Robust international passenger traffic at Cancún boosts Mexico's ASUR in February

MEXICO. Airports group ASUR (Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste) has reported a -2.2% drop in passenger traffic in February, compared to the same month a year earlier. The company attributed the drop to February 2009 featuring one day fewer than 2008, which was a leap year. Total passenger numbers were 1.54 million.

International passenger traffic bucked the downward trend, posting growth of +2.8%, driven by ASUR’s major location, Cancún International Airport. Cancún had a +4.2% increase in international traffic, with passenger numbers hitting 961,078.