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 June 2006

GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL SURESTE S.A. DE C.V.

(SOUTHEAST AIRPORT GROUP)

 

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

México

 

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

Bosque de Alisos No. 474 – 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/Michael Fehle

(646) 452-2333 / 2336

mfehle@breakstone-group.com

 

 

ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for

May 2006 down 4.7% Year over Year

 

Mexico City, June 7, 2006, Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) (ASUR) today announced that total passenger traffic for the month of May 2006 decreased by 4.7% when compared to May 2005.

 

All figures in this announcement reflect comparisons between the 31-day period May 1 through May 31 2005 and 2006. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded.

 

 

Domestic

Airport

May 2005

May 2006

% Change

Cancún

188,505

209,564

11.2

Cozumel

6,251

5,914

(5.4)

Huatulco

20,986

27,861

32.8

Merida

84,425

72,857

(13.7)

Minatitlán

11,699

14,202

21.4

Oaxaca

36,969

36,899

(0.2)

Tapachula

15,234

14,961

(1.8)

Veracruz

44,178

54,539

23.5

Villahermosa

61,930

56,537

(8.7)

Total Domestic

470,177

493,334

4.9

 

 

International

Airport

May 2005

May 2006

% Change

Cancún

694,327

619,589

(10.8)

Cozumel

35,949

27,621

(23.2)

Huatulco

1,176

1,971

67.6

Merida

9,277

9,381

1.1

Minatitlan

229

305

33.2

Oaxaca

4,011

4,772

19.0

Tapachula

413

379

(8.2)

Veracruz

4,651

5,341

14.8

Villahermosa

3,222

3,288

2.0

Total International

753,255

672,647

(10.7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Total

Airport

May 2005

May 2006

% Change

Cancun

882,832

829,153

(6.1)

Cozumel

42,200

33,535

(20.5)

Huatulco

22,162

29,832

34.6

Merida

93,702

82,238

(12.2)

Minatitlan

11,928

14,507

21.6

Oaxaca

40,980

41,671

1.7

Tapachula

15,647

15,340

(2.0)

Veracruz

48,829

59,880

22.6

Villahermosa

65,152

59,825

(8.2)

ASUR Total

1,223,432

1,165,981

(4.7)

 

ASUR’s management believes that the lower passenger traffic numbers to Cancun and Cozumel during the period were largely the result of the reduction in available accommodation caused by Hurricane Wilma, which struck the region in October 2005 and caused widespread damage to the hotel infrastructure in the region.

 

Cancun’s Municipal Tourism Authority estimates that of the 27,484 rooms available in Cancun prior to the hurricane, 21,735 or 79.1% were in operation as of May 31, 2006.

 

Quintana Roo’s Tourism authorities estimate that there were 3,502 hotel rooms in operation in Cozumel as May 31, 2006, representing 93.9% of the approximately 3,730 hotel rooms available before the hurricanes.

 

At this time ASUR cannot estimate the impact that these events will have on passenger traffic for fiscal year 2006.

 

About ASUR:

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A. 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.

 

- ENDS -

 

 



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. de C.V.
 

By:   /s/ ADOLFO CASTRO RIVAS           

    Adolfo Castro Rivas
    Director of Finance

 

Date: June 7, 2006