MEXICO CITY, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR), (ASUR) the first privatized airport group in Mexico and operator of Cancun Airport and eight others in the southeast of Mexico, including the Huatulco Airport, today announced that it purchased 130 hectares of land on the bay of Huatulco from the National Tourism Fund, or FONATUR, for Ps. 286.3 million. ASUR won the right to purchase the land in a public bidding process that is part of a program launched by the Federal Government to accelerate the development of Huatulco as a flagship city for Mexican tourism. Pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement, ASUR is required to implement a plan in order to construct at least 1,300 hotel rooms on the property throughout the next four years. ASUR intends to conduct studies in order to determine how to best develop the land. 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 NYSE in the U.S., where it trades under the symbol ASR, and on the Mexican Bolsa, where it trades under the symbol ASUR. One ADS represents ten (10) series B shares. Some of the statements contained in this press release discuss future expectations or state other forward-looking information. Those statements are subject to risks identified in this press release and in ASUR's filings with the SEC. Actual developments could differ significantly from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information is based on various factors and was derived using numerous assumptions. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as may be required by applicable law, we do not have an obligation to update or revise them, whether as a result of new information, future or otherwise. DATASOURCE: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. CONTACT: In Mexico, ASUR, Lic. Adolfo Castro, +52-5552-84-04-08, ; In the U.S., Susan Borinelli, +1-646-452-2333, , or Maura Gedid, +1-646-452-2336, , both of, Breakstone Group

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