UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April 2008

GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL SURESTE, S.A.B. de C.V.

(SOUTHEAST AIRPORT GROUP)

 

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

México

 

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

Bosque de Alisos No. 47A– 4th Floor

Bosques de las Lomas

05120 México, D.F.

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

 

Form 20-F  x 

Form 40-F

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

 

Yes   

No  x  

(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-             .)

 

 


 

Contacts:

 

ASUR

Lic. Adolfo Castro

(52) 55-5284-0408

acastro@asur.com.mx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breakstone Group

Susan Borinelli / Maura Gedid

(646) 330-5907/ (646) 452-2335

sborinelli@breakstone-group.com

mgedid@breakstone-group.com

 

 

 

 

ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for

March 2008 Up 18.7% Year over Year

 

Mexico City, April 7, 2008 - Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) (ASUR), today announced that total passenger traffic for March 2008 increased by 18.7% when compared to March 2007.

 

All figures in this announcement reflect comparisons between March 1 through March 31, 2007 and 2008. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded.

 

Domestic

Airport

March

2007

March

2008

% Change

Cancún

225,055

308,252

37.0

Cozumel

5,323

8,776

64.9

Huatulco

23,944

24,749

3.4

Mérida

88,461

115,807

30.9

Minatitlán

17,073

12,314

(27.9)

Oaxaca

40,822

46,657

14.3

Tapachula

18,533

21,737

17.3

Veracruz

72,831

75,136

3.2

Villahermosa

63,110

86,685

37.4

Total Domestic

555,152

700,113

26.1

 

 

International

Airport

March

2007

March

2008

% Change

Cancún

934,777

1,082,077

15.8

Cozumel

62,994

65,085

3.3

Huatulco

14,673

14,532

(1.0)

Mérida

12,851

14,173

10.3

Minatitlán

305

347

13.8

Oaxaca

3,034

4,250

40.1

Tapachula

247

444

79.8

Veracruz

5,091

6,013

18.1

Villahermosa

4,127

4,835

17.2

Total International

1,038,099

1,191,756

14.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Total

Airport

March

2007

March

2008

% Change

Cancún

1,159,832

1,390,329

19.9

Cozumel

68,317

73,861

8.1

Huatulco

38,617

39,281

1.7

Mérida

101,312

129,980

28.3

Minatitlán

17,378

12,661

(27.1)

Oaxaca

43,856

50,907

16.1

Tapachula

18,780

22,181

18.1

Veracruz

77,922

81,149

4.1

Villahermosa

67,237

91,520

36.1

ASUR Total

1,593,251

1,891,869

18.7

 

 

It is important to note that during 2008 the Easter and Holy week holidays both fell in March while in 2007 both holiday weeks fell in April.

 

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.

 

- END -

 


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

  Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V.
 

By:   /s/ ADOLFO CASTRO RIVAS           

    Adolfo Castro Rivas
    Director of Finance

 

Date: April 7, 2008