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TAM to Offer Direct Flight Between Cabo Frio and Buenos Aires

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

June 27, 2008

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Company will be the only one to offer direct flights on this route

SAO PAULO, Brazil, June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TAM (Bovespa:
TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) will operate a weekly direct flight between the cities
of Cabo Frio, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires, in
Argentina, between July 5 and August 9. The new service will provide for
the growing volume of passengers traveling from the capital of Argentina to
the northern coast in the state of Rio de Janeiro during the high traffic
season, stimulating tourism in that region.

The TAM flight service will be offered in the modern Airbus A320
aircraft, which has a capacity of up to 174 passengers. With the start of
operations, TAM will be the only airline to offer direct flights on this
route, connecting Cabo Frio to Buenos Aires without any stops.

The flight will depart from the Cabo Frio International Airport at 9:20
p.m. and arrive at the Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires at
12:40 a.m.* The return trip will depart from Buenos Aires at 5:00 p.m.* and
arrive in Cabo Frio at 8:00 p.m.

At present, the company operates 49 regular weekly flights to Buenos
Aires, with departures from Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Florianopolis,
Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Sao Paulo. The
company also offers a daily flight connecting Sao Paulo to the city of
Cordoba in Argentina, with a stop in Asuncion, Paraguay.

To meet demand during the high traffic season, the company will be
offering extra flights to Buenos Aires, with departures from Porto Seguro,
Recife, Salvador, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, from June 19 to August 10.

The company will also offer direct flights from Sao Paulo to Bariloche
in Argentina from July 3 to August 10. With the start of this service, TAM
will be the only airline offering direct flights on this route.

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