ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for August 2021

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Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE: ASR) reported that August 2021 passenger traffic totaled 4.6 million, a 4.3% decline from August 2019. Despite growth in Puerto Rico (+14.8%), Mexico saw traffic drop by 8.4%, influenced by ongoing recovery and pandemic restrictions. Year-to-date, total passenger traffic increased by 87.3% compared to 2020, with notable growth in domestic traffic. International traffic remains significantly lower than pre-pandemic levels, particularly in Mexico and Colombia, where declines of 3.5% and 11.7% were noted, respectively.

Positive

• Year-to-date traffic increased by 87.3% compared to 2020.
• Passenger traffic in Puerto Rico grew by 14.8% compared to August 2019.
• Domestic traffic in Mexico showed a year-to-date increase of 74.2%.

Negative

• Total passenger traffic in August 2021 was down 4.3% compared to August 2019.
• Mexican passenger traffic decreased by 8.4% compared to August 2019.
• International traffic in Mexico fell 3.5% from August 2019.

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 7, 2021 /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 August 2021 reached a total of 4.6 million passengers, 4.3% below the levels reported in August 2019, reflecting a continued recovery in travel demand in general and the rollout of vaccination campaigns in the US and gradual advances in Mexico, despite restrictions and requirements in certain countries of the world to contain the spread of the virus.

When compared to pre-pandemic levels of August 2019, passenger traffic declined 8.4% in Mexico and 7.6% in Colombia, while traffic in Puerto Rico increased 14.8%.

This announcement reflects comparisons between August 1 through August 31, 2021, from August 1 through August 31, 2020 and August 1 through August 31, 2019. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded for Mexico and Colombia.

Passenger Traffic Summary
			August		% Chg 2021vs 2020	% Chg 2021vs 2019		Year to date			% Chg 2021vs 2020	% Chg 2021vs 2019
		2019	2020	2021				2019	2020	2021
Mexico		2,915,346	1,075,163	2,669,223	148.3	(8.4)		23,564,174	10,409,349	18,137,183	74.2	(23.0)
Domestic Traffic		1,546,236	763,367	1,347,712	76.5	(12.8)		11,078,558	5,312,411	9,470,412	78.3	(14.5)
International Traffic		1,369,110	311,796	1,321,511	323.8	(3.5)		12,485,616	5,096,938	8,666,771	70.0	(30.6)
San Juan, Puerto Rico		815,043	302,237	935,781	209.6	14.8		6,501,170	3,208,288	6,490,941	102.3	(0.2)
Domestic Traffic		733,331	292,894	872,000	197.7	18.9		5,801,363	2,977,554	6,173,739	107.3	6.4
International Traffic		81,712	9,343	63,781	582.7	(21.9)		699,807	230,734	317,202	37.5	(54.7)
Colombia		1,100,536	4,304	1,016,541	23,518.5	(7.6)		7,793,748	2,681,723	5,897,201	119.9	(24.3)
Domestic Traffic		929,410	3,569	865,436	24,148.7	(6.9)		6,591,052	2,279,695	5,036,353	120.9	(23.6)
International Traffic		171,126	735	151,105	20,458.5	(11.7)		1,202,696	402,028	860,848	114.1	(28.4)
Total Traffic		4,830,925	1,381,704	4,621,545	234.5	(4.3)		37,859,092	16,299,360	30,525,325	87.3	(19.4)
Domestic Traffic		3,208,977	1,059,830	3,085,148	191.1	(3.9)		23,470,973	10,569,660	20,680,504	95.7	(11.9)
International Traffic		1,621,948	321,874	1,536,397	377.3	(5.3)		14,388,119	5,729,700	9,844,821	71.8	(31.6)

 

Mexico Passenger Traffic
		August							% Chg 2021vs 2020	% Chg 2021vs 2019				Year to date						% Chg 2021vs 2020		% Chg 2021vs 2019
		2019		2020			2021							2019		2020		2021
Domestic Traffic		1,546,236		763,367			1,347,712		76.5	(12.8)				11,078,558		5,312,411		9,470,412		78.3		(14.5)
CUN	Cancun	867,640		521,976			824,710		58.0	(4.9)				6,001,677		2,951,018		5,814,426		97.0		(3.1)
CZM	Cozumel	17,655		4,191			23,963		471.8	35.7				136,407		44,592		102,552		130.0		(24.8)
HUX	Huatulco	74,618		21,694			55,589		156.2	(25.5)				523,054		188,685		400,251		112.1		(23.5)
MID	Merida	218,032		68,691			161,810		135.6	(25.8)				1,683,745		771,251		1,123,637		45.7		(33.3)
MTT	Minatitlan	12,115		3,622			7,446		105.6	(38.5)				94,879		40,498		61,962		53.0		(34.7)
OAX	Oaxaca	93,255		29,788			69,083		131.9	(25.9)				660,885		340,660		483,276		41.9		(26.9)
TAP	Tapachula	30,222		24,673			36,102		46.3	19.5				242,101		160,222		255,863		59.7		5.7
VER	Veracruz	123,754		46,646			84,294		80.7	(31.9)				925,202		430,923		643,342		49.3		(30.5)
VSA	Villahermosa	108,945		42,086			84,715		101.3	(22.2)				810,608		384,562		585,103		52.1		(27.8)
International Traffic		1,369,110		311,796			1,321,511		323.8	(3.5)				12,485,616		5,096,938		8,666,771		70.0		(30.6)
CUN	Cancun	1,301,415		297,389			1,237,207		316.0	(4.9)				11,781,655		4,728,363		8,129,187		71.9		(31.0)
CZM	Cozumel	20,700		8,181			28,766		251.6	39.0				277,507		147,457		243,899		65.4		(12.1)
HUX	Huatulco	2,366		309			2,438		689.0	3.0				106,685		78,019		18,083		(76.8)		(83.1)
MID	Merida	17,541		779			20,574		2,541.1	17.3				143,676		65,407		120,920		84.9		(15.8)
MTT	Minatitlan	864		104			815		683.7	(5.7)				5,480		2,151		4,080		89.7		(25.5)
OAX	Oaxaca	15,739		2,112			14,098		567.5	(10.4)				100,345		43,065		73,927		71.7		(26.3)
TAP	Tapachula	1,517		652			2,464		277.9	62.4				9,468		4,847		7,192		48.4		(24.0)
VER	Veracruz	6,871		811			10,512		1,196.2	53.0				46,552		17,295		51,764		199.3		11.2
VSA	Villahermosa	2,097		1,459			4,637		217.8	121.1				14,248		10,334		17,719		71.5		24.4
Traffic Total Mexico		2,915,346		1,075,163			2,669,223		148.3	(8.4)				23,564,174		10,409,349		18,137,183		74.2		(23.0)
CUN	Cancun	2,169,055		819,365			2,061,917		151.6	(4.9)				17,783,332		7,679,381		13,943,613		81.6		(21.6)
CZM	Cozumel	38,355		12,372			52,729		326.2	37.5				413,914		192,049		346,451		80.4		(16.3)
HUX	Huatulco	76,984		22,003			58,027		163.7	(24.6)				629,739		266,704		418,334		56.9		(33.6)
MID	Merida	235,573		69,470			182,384		162.5	(22.6)				1,827,421		836,658		1,244,557		48.8		(31.9)
MTT	Minatitlan	12,979		3,726			8,261		121.7	(36.4)				100,359		42,649		66,042		54.9		(34.2)
OAX	Oaxaca	108,994		31,900			83,181		160.8	(23.7)				761,230		383,725		557,203		45.2		(26.8)
TAP	Tapachula	31,739		25,325			38,566		52.3	21.5				251,569		165,069		263,055		59.4		4.6
VER	Veracruz	130,625		47,457			94,806		99.8	(27.4)				971,754		448,218		695,106		55.1		(28.5)
VSA	Villahermosa	111,042		43,545			89,352		105.2	(19.5)				824,856		394,896		602,822		52.7		(26.9)
US Passenger Traffic, San Juan Airport (LMM)
		August							% Chg 2021vs 2020	% Chg 2021vs 2019				Year to date						% Chg 2021vs 2020		% Chg 2021vs 2019
		2019		2020			2021							2019		2020		2021
SJU Total		815,043		302,237			935,781		209.6	14.8				6,501,170		3,208,288		6,490,941		102.3		(0.2)
Domestic Traffic		733,331		292,894			872,000		197.7	18.9				5,801,363		2,977,554		6,173,739		107.3		6.4
International Traffic		81,712		9,343			63,781		582.7	(21.9)				699,807		230,734		317,202		37.5		(54.7)
Colombia Passenger Traffic Airplan
		August							% Chg 2021vs 2020	% Chg 2021vs 2019				Year to date						% Chg 2021vs 2020		% Chg 2021vs 2019
		2019		2020			2021							2019		2020		2021
Domestic Traffic		929,410		3,569			865,436		24,148.7	(6.9)				6,591,052		2,279,695		5,036,353		120.9		(23.6)
MDE	Rionegro	681,701		1,560			620,779		39,693.5	(8.9)				4,782,801		1,625,268		3,467,579		113.4		(27.5)
EOH	Medellin	100,487		1,237			95,201		7,596.1	(5.3)				708,345		245,887		595,592		142.2		(15.9)
MTR	Monteria	87,511		105			100,086		95,220.0	14.4				647,864		259,877		632,739		143.5		(2.3)
APO	Carepa	19,548		63			19,647		31,085.7	0.5				143,361		50,637		131,589		159.9		(8.2)
UIB	Quibdo	32,500		590			27,027		4,480.8	(16.8)				246,693		84,694		183,534		116.7		(25.6)
CZU	Corozal	7,663		14			2,696		19,157.1	(64.8)				61,988		13,332		25,320		89.9		(59.2)
International Traffic		171,126		735			151,105		20,458.5	(11.7)				1,202,696		402,028		860,848		114.1		(28.4)
MDE	Rionegro	171,126		735			151,105		20,458.5	(11.7)				1,202,696		402,028		860,848		114.1		(28.4)
EOH	Medellin	-												-
MTR	Monteria	-		-			-							-		-		-
APO	Carepa	-		-			-							-		-		-
UIB	Quibdo	-		-			-							-		-		-
CZU	Corozal	-		-			-							-		-		-
Traffic Total Colombia		1,100,536		4,304			1,016,541		23,518.5	(7.6)				7,793,748		2,681,723		5,897,201		119.9		(24.3)
MDE	Rionegro	852,827		2,295			771,884		33,533.3	(9.5)				5,985,497		2,027,296		4,328,427		113.5		(27.7)
EOH	Medellin	100487		1,237			95,201		7,596.1	(5.3)				708,345		245,887		595,592		142.2		(15.9)
MTR	Monteria	87,511		105			100,086		95,220.0	14.4				647,864		259,877		632,739		143.5		(2.3)
APO	Carepa	19,548		63			19,647		31,085.7	0.5				143,361		50,637		131,589		159.9		(8.2)
UIB	Quibdo	32,500		590			27,027		4,480.8	(16.8)				246,693		84,694		183,534		116.7		(25.6)
CZU	Corozal	7,663		14			2,696		19,157.1	(64.8)				61,988		13,332		25,320		89.9		(59.2)
Colombia Passenger Traffic Airplan
			July					% Chg 2021vs 2020			% Chg 2021vs 2019				Year to date				% Chg 2021vs 2020		% Chg 2021vs 2019
			2019		2020	2021									2019		2020	2021
Domestic Traffic			903,812		1,654	841,393		50,770.2			(6.9)				5,661,642		2,276,126	4,170,917	83.2		(26.3)
MDE	Rionegro		655,875		49	603,161		1,230,840.8			(8.0)				4,101,100		1,623,708	2,846,800	75.3		(30.6)
EOH	Medellin		98,190		1,002	92,305		9,112.1			(6.0)				607,858		244,650	500,391	104.5		(17.7)
MTR	Monteria		87,586		138	95,527		69,122.5			9.1				560,353		259,772	532,653	105.0		(4.9)
APO	Carepa		19,456		81	19,430		23,887.7			(0.1)				123,813		50,574	111,942	121.3		(9.6)
UIB	Quibdo		34,114		341	26,951		7,803.5			(21.0)				214,193		84,104	156,507	86.1		(26.9)
CZU	Corozal		8,591		43	4,019		9,246.5			(53.2)				54,325		13,318	22,624	69.9		(58.4)
International Traffic			174,434		715	162,635		22,646.2			(6.8)				1,031,570		401,293	709,743	76.9		(31.2)
MDE	Rionegro		174,434		715	162,635		22,646.2			(6.8)				1,031,570		401,293	709,743	76.9		(31.2)
EOH	Medellin		-												-
MTR	Monteria		-		-	-									-		-	-
APO	Carepa		-		-	-									-		-	-
UIB	Quibdo		-		-	-									-		-	-
CZU	Corozal		-		-	-									-		-	-
Traffic Total Colombia			1,078,246		2,369	1,004,028		42,281.9			(6.9)				6,693,212		2,677,419	4,880,660	82.3		(27.1)
MDE	Rionegro		830,309		764	765,796		100,135.1			(7.8)				5,132,670		2,025,001	3,556,543	75.6		(30.7)
EOH	Medellin		98190		1,002	92,305		9,112.1			(6.0)				607,858		244,650	500,391	104.5		(17.7)
MTR	Monteria		87,586		138	95,527		69,122.5			9.1				560,353		259,772	532,653	105.0		(4.9)
APO	Carepa		19,456		81	19,430		23,887.7			(0.1)				123,813		50,574	111,942	121.3		(9.6)
UIB	Quibdo		34,114		341	26,951		7,803.5			(21.0)				214,193		84,104	156,507	86.1		(26.9)
CZU	Corozal		8,591		43	4,019		9,246.5			(53.2)				54,325		13,318	22,624	69.9		(58.4)

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

Contacts:

ASUR
Lic. Adolfo Castro
+52-55-5284-0408
acastro@asur.com.mx

InspIR Group
Susan Borinelli
+1-646-330-5907
susan@inspirgroup.com

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FAQ

What was Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste's passenger traffic in August 2021?

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste reported a total passenger traffic of 4.6 million in August 2021.

How does August 2021 passenger traffic compare to 2019 for ASR?

Passenger traffic in August 2021 was down 4.3% compared to August 2019.

What is the passenger traffic growth year-to-date for ASR in 2021?

Year-to-date, passenger traffic in 2021 has increased by 87.3% compared to the same period in 2020.

Which regions saw growth in passenger traffic for ASR in August 2021?

Passenger traffic in Puerto Rico increased by 14.8%, while Mexican traffic declined by 8.4% compared to August 2019.