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TAM and Air Canada expand flight service between Brazilian and Canadian cities

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

October 9, 2008

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Bilateral agreement includes codesharing in both countries and benefits for members of frequent flier programs of both airlines

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4
and NYSE: TAM) and Air Canada, Canada’s largest airline and a founding
member of the Star Alliance, announced today in Sao Paulo that they have
reached an operational agreement for codesharing and the integration of
their frequent flier programs, TAM Fidelidade and Aeroplan (Air Canada’s
mileage plan).

The bilateral agreement will enable the two companies to expand
services for customers traveling between Brazil and Canada, including more
options for destinations in both countries and convenient connections to
the main Brazilian and Canadian cities. The implementation of codesharing
and the integration of the TAM Fidelidade and Aeroplan programs are
scheduled for November, once the authorities in both countries have
approved the partnership.

For Commander David Barioni Neto, President of TAM, the agreement with
Air Canada contributes to the company’s strategy of expanding its
operations abroad and consolidating its position as one of the principal
airlines in the world aviation market. “We have an important commitment to
our clients to provide world-class service within the framework of our
activities based on the three pillars: Service Excellence, Technical and
Operational Excellence, and Excellence in the Management of the company,”
states Barioni.

TAM’s Vice President of Sales and Planning, Paulo Castello Branco,
adds: “The agreement with Air Canada reinforces our strategy of
establishing partnerships with the world’s main airlines and enables us to
offer our customers a wide variety of destinations throughout all of North
America.”

Montie Brewer, President and CEO of Air Canada, who was at today’s
ceremony announcing TAM’s entry into the Star Alliance, also spoke about
codesharing. “Air Canada has the pleasure of initiating this relationship
with TAM, the leader of Brazil’s market for commercial aviation. It will be
of benefit to the customers of both airlines by facilitating greater access
to the principal cities of Brazil, Canada and other countries,” he said.
“As a founding member of the Star Alliance, we have witnessed the benefits
that the Alliance has brought for international travelers, simplifying
travel and expanding options for connections all over the world. We welcome
the arrival of TAM as a member of the Star Alliance and are expanding for
our customers the benefits they most appreciate.”

With the implementation of the bilateral agreement between Air Canada
and TAM, the customers of both airlines will benefit from the
simplification of plane reservations, convenient connections on a single
airline ticket, and check-in of luggage through to the final destination.
TAM passengers will also be able to take advantage of the benefits of
flights between São Paulo and Toronto operated as a codeshare by Air
Canada, as well as connections in Toronto to Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton,
Winnipeg, Montreal and Quebec. Passengers on Air Canada, in turn, will have
access to six Brazilian cities — Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Recife, Belo
Horizonte, Curitiba and Porto Alegre — on codeshare flights offered by TAM
departing from Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo.

SOURCE TAM

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