ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for February 2023

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Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASR) reported robust passenger traffic growth in February 2023, reaching 5.5 million, a 23.9% increase from the previous year. Key year-on-year growth rates included 25.6% in Mexico, 21.7% in Colombia, and 20.5% in Puerto Rico. Domestic traffic surged by 29.3% in Mexico, 16.8% in Colombia, and 18.1% in Puerto Rico, while international traffic reported increases of 22.9%, 51.3%, and 50.3%, respectively. The total passenger numbers for the year to date also showed strong performance, highlighting the recovery in travel demand across the regions where ASR operates.

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• February 2023 passenger traffic reached 5.5 million, a 23.9% increase from February 2022.
• Year-on-year traffic growth for Mexico was 25.6%, for Colombia 21.7%, and for Puerto Rico 20.5%.
• Domestic traffic growth was strongest in Mexico at 29.3%.

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Passenger traffic increased year-on-year by 25.6% in Mexico, 21.7% in Colombia and 20.5% in Puerto Rico

MEXICO CITY, March 7, 2023 /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 passenger traffic for February 2023 reached a total of 5.5 million passengers, 23.9% above the levels reported in February 2022.

Passenger traffic increased year-on-year by 25.6% in Mexico, 21.7% in Colombia and 20.5% in Puerto Rico. The growth of passenger traffic in Mexico, Colombia and Puerto Rico was mainly driven by increases in domestic traffic of 29.3%, 16.8% and 18.1%, respectively and in international traffic of 22.9%, 51.3% and 50.3%, respectively.

This announcement reflects comparisons between the periods February 1 through February 28, 2023 and 2022. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded from traffic measures in Mexico and Colombia.

Passenger Traffic Summary
	February		% Chg		Year to date		% Chg
	2022	2023			2022	2023
Mexico	2,711,721	3,404,744	25.6		5,538,090	7,179,451	29.6
Domestic Traffic	1,110,169	1,435,653	29.3		2,338,701	3,094,550	32.3
International Traffic	1,601,552	1,969,091	22.9		3,199,389	4,084,901	27.7
San Juan, Puerto Rico	725,786	874,406	20.5		1,472,483	1,903,333	29.3
Domestic Traffic	672,555	794,414	18.1		1,358,613	1,732,640	27.5
International Traffic	53,231	79,992	50.3		113,870	170,693	49.9
Colombia	1,013,487	1,233,907	21.7		2,283,766	2,714,897	18.9
Domestic Traffic	869,261	1,015,714	16.8		1,947,094	2,206,513	13.3
International Traffic	144,226	218,193	51.3		336,672	508,384	51.0
Total Traffic	4,450,994	5,513,057	23.9		9,294,339	11,797,681	26.9
Domestic Traffic	2,651,985	3,245,781	22.4		5,644,408	7,033,703	24.6
International Traffic	1,799,009	2,267,276	26.0		3,649,931	4,763,978	30.5

 

Mexico Passenger Traffic
		February			% Chg				Year to date				% Chg
		2022	2023						2022		2023
Domestic Traffic		1,110,169	1,435,653		29.3				2,338,701		3,094,550		32.3
CUN	Cancun	604,798	763,729		26.3				1,296,662		1,678,622		29.5
CZM	Cozumel	13,381	9,512		(28.9)				27,778		20,428		(26.5)
HUX	Huatulco	59,945	63,268		5.5				125,202		141,281		12.8
MID	Merida	163,266	250,908		53.7				336,394		525,251		56.1
MTT	Minatitlan	5,789	7,736		33.6				11,881		16,576		39.5
OAX	Oaxaca	73,152	103,072		40.9				150,197		218,388		45.4
TAP	Tapachula	32,876	38,845		18.2				70,448		78,781		11.8
VER	Veracruz	79,729	103,025		29.2				165,586		215,500		30.1
VSA	Villahermosa	77,233	95,558		23.7				154,553		199,723		29.2
International Traffic		1,601,552	1,969,091		22.9				3,199,389		4,084,901		27.7
CUN	Cancun	1,508,779	1,846,489		22.4				3,008,840		3,829,440		27.3
CZM	Cozumel	38,833	46,596		20.0				75,552		96,574		27.8
HUX	Huatulco	13,355	18,439		38.1				25,014		37,437		49.7
MID	Merida	18,103	30,083		66.2				37,428		59,945		60.2
MTT	Minatitlan	936	502		(46.4)				2,088		1,329		(36.4)
OAX	Oaxaca	12,859	16,812		30.7				30,065		37,215		23.8
TAP	Tapachula	736	1,755		138.5				2,128		3,498		64.4
VER	Veracruz	5,983	6,535		9.2				14,321		15,254		6.5
VSA	Villahermosa	1,968	1,880		(4.5)				3,953		4,209		6.5
Traffic Total Mexico		2,711,721	3,404,744		25.6				5,538,090		7,179,451		29.6
CUN	Cancun	2,113,577	2,610,218		23.5				4,305,502		5,508,062		27.9
CZM	Cozumel	52,214	56,108		7.5				103,330		117,002		13.2
HUX	Huatulco	73,300	81,707		11.5				150,216		178,718		19.0
MID	Merida	181,369	280,991		54.9				373,822		585,196		56.5
MTT	Minatitlan	6,725	8,238		22.5				13,969		17,905		28.2
OAX	Oaxaca	86,011	119,884		39.4				180,262		255,603		41.8
TAP	Tapachula	33,612	40,600		20.8				72,576		82,279		13.4
VER	Veracruz	85,712	109,560		27.8				179,907		230,754		28.3
VSA	Villahermosa	79,201	97,438		23.0				158,506		203,932		28.7

 

US Passenger Traffic, San Juan Airport (LMM)
	February		% Chg		Year to date		% Chg
	2022	2023			2022	2023
SJU Total	725,786	874,406	20.5		1,472,483	1,903,333	29.3
Domestic Traffic	672,555	794,414	18.1		1,358,613	1,732,640	27.5
International Traffic	53,231	79,992	50.3		113,870	170,693	49.9

 

Colombia Passenger Traffic Airplan
		February		% Chg				Year to date				% Chg
		2022	2023					2022		2023
Domestic Traffic		869,261	1,015,714	16.8				1,947,094		2,206,513		13.3
MDE	Rionegro	623,368	781,793	25.4				1,405,030		1,683,609		19.8
EOH	Medellin	88,584	79,673	(10.1)				189,959		176,760		(6.9)
MTR	Monteria	108,977	112,591	3.3				245,748		253,776		3.3
APO	Carepa	18,688	15,337	(17.9)				40,540		31,385		(22.6)
UIB	Quibdo	25,289	24,683	(2.4)				56,197		56,496		0.5
CZU	Corozal	4,355	1,637	(62.4)				9,620		4,487		(53.4)
International Traffic		144,226	218,193	51.3				336,672		508,384		51.0
MDE	Rionegro	144,226	218,193	51.3				336,672		508,384		51.0
EOH	Medellin
MTR	Monteria	-	-					-		-
APO	Carepa	-	-					-		-
UIB	Quibdo	-	-					-		-
CZU	Corozal	-	-					-		-
Traffic Total Colombia		1,013,487	1,233,907	21.7				2,283,766		2,714,897		18.9
MDE	Rionegro	767,594	999,986	30.3				1,741,702		2,191,993		25.9
EOH	Medellin	88,584	79,673	(10.1)				189,959		176,760		(6.9)
MTR	Monteria	108,977	112,591	3.3				245,748		253,776		3.3
APO	Carepa	18,688	15,337	(17.9)				40,540		31,385		(22.6)
UIB	Quibdo	25,289	24,683	(2.4)				56,197		56,496		0.5
CZU	Corozal	4,355	1,637	(62.4)				9,620		4,487		(53.4)

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.

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FAQ

What is the passenger traffic increase for ASR in February 2023?

ASR reported a 23.9% increase in passenger traffic in February 2023 compared to February 2022.

How did domestic traffic perform for ASR in February 2023?

Domestic traffic for ASR increased by 29.3% in Mexico, 16.8% in Colombia, and 18.1% in Puerto Rico for February 2023.

What are the international traffic growth rates for ASR in February 2023?

International traffic grew by 22.9% in Mexico, 51.3% in Colombia, and 50.3% in Puerto Rico in February 2023.

What was the total passenger traffic for ASR year to date as of February 2023?

As of February 2023, ASR's total passenger traffic year to date was 11.8 million, marking a 26.9% increase from the previous year.