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 April 2003
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL SURESTE S.A. DE C.V.
(SOUTHEAST AIRPORT GROUP)
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(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)
Mexico
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(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Blvd. Manuel Avila Camacho, No. 40, 6th Floor
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec
11000 Mexico, D.F.
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(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
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(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
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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .)
Contacts: Breakstone & Ruth
ASUR ASUR Kay Breakstone
Lic. Adolfo Castro ------------------------------ Luca Biondolillo
(52) 55-5284-0408 AEROPUERTOS DEL SURESTE (646) 536-7012
acastro@asur.com.mx Lbiondolillo@breakstoneruth.com
ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic up 1.5% Year over Year
Mexico City, April 7, 2003, Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A. de C.V. (NYSE:
ASR; BMV: ASUR) ASUR today announced that total passenger traffic for the
month of March 2003 increased by 1.5 percent from the comparable period last
year.
Due to the current situation following the events of September 11, 2001 in the
U.S. and the start of the armed conflict in the Middle East, ASUR's management
is making an extraordinary effort to publish passenger traffic figures for the
company's airports on a monthly basis to keep investors well informed. Once the
situation has normalized, ASUR management expects to return to normal quarterly
reporting procedures.
All figures in this announcement reflect comparisons between the 35-day period
from February 26 through April 1, 2003, and the equivalent 35-day period last
year from February 27 through April 2, 2002. Transit and general aviation
passengers are excluded.
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Airport March 2002 March 2003 % Change
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Cancun 947,716 954,223 0.7
Cozumel 57,840 59,723 3.3
Huatulco 32,882 25,751 (21.7)
Merida 84,885 82,830 (2.4)
Minatitlan 11,207 13,582 21.2
Oaxaca 44,896 46,587 3.8
Tapachula 17,371 17,434 0.4
Veracruz 42,502 50,908 19.8
Villahermosa 45,909 53,556 16.7
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ASUR Total 1,285,208 1,304,594 1.5
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By week, ASUR's total passenger traffic from February 26 through April 1, 2003
varied year-over-year as follows:
o Increased by 10.8 percent for the seven-day period from February 26 through
March 4;
o Increased by 6.0 percent for the seven-day period from March 5 through 11;
o Increased by 6.2 percent for the seven-day period from March 12 through
18;
o Decreased by 0.3 percent for the seven-day period from March 19 through 25
and
o Decreased by 12.9 percent for the seven-day period from March 26 through
April 1.
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Airport % Change February 26 thru April 1, 2003,
vs. February 27 thru April 2, 2002
February 26 March March March March 26
to March 4 5 to 11 12 to 18 19 to 25 to April 1
7 Days 7 Days 7 Days 7 Days 7 Days
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Cancun 10.2 6.0 7.5 (0.4) (16.4)
Cozumel 12.8 9.3 6.9 6.2 (16.2)
Huatulco (15.3) (16.7) (25.2) (13.9) (34.6)
Merida 13.1 (1.2) (4.3) (8.8) (8.6)
Minatitlan 15.7 7.8 42.4 7.6 33.3
Oaxaca 14.0 2.4 0.8 (2.0) 5.0
Tapachula 12.3 6.8 10.8 (14.9) (9.9)
Veracruz 24.2 24.3 11.1 14.5 26.1
Villahermosa 14.6 13.2 10.4 16.4 30.6
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ASUR Total 10.8 6.0 6.2 (0.3) (12.9)
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It is important to mention that Holy Week vacations during 2002 took place from
March 25 through 29, while Holy Week vacations in 2003 will take place during
April. ASUR management therefore does not yet have sufficient passenger data in
order to conclude whether the decrease in traffic during the last two weeks of
March is primarily due to the abovementioned variation in holiday schedules, the
start of the new war in Iraq, or a combination of factors.
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.
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BLVD. AVILA CAMACHO NO. 40, 6 PISO COL. LOMAS DE CHAPULTEPEC, C.P. 11000 MEXICO,
D.F. TEL. + (52) 52 84 04 58 FAX + (52) 52 84 04 67
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
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Adolfo Castro Rivas
Director of Finance
Date: April 8, 2003