Cancun Airport Doubles Operating Capacity With Second Runway

MEXICO D.F., Oct. 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR), (ASUR) the first privatized airport group in Mexico and operator of Cancun Airport and eight other airports in southeast Mexico, today announced the inauguration of the second runway of Cancun Airport, which doubles the airport's capacity to approximately 28 million passengers per annum.  The increased capacity level is expected to meet forecasted demand for the next several decades.

The second runway, parallel to the existing one, allows for simultaneous takeoffs and landings, thereby increasing operating capacity to more than 80 takeoffs or landings per hour.  Cancun Airport is the first airport in Mexico with two runways that can be used at the same time.

The project, which represented a total investment of approximately US$67 million, also included a new control tower, the tallest in Latin America, and one of the top 20 tallest control towers worldwide.

With this project, ASUR expects to contribute to economic development in the region and to maintain Cancun's position at the forefront of airport services in Mexico and Latin America.

About ASUR:

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. 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 NYSE in the U.S., where it trades under the symbol ASR, and on the Mexican Bolsa, where it trades under the symbol ASUR. One ADS represents ten (10) series B shares.

Some of the statements contained in this press release discuss future expectations or state other forward-looking information. Those statements are subject to risks identified in this press release and in ASUR's filings with the SEC. Actual developments could differ significantly from those contemplated in these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information is based on various factors and was derived using numerous assumptions. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as may be required by applicable law, we do not have an obligation to update or revise them, whether as a result of new information, future or otherwise. 

DATASOURCE: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V.



CONTACT:  In Mexico: Lic. Adolfo Castro of ASUR, (52) 5552-84-04-08,

; or In the U.S.: Susan Borinelli, [phone],

; or Maura Gedid, [phone],

, both of Breakstone Group, for ASUR

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