MEXICO CITY, March 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 February 2009 decreased by 2.2% when compared to February 2008. This announcement reflects comparisons between February 1 through February 28, 2009 and February 1 through February 29, 2008. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded. Domestic Airport February* February % Change 2008 2009 Cancun 225,576 195,552 (13.3) Cozumel 6,611 5,651 (14.5) Huatulco 18,427 26,643 44.6 Merida 96,490 77,345 (19.8) Minatitlan 12,729 10,933 (14.1) Oaxaca 40,841 44,250 8.3 Tapachula 17,997 18,578 3.2 Veracruz 75,981 68,087 (10.4) Villahermosa 74,951 60,616 (19.1) Total Domestic 569,603 507,655 (10.9) International Airport February* February % Change 2008 2009 Cancun 921,956 961,078 4.2 Cozumel 46,660 42,802 (8.3) Huatulco 18,234 13,798 (24.3) Merida 10,280 7,524 (26.8) Minatitlan 290 213 (26.6) Oaxaca 3,971 5,059 27.4 Tapachula 476 283 (40.5) Veracruz 5,580 4,967 (11.0) Villahermosa 3,811 3,447 (9.6) Total International 1,011,258 1,039,171 2.8 Total Airport February* February % Change 2008 2009 Cancun 1,147,532 1,156,630 0.8 Cozumel 53,271 48,453 (9.0) Huatulco 36,661 40,441 10.3 Merida 106,770 84,869 (20.5) Minatitlan 13,019 11,146 (14.4) Oaxaca 44,812 49,309 10.0 Tapachula 18,473 18,861 2.1 Veracruz 81,561 73,054 (10.4) Villahermosa 78,762 64,063 (18.7) ASUR Total 1,580,861 1,546,826 (2.2) *Note: The month of February 2008 had 29 days. 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

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