ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for May 2020

On a YoY basis, passenger traffic decreased 96.6% in Mexico, 89.7% in Puerto Rico and 99.8% in Colombia

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Jun 04, 2020, 16:30 ET

MEXICO CITY, June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) ASUR, a leading international airport group with operations in Mexico, the U.S. and Colombia, today announced that total passenger traffic for May 2020 decreased 96.1% when compared to May 2019. Passenger traffic decreased 96.6% in Mexico, 89.7% in Puerto Rico and 99.8% in Colombia, impacted by severe downturns in business and leisure travel stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

This announcement reflects comparisons between May 1 through May 31, 2020 and from May 1 through May 31, 2019. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded for Mexico and Colombia.

As announced on March 23, 2020, neither Mexico nor Puerto Rico have issued flight restrictions, to date. In Puerto Rico, the FAA has accepted a request from the Governor of Puerto Rico that all flights bound to Puerto Rico land at LMM Airport, which is operated by ASUR's subsidiary Aerostar, and that all passengers be screened by representatives of the Puerto Rico Health Department. As a result, the LMM airport remains open and operating, albeit with substantially reduced flight and passenger volumes. Mexico and/or the United States may issue flight restrictions similar to those issued in other parts of the world, which would cause a significant further reduction in ASUR's operations.

In addition, Decree 439, issued by the Government of Colombia on March 20, 2020, suspended all incoming international flights, including connecting flights in Colombia, for 30 days, starting March 23, 2020. Moreover, Decree 457, issued on March 22, 2020, mandated preventive isolation as well as the suspension of domestic air travel in Colombia from March 25 to April 13, 2020. On April 8, 2020, Decree 531 suspended domestic air travel starting April 13 until April 27, 2020. This order was subsequently extended in several instances through July 1, 2020, with the exception of humanitarian emergencies, transportation of cargo and goods, and fortuitous events or force majeure.

Passenger Traffic Summary
		May				*% Chg*		Year to date					*% Chg*
		2019		2020				2019		2020
Mexico		2,848,990		96,777		(96.6)		14,563,229		8,246,437			(43.4)
Domestic Traffic		1,466,844		88,253		(94.0)		6,477,882		3,745,362			(42.2)
International Traffic		1,382,146		8,524		(99.4)		8,085,347		4,501,075			(44.3)
San Juan, Puerto Rico		776,383		79,906		(89.7)		3,829,801		2,328,108			(39.2)
Domestic Traffic		693,694		78,477		(88.7)		3,437,127		2,121,525			(38.3)
International Traffic		82,689		1,429		(98.3)		392,674		206,583			(47.4)
Colombia		941,985		1,779		(99.8)		4,578,218		2,672,506			(41.6)
Domestic Traffic		798,142		875		(99.9)		3,898,187		2,273,180			(41.7)
International Traffic		143,843		904		(99.4)		680,031		399,326			(41.3)
Total Traffic		4,567,358		178,462		(96.1)		22,971,248		13,247,051			(42.3)
Domestic Traffic		2,958,680		167,605		(94.3)		13,813,196		8,140,067			(41.1)
International Traffic		1,608,678		10,857		(99.3)		9,158,052		5,106,984			(44.2)
Mexico Passenger Traffic
			May				*% Chg*		Year to date			*% Chg*
			2019		2020				2019		2020
Domestic Traffic			1,466,844		88,253		(94.0)		6,477,882		3,745,362	(42.2)
CUN	Cancun		792,854		41,255		(94.8)		3,437,052		1,902,083	(44.7)
CZM	Cozumel		20,852		151		(99.3)		79,459		37,900	(52.3)
HUX	Huatulco		67,938		2		(100.0)		302,344		148,644	(50.8)
MID	Merida		226,763		13,808		(93.9)		1,017,510		616,337	(39.4)
MTT	Minatitlan		12,453		1,058		(91.5)		58,497		31,647	(45.9)
OAX	Oaxaca		83,500		6,002		(92.8)		385,773		275,758	(28.5)
TAP	Tapachula		31,163		5,551		(82.2)		150,177		110,371	(26.5)
VER	Veracruz		122,445		11,338		(90.7)		555,526		328,725	(40.8)
VSA	Villahermosa		108,876		9,088		(91.7)		491,544		293,897	(40.2)
International Traffic			1,382,146		8,524		(99.4)		8,085,347		4,501,075	(44.3)
CUN	Cancun		1,327,014		7,355		(99.4)		7,594,936		4,165,482	(45.2)
CZM	Cozumel		19,919		167		(99.2)		202,711		128,789	(36.5)
HUX	Huatulco		2,891		-		(100.0)		97,694		77,302	(20.9)
MID	Merida		13,645		191		(98.6)		90,278		61,361	(32.0)
MTT	Minatitlan		659		3		(99.5)		3,035		1,943	(36.0)
OAX	Oaxaca		9,737		79		(99.2)		56,587		40,255	(28.9)
TAP	Tapachula		914		73		(92.0)		5,156		3,546	(31.2)
VER	Veracruz		5,627		105		(98.1)		26,784		15,768	(41.1)
VSA	Villahermosa		1,740		551		(68.3)		8,166		6,629	(18.8)
Traffic Total Mexico			2,848,990		96,777		(96.6)		14,563,229		8,246,437	(43.4)
CUN	Cancun		2,119,868		48,610		(97.7)		11,031,988		6,067,565	(45.0)
CZM	Cozumel		40,771		318		(99.2)		282,170		166,689	(40.9)
HUX	Huatulco		70,829		2		(100.0)		400,038		225,946	(43.5)
MID	Merida		240,408		13,999		(94.2)		1,107,788		677,698	(38.8)
MTT	Minatitlan		13,112		1,061		(91.9)		61,532		33,590	(45.4)
OAX	Oaxaca		93,237		6,081		(93.5)		442,360		316,013	(28.6)
TAP	Tapachula		32,077		5,624		(82.5)		155,333		113,917	(26.7)
VER	Veracruz		128,072		11,443		(91.1)		582,310		344,493	(40.8)
VSA	Villahermosa		110,616		9,639		(91.3)		499,710		300,526	(39.9)

US Passenger Traffic, San Juan Airport (LMM)
	May		*% Chg*	Year to date		*% Chg*
	2019	2020	*% Chg*	2019	2020	*% Chg*
SJU Total	776,383	79,906	(89.7)	3,829,801	2,328,108	(39.2)
Domestic Traffic	693,694	78,477	(88.7)	3,437,127	2,121,525	(38.3)
International Traffic	82,689	1,429	(98.3)	392,674	206,583	(47.4)

Colombia Passenger Traffic Airplan
		May		*% Chg*	Year to date		*% Chg*
		2019	2020	*% Chg*	2019	2020	*% Chg*
Domestic Traffic		798,142	875	(99.9)	3,898,187	2,273,180	(41.7)
MDE	Rionegro	578,881	153	(100.0)	2,817,461	1,623,314	(42.4)
EOH	Medellin	84,467	509	(99.4)	419,264	243,112	(42.0)
MTR	Monteria	78,531	101	(99.9)	390,782	259,479	(33.6)
APO	Carepa	19,407	5	(100.0)	85,495	50,421	(41.0)
UIB	Quibdo	29,960	98	(99.7)	147,174	83,585	(43.2)
CZU	Corozal	6,896	9	(99.9)	38,011	13,269	(65.1)
International Traffic		143,843	904	(99.4)	680,031	399,326	(41.3)
MDE	Rionegro	143,843	904	(99.4)	680,031	399,326	(41.3)
EOH	Medellin	-	-		-	-
MTR	Monteria	-	-		-	-
APO	Carepa	-	-		-	-
UIB	Quibdo	-	-		-	-
CZU	Corozal	-	-		-	-
Traffic Total Colombia		941,985	1,779	(99.8)	4,578,218	2,672,506	(41.6)
MDE	Rionegro	722,724	1,057	(99.9)	3,497,492	2,022,640	(42.2)
EOH	Medellin	84,467	509	(99.4)	419,264	243,112	(42.0)
MTR	Monteria	78,531	101	(99.9)	390,782	259,479	(33.6)
APO	Carepa	19,407	5	(100.0)	85,495	50,421	(41.0)
UIB	Quibdo	29,960	98	(99.7)	147,174	83,585	(43.2)
CZU	Corozal	6,896	9	(99.9)	38,011	13,269	(65.1)

About ASUR

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (ASUR) is a leading international airport operator with a portfolio of concessions to operate, maintain and develop 16 airports in the Americas. This comprises nine airports in southeast Mexico, including Cancun Airport, the most important tourist destination in Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America, and six airports in northern Colombia, including Medellin international airport (Rio Negro), the second busiest in Colombia. ASUR is also a 60% JV partner in Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport serving the capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan. San Juan's Airport is the island's primary gateway for international and mainland-US destinations and was the first, and currently the only major airport in the US to have successfully completed a public–private partnership under the FAA Pilot Program. Headquartered in Mexico, ASUR 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. For more information, visit www.asur.com.mx