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 January 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)

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Contacts:

 

ASUR

Lic. Adolfo Castro

(52) 55-5284-0408

acastro@asur.com.mx

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Breakstone Group

Susan Borinelli/Michael Fehle

(646) 452-2333 / 2336

sborinelli@breakstone-group.com

mfehle@breakstone-group.com

 

 

 

 

ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for

December 2005 down 28.4% Year over Year

 

Mexico City, January 9, 2005, Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) (ASUR) today announced that total passenger traffic for the month of December 2005 decreased by 28.4% when compared to December 2004.

 

All figures in this announcement reflect comparisons between the 31-day period December1 through December 31 2004 and 2005. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded.

 

Going forwards, the Company will present a breakdown of the figures for international and domestic passenger traffic, as well as the combined figures.

 

 

Domestic

Airport

December 2004

December 2005

% Change

Cancun

186,944

157,437

(15.8)

Cozumel

10,903

3,744

(65.7)

Huatulco

22,091

28,470

28.9

Merida

70,442

76,699

8.9

Minatitlan

9,850

13,941

41.5

Oaxaca

43,487

46,877

7.8

Tapachula

17,870

17,676

(1.1)

Veracruz

43,020

46,053

7.1

Villahermosa

54,696

58,496

6.9

Total Domestic

459,303

449,393

(2.2)

 

 

 

International

Airport

December 2004

December 2005

% Change

Cancun

625,705

336,433

(46.2)

Cozumel

36,271

5,264

(85.5)

Huatulco

4,130

5,245

27.0

Merida

10,454

10,823

3.5

Minatitlan

191

337

76.4

Oaxaca

5,325

6,723

26.3

Tapachula

365

431

18.1

Veracruz

4,931

5,050

2.4

Villahermosa

3,884

4,108

5.8

Total International

691,256

374,414

(45.8)

 

 


 

  

 

Total

Airport

December 2004

December 2005

% Change

Cancun

812,649

493,870

(39.2)

Cozumel

47,174

9,008

(80.9)

Huatulco

26,221

33,715

28.6

Merida

80,896

87,522

8.2

Minatitlan

10,041

14,278

42.2

Oaxaca

48,812

53,600

9.8

Tapachula

18,235

18,107

(0.7)

Veracruz

47,951

51,103

6.6

Villahermosa

58,580

62,604

6.9

ASUR Total

1,150,559

823,807

(28.4)

 

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 10,918, or 40.0%, were in operation as of December 31, 2005.

 

The Trust for the Promotion of Tourism in the Mayan Riviera estimates that of 25,170 rooms available in the region, 22,836 or 90.7% were in operation at the end of December2005.

 

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: January 9, 2006