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 2018

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- .)

 

 

 

 

Contactos:

 

ASUR

Lic. Adolfo Castro

+52-55-5284-0408

acastro@asur.com.mx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

InspIR Group

Susan Borinelli

+1-646-330-5907

susan@inspirgroup.com

 

 

ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for March 2018

 

Passenger traffic increased 13.6% YoY in Mexico, and decreased 13.9% in Puerto Rico
and 3.6% in Colombia

 

Mexico City, April 5, 2018 - 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 March 2018 increase 5.3% when compared to March 2017. Passenger traffic rose 13.6% in Mexico, and declined 13.9% in San Juan and 3.6% in Colombia.

 

This announcement reflects comparisons between March 1 through March 31, 2018 and 2017. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded for Mexico and Colombia. During 2018, the impact of Holy Week on passenger traffic in Mexico began on March 23, while in 2017 it began on April 7.

 

Note that the decline in passenger traffic at San Juan Airport reflects the impact of Hurricane Maria, which hit the island on September 21, 2017.

 

Passenger Traffic Summary              
  March % Chg   Annual % Chg
2017 2018   2016 2017
Mexico 2,717,507 3,087,295 13.6   7,797,795 8,521,916 9.3
Domestic Traffic 1,043,776 1,238,621 18.7   3,077,799 3,458,958 12.4
International Traffic 1,673,731 1,848,674 10.5   4,719,996 5,062,958 7.3
San Juan, Puerto Rico 818,878 705,388 (13.9)   2,299,936 1,858,298 (19.2)
Domestic Traffic 726,253 637,966 (12.2)   2,027,682 1,682,957 (17.0)
International Traffic 92,625 67,422 (27.2)   272,254 175,341 (35.6)
Colombia 777,017 748,707 (3.6)   2,515,550 2,384,826 (5.2)
Domestic Traffic 679,475 624,494 (8.1)   2,204,773 2,012,117 (8.7)
International Traffic 97,542 124,213 27.3   310,777 372,709 19.9
Total Traffic 4,313,402 4,541,390 5.3   12,613,281 12,765,040 1.2
Domestic Traffic 2,449,504 2,501,081 2.1   7,310,254 7,154,032 (2.1)
International Traffic 1,863,898 2,040,309 9.5   5,303,027 5,611,008 5.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               
                 

 

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Mexico Passenger Traffic              
  March % Chg   Annual % Chg
2017 2018   2016 2017
Domestic Traffic 1,043,776 1,238,621 18.7   3,077,799 3,458,958 12.4
CUN Cancun 527,546 663,306 25.7   1,571,040 1,829,258 16.4
CZM Cozumel 9,107 13,939 53.1   27,932 36,255 29.8
HUX Huatulco 46,522 55,707 19.7   137,471 161,633 17.6
MID Merida 160,585 180,306 12.3   459,653 509,061 10.7
MTT Minatitlan 16,979 14,716 (13.3)   48,798 43,662 (10.5)
OAX Oaxaca 56,793 72,339 27.4   170,511 209,887 23.1
TAP Tapachula 24,141 24,649 2.1   73,228 69,994 (4.4)
VER Veracruz 99,197 115,324 16.3   289,356 318,956 10.2
VSA Villahermosa 102,906 98,335 (4.4)   299,810 280,252 (6.5)
International Traffic 1,673,731 1,848,674 10.5   4,719,996 5,062,958 7.3
CUN Cancun 1,560,440 1,727,020 10.7   4,399,299 4,715,943 7.2
CZM Cozumel 56,169 57,630 2.6   142,403 141,459 (0.7)
HUX Huatulco 24,810 24,195 (2.5)   81,513 84,314 3.4
MID Merida 16,880 22,039 30.6   48,176 63,334 31.5
MTT Minatitlan 516 476 (7.8)   1,815 1,571 (13.4)
OAX Oaxaca 6,035 8,131 34.7   18,937 27,381 44.6
TAP Tapachula 1,039 1,137 9.4   3,609 4,295 19.0
VER Veracruz 4,930 4,966 0.7   15,355 15,542 1.2
VSA Villahermosa 2,912 3,080 5.8   8,889 9,119 2.6
Traffic Total Mexico 2,717,507 3,087,295 13.6   7,797,795 8,521,916 9.3
CUN Cancun 2,087,986 2,390,326 14.5   5,970,339 6,545,201 9.6
CZM Cozumel 65,276 71,569 9.6   170,335 177,714 4.3
HUX Huatulco 71,332 79,902 12.0   218,984 245,947 12.3
MID Merida 177,465 202,345 14.0   507,829 572,395 12.7
MTT Minatitlan 17,495 15,192 (13.2)   50,613 45,233 (10.6)
OAX Oaxaca 62,828 80,470 28.1   189,448 237,268 25.2
TAP Tapachula 25,180 25,786 2.4   76,837 74,289 (3.3)
VER Veracruz 104,127 120,290 15.5   304,711 334,498 9.8
VSA Villahermosa 105,818 101,415 (4.2)   308,699 289,371 (6.3)
                 
US Passenger Traffic, San Juan Airport (LMM)            
  March % Chg   Annual % Chg
2017 2018   2016 2017
SJU Total 818,878 705,388 (13.9)   2,299,936 1,858,298 (19.2)
Domestic Traffic 726,253 637,966 (12.2)   2,027,682 1,682,957 (17.0)
International Traffic 92,625 67,422 (27.2)   272,254 175,341 (35.6)
                 
Colombia Passenger Traffic Airplan              
  March % Chg   Annual % Chg
2016 2017   2016 2017
Domestic Traffic 679,475 624,494 (8.1)   2,204,773 2,012,117 (8.7)
MDE Rionegro 488,925 431,856 (11.7)   1,567,040 1,402,237 (10.5)
EOH Medellin 76,083 81,015 6.5   249,082 249,939 0.3
MTR Monteria 67,065 64,331 (4.1)   228,950 208,764 (8.8)
APO Carepa 15,185 15,425 1.6   50,800 44,920 (11.6)
UIB Quibdo 26,770 25,829 (3.5)   89,557 85,487 (4.5)
CZU Corozal 5,447 6,038 10.9   19,344 20,770 7.4
International Traffic 97,542 124,213 27.3   310,777 372,709 19.9
MDE Rionegro 97,542 124,213 27.3   310,777 372,709 19.9
EOH Medellin - -     - -  
MTR Monteria - -     - -  
APO Carepa - -     - -  
UIB Quibdo - -     - -  
CZU Corozal - -     - -  
Traffic Total Colombia 777,017 748,707 (3.6)   2,515,550 2,384,826 (5.2)
MDE Rionegro 586,467 556,069 (5.2)   1,877,817 1,774,946 (5.5)
EOH Medellin 76,083 81,015 6.5   249,082 249,939 0.3
MTR Monteria 67,065 64,331 (4.1)   228,950 208,764 (8.8)
APO Carepa 15,185 15,425 1.6   50,800 44,920 (11.6)
UIB Quibdo 26,770 25,829 (3.5)   89,557 85,487 (4.5)
CZU Corozal 5,447 6,038 10.9   19,344 20,770 7.4

 

 

 

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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. ASUR is one of the top four emerging market companies in the transportation and transportation infrastructure sector included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index (DJSI EM). For more information, visit www.asur.com.mx

 

 

 

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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
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:April 5, 2018