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 2004
| 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) |
| Blvd. Manuel Avila Camacho, No. 40, 6th Floor Col. Lomas de Chapultepec 11000 México, D.F. |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
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ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic up 13.9% Year over Year
Mexico City, January 6th, 2004, 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 2003 increased by 13.9 percent from the comparable period last year.
All figures in this announcement reflect comparisons between the 35-day period from November 26 through December 30, 2003, and the equivalent 35-day period last year from November 27 through December 31, 2002. Transit and general aviation passengers are excluded.
| Airport | December 2002 | December 2003 | % Change | ||||
| Cancún | 731,854 | 847,435 | 15.8 | ||||
| Cozumel | 35,361 | 37,800 | 6.9 | ||||
| Huatulco | 28,120 | 27,863 | (0.9) | ||||
| Merida | 87,603 | 95,422 | 8.9 | ||||
| Minatitlan | 13,114 | 13,389 | 2.1 | ||||
| Oaxaca | 45,978 | 47,948 | 4.3 | ||||
| Tapachula | 20,057 | 21,632 | 7.9 | ||||
| Veracruz | 46,919 | 47,380 | 1.0 | ||||
| Villahermosa | 48,336 | 65,364 | 35.2 | ||||
| ASUR Total | 1,057,342 | 1,204,233 | 13.9 | ||||
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By week, ASUR’s total passenger traffic from November 26 through December 30, 2003 varied year-over-year as follows:
| • | Increased by 12.1 percent for the seven-day period from November 26 through December 2; | ||
| • | Increased by 12.7 percent for the seven-day period from December 3 through 9; | ||
| • | Increased by 14.8 percent for the seven-day period from December 10 through 16; | ||
| • | Increased by 13.7 percent for the seven-day period from December 17 through 23; and | ||
| • | Increased by 15.8 percent for the seven-day period from December 24 through 30. | ||
| Airport | % Change November 26 thru December 30, 2003 vs. November 27 thru December 31, 2002 |
| November 26 to December 2 7 Days |
December 3 to 9 7 Days |
December 10 to 16 7 Days |
December 17 to 23 7 Days |
December 24 to 30 7 Days | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancun | 13 | .2 | 15 | .0 | 18 | .1 | 15 | .2 | 17 | .4 | |
| Cozumel | (3 | .4) | (7 | .7) | (1 | .3) | 18 | .9 | 20 | .7 | |
| Huatulco | 10 | .1 | 2 | .8 | (1 | .4) | (1 | .7) | (7 | .6) | |
| Merida | 8 | .6 | 9 | .8 | 8 | .7 | 7 | .5 | 10 | .3 | |
| Minatitlan | 14 | .8 | (0 | .4) | 6 | .2 | (10 | .7) | (0 | .5) | |
| Oaxaca | 0 | .8 | 2 | .5 | 6 | .3 | 3 | .2 | 8 | .9 | |
| Tapachula | 12 | .1 | 14 | .1 | 2 | .3 | 2 | .0 | 12 | .5 | |
| Veracruz | 4 | .1 | (3 | .1) | 1 | .1 | 7 | .6 | (5 | .8) | |
| Villahermosa | 33 | .0 | 32 | .9 | 30 | .5 | 37 | .3 | 44 | .0 | |
| ASUR Total | 12 | .1 | 12 | .7 | 14 | .8 | 13 | .7 | 15 | .8 | |
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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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 Name: ADOLFO CASTRO RIVAS Title: Director of Finance |
Date: January 7, 2004