 1.9 Veracruz 80,323 73,262 (8.8) Villahermosa 70,852 72,100 1.8 ASUR Total 963,954 986,260 2.3 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: Susan Borinelli, +1-646-452-2333, or +1-646-330-5907,

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