MEXICO CITY, Aug. 6, 2020 /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 July 2020
decreased 77.6% when compared to July
2019. Passenger traffic decreased 74.7% in Mexico, 62.4% in Puerto Rico and 99.8% in Colombia, impacted by severe downturns in
business and leisure travel stemming from the COVID-19
pandemic.
This announcement reflects comparisons between July 1 through July 31, 2020 and from
July 1 through July 31, 2019. Transit
and general aviation passengers are excluded for Mexico and Colombia.
Passenger Traffic
Summary
|
|
|
|
|
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July
|
%
Chg
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|
Year to
date
|
%
Chg
|
2019
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
2020
|
Mexico
|
3,198,194
|
809,306
|
(74.7)
|
|
20,648,828
|
9,334,186
|
(54.8)
|
Domestic
Traffic
|
1,634,446
|
574,574
|
(64.8)
|
|
9,532,322
|
4,549,044
|
(52.3)
|
International
Traffic
|
1,563,748
|
234,732
|
(85.0)
|
|
11,116,506
|
4,785,142
|
(57.0)
|
San Juan, Puerto
Rico
|
968,319
|
363,935
|
(62.4)
|
|
5,686,127
|
2,906,051
|
(48.9)
|
Domestic
Traffic
|
851,865
|
351,932
|
(58.7)
|
|
5,068,032
|
2,684,660
|
(47.0)
|
International
Traffic
|
116,454
|
12,003
|
(89.7)
|
|
618,095
|
221,391
|
(64.2)
|
Colombia
|
1,078,246
|
2,369
|
(99.8)
|
|
5,836,076
|
2,276,841
|
(61.0)
|
Domestic
Traffic
|
903,812
|
1,654
|
(99.8)
|
|
5,661,642
|
2,276,126
|
(59.8)
|
International
Traffic
|
174,434
|
715
|
(99.6)
|
|
174,434
|
715
|
(99.6)
|
Total
Traffic
|
5,244,759
|
1,175,610
|
(77.6)
|
|
32,171,031
|
14,517,078
|
(54.9)
|
Domestic
Traffic
|
3,390,123
|
928,160
|
(72.6)
|
|
20,261,996
|
9,509,830
|
(53.1)
|
International
Traffic
|
1,854,636
|
247,450
|
(86.7)
|
|
11,909,035
|
5,007,248
|
(58.0)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Since March 16, 2020, various
governments have issued flight restrictions for different regions
of the world to limit the breakout of the COVID-19 virus. With
respect to the airports ASUR operates:
As announced on March 23, 2020,
neither Mexico nor Puerto Rico have issued flight bans, to date.
In Puerto Rico, the Federal
Aviation Authority (FAA) has accepted a request from the Governor
of Puerto Rico that all flights
bound to Puerto Rico land at LMM
Airport, which is operated by ASUR's subsidiary Aerostar, and that
all arriving passengers be screened by representatives of the
Puerto Rico Health Department. On March 30,
2020, the Governor of Puerto
Rico, through an executive order of indefinite term, imposed
a two-week quarantine on all passengers arriving at the LMM
Airport. Therefore, LMM Airport remains open and operating, albeit
with substantially reduced flight and passenger volumes.
To further strengthen health controls on arrival, starting
July 15, the Governor of Puerto Rico began implementing the following
additional measures. All passengers must wear a mask, complete a
mandatory flight declaration form from the Puerto Rico Health
Department, and submit negative results of a PCR molecular COVID-19
test taken 72 hours prior to arrival to avoid having to undergo the
two-week quarantine. Passengers can also opt to take the COVID-19
test in Puerto Rico (not
necessarily at the airport), in order to be released from
quarantine (estimated to take between 24-48 hours).
In Colombia, all incoming
international flights, including connecting flights in Colombia, were suspended by the Colombian
government starting March 23, 2020.
This suspension has been extended through August 31, 2020, with exceptions for humanitarian
emergencies, transportation of cargo and goods, and fortuitous
events or force majeure. Recently, the Colombian government
announced that Colombia's airports
will reopen to international flights on September 1, 2020. Similarly, domestic air
travel in Colombia was suspended
starting March 25, 2020.
Consequently, ASUR's commercial aviation operations at the Enrique
Olaya Herrera de Medellín, José María Córdova de Rionegro, Los
Garzones de Montería, Antonio Roldán Betancourt de Carepa, El Caraño de Quibdó and
Las Brujas de Corozal airports were suspended starting as of such
dates.
The Colombian government allowed domestic flights to resume on
July 1, 2020, starting with pilot
tests for domestic routes between cities with low levels of
contagion. The Colombian government has delegated to municipal
administrations the power to request approval from the Ministry of
the Interior, the Ministry of Transport and Aerocivil (the
aeronautical authority in Colombia) to resume domestic flights from or
to their municipalities. As a result, both municipalities involved
would be required to agree in order to restart such domestic
flights. As of today, ASUR's airports in Colombia have not yet resumed domestic
flights.
Mexico Passenger
Traffic
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|
July
|
%
Chg
|
|
Year to
date
|
%
Chg
|
2019
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
2020
|
Domestic
Traffic
|
1,634,446
|
574,574
|
(64.8)
|
|
9,532,322
|
4,549,044
|
(52.3)
|
CUN
|
Cancun
|
914,987
|
395,958
|
(56.7)
|
|
5,134,037
|
2,429,042
|
(52.7)
|
CZM
|
Cozumel
|
20,523
|
2,114
|
(89.7)
|
|
118,752
|
40,401
|
(66.0)
|
HUX
|
Huatulco
|
78,728
|
15,779
|
(80.0)
|
|
448,436
|
166,991
|
(62.8)
|
MID
|
Merida
|
237,223
|
55,578
|
(76.6)
|
|
1,465,713
|
702,560
|
(52.1)
|
MTT
|
Minatitlan
|
12,145
|
3,192
|
(73.7)
|
|
82,764
|
36,876
|
(55.4)
|
OAX
|
Oaxaca
|
100,386
|
21,908
|
(78.2)
|
|
567,630
|
310,872
|
(45.2)
|
TAP
|
Tapachula
|
30,959
|
14,745
|
(52.4)
|
|
211,879
|
135,549
|
(36.0)
|
VER
|
Veracruz
|
129,467
|
36,051
|
(72.2)
|
|
801,448
|
384,277
|
(52.1)
|
VSA
|
Villahermosa
|
110,028
|
29,249
|
(73.4)
|
|
701,663
|
342,476
|
(51.2)
|
Mexico Passenger
Traffic (continued)
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|
|
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|
|
|
July
|
%
Chg
|
|
Year to
date
|
%
Chg
|
|
2019
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
2020
|
|
International
Traffic
|
1,563,748
|
234,732
|
(85.0)
|
|
11,116,506
|
4,785,142
|
(57.0)
|
|
CUN
|
Cancun
|
1,484,897
|
221,074
|
(85.1)
|
|
10,480,240
|
4,430,974
|
(57.7)
|
|
CZM
|
Cozumel
|
27,621
|
8,675
|
(68.6)
|
|
256,807
|
139,276
|
(45.8)
|
|
HUX
|
Huatulco
|
3,251
|
313
|
(90.4)
|
|
104,319
|
77,710
|
(25.5)
|
|
MID
|
Merida
|
19,463
|
1,874
|
(90.4)
|
|
126,135
|
64,628
|
(48.8)
|
|
MTT
|
Minatitlan
|
891
|
92
|
(89.7)
|
|
4,616
|
2,047
|
(55.7)
|
|
OAX
|
Oaxaca
|
16,449
|
520
|
(96.8)
|
|
84,606
|
40,953
|
(51.6)
|
|
TAP
|
Tapachula
|
1,581
|
515
|
(67.4)
|
|
7,951
|
4,195
|
(47.2)
|
|
VER
|
Veracruz
|
7,275
|
519
|
(92.9)
|
|
39,681
|
16,484
|
(58.5)
|
|
VSA
|
Villahermosa
|
2,320
|
1,150
|
(50.4)
|
|
12,151
|
8,875
|
(27.0)
|
|
Traffic Total
Mexico
|
3,198,194
|
809,306
|
(74.7)
|
|
20,648,828
|
9,334,186
|
(54.8)
|
|
CUN
|
Cancun
|
2,399,884
|
617,032
|
(74.3)
|
|
15,614,277
|
6,860,016
|
(56.1)
|
|
CZM
|
Cozumel
|
48,144
|
10,789
|
(77.6)
|
|
375,559
|
179,677
|
(52.2)
|
|
HUX
|
Huatulco
|
81,979
|
16,092
|
(80.4)
|
|
552,755
|
244,701
|
(55.7)
|
|
MID
|
Merida
|
256,686
|
57,452
|
(77.6)
|
|
1,591,848
|
767,188
|
(51.8)
|
|
MTT
|
Minatitlan
|
13,036
|
3,284
|
(74.8)
|
|
87,380
|
38,923
|
(55.5)
|
|
OAX
|
Oaxaca
|
116,835
|
22,428
|
(80.8)
|
|
652,236
|
351,825
|
(46.1)
|
|
TAP
|
Tapachula
|
32,540
|
15,260
|
(53.1)
|
|
219,830
|
139,744
|
(36.4)
|
|
VER
|
Veracruz
|
136,742
|
36,570
|
(73.3)
|
|
841,129
|
400,761
|
(52.4)
|
|
VSA
|
Villahermosa
|
112,348
|
30,399
|
(72.9)
|
|
713,814
|
351,351
|
(50.8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US Passenger
Traffic, San Juan Airport (LMM)
|
|
|
|
|
|
July
|
%
Chg
|
|
Year to
date
|
%
Chg
|
2019
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
2020
|
SJU
Total
|
968,319
|
363,935
|
(62.4)
|
|
5,686,127
|
2,906,051
|
(48.9)
|
Domestic
Traffic
|
851,865
|
351,932
|
(58.7)
|
|
5,068,032
|
2,684,660
|
(47.0)
|
International
Traffic
|
116,454
|
12,003
|
(89.7)
|
|
618,095
|
221,391
|
(64.2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colombia Passenger
Traffic Airplan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July
|
%
Chg
|
|
Year to
date
|
%
Chg
|
2019
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
2020
|
Domestic
Traffic
|
903,812
|
1,654
|
(99.8)
|
|
5,661,642
|
2,276,126
|
(59.8)
|
MDE
|
Rionegro
|
655,875
|
49
|
(100.0)
|
|
4,101,100
|
1,623,708
|
(60.4)
|
EOH
|
Medellin
|
98,190
|
1,002
|
(99.0)
|
|
607,858
|
244,650
|
(59.8)
|
MTR
|
Monteria
|
87,586
|
138
|
(99.8)
|
|
560,353
|
259,772
|
(53.6)
|
APO
|
Carepa
|
19,456
|
81
|
(99.6)
|
|
123,813
|
50,574
|
(59.2)
|
UIB
|
Quibdo
|
34,114
|
341
|
(99.0)
|
|
214,193
|
84,104
|
(60.7)
|
CZU
|
Corozal
|
8,591
|
43
|
(99.5)
|
|
54,325
|
13,318
|
(75.5)
|
International
Traffic
|
174,434
|
715
|
(99.6)
|
|
174,434
|
715
|
(99.6)
|
MDE
|
Rionegro
|
174,434
|
715
|
(99.6)
|
|
174,434
|
715
|
(99.6)
|
EOH
|
Medellin
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MTR
|
Monteria
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
APO
|
Carepa
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
UIB
|
Quibdo
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
CZU
|
Corozal
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
Traffic Total
Colombia
|
1,078,246
|
2,369
|
(99.8)
|
|
5,836,076
|
2,276,841
|
(61.0)
|
MDE
|
Rionegro
|
830,309
|
764
|
(99.9)
|
|
4,275,534
|
1,624,423
|
(62.0)
|
EOH
|
Medellin
|
98,190
|
1,002
|
(99.0)
|
|
607,858
|
244,650
|
(59.8)
|
MTR
|
Monteria
|
87,586
|
138
|
(99.8)
|
|
560,353
|
259,772
|
(53.6)
|
APO
|
Carepa
|
19,456
|
81
|
(99.6)
|
|
123,813
|
50,574
|
(59.2)
|
UIB
|
Quibdo
|
34,114
|
341
|
(99.0)
|
|
214,193
|
84,104
|
(60.7)
|
CZU
|
Corozal
|
8,591
|
43
|
(99.5)
|
|
54,325
|
13,318
|
(75.5)
|
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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