MEXICO CITY, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) (ASUR), today announced that total passenger traffic for January 2009 increased by 2.1% when compared to January 2008. All figures in this announcement reflect comparisons between January 1 through January 31, 2009 and 2008. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded. Domestic Airport January January 2008 2009 % Change Cancun 251,258 237,047 (5.7) Cozumel 8,336 4,975 (40.3) Huatulco 21,604 28,553 32.2 Merida 102,360 77,381 (24.4) Minatitlan 13,284 10,822 (18.5) Oaxaca 43,423 46,912 8.0 Tapachula 21,349 19,265 (9.8) Veracruz 70,638 68,466 (3.1) Villahermosa 79,230 62,820 (20.7) Total Domestic 611,482 556,241 (9.0) International Airport January January 2008 2009 % Change Cancun 859,481 952,314 10.8 Cozumel 37,771 35,643 (5.6) Huatulco 17,516 15,612 (10.9) Merida 10,992 8,749 (20.4) Minatitlan 388 322 (17.0) Oaxaca 5,280 7,309 38.4 Tapachula 439 421 (4.1) Veracruz 5,814 5,321 (8.5) Villahermosa 3,843 4,169 8.5 Total International 941,524 1,029,860 9.4 Total Airport January January 2008 2009 % Change Cancun 1,110,739 1,189,361 7.1 Cozumel 46,107 40,618 (11.9) Huatulco 39,120 44,165 12.9 Merida 113,352 86,130 (24.0) Minatitlan 13,672 11,144 (18.5) Oaxaca 48,703 54,221 11.3 Tapachula 21,788 19,686 (9.6) Veracruz 76,452 73,787 (3.5) Villahermosa 83,073 66,989 (19.4) ASUR Total 1,553,006 1,586,101 2.1 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 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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