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TAM to Offer Direct Rio – New York Flights Starting November 1

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

October 31, 2008

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Four round trip frequencies per week between the two cities

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TAM (BOVESPA:
TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) will start operating direct flights between Rio de
Janeiro and New York starting Saturday, November 1. Four weekly non-stop
round trip frequencies between the two cities will be offered. TAM
passengers will be able to fly Business or Economy class. Flights will be
operated using the Boeing 767-300, which holds 205 passengers.

“Rio de Janeiro is a strategic market for TAM and represents an
important gateway for passengers coming from the United States. Therefore,
we are increasingly investing in new services, such as the direct Rio – New
York and Rio – Miami flights, the latter having begun September 19,” said
Paulo Castello Branco, Commercial and Planning Vice President.

The flight will depart Rio de Janeiro’s Tom Jobim International Airport
(Galeao) at 11:15 p.m. (local time) Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and
Sundays, and fly directly into JFK in New York, arriving at 6:00 a.m.
(local time) the following day.

Return flights will be available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The
flight will depart JFK at 4:15 p.m. (local time) and fly directly to Rio de
Janeiro (Galeao), arriving at 5:30 a.m. (local time). On Sundays, the
flight will leave New York at 8:00 a.m. and arrive in Rio de Janeiro at
9:15 p.m. (local time).

For further information, reservations or to purchase tickets, contact
the TAM Call Center at 4002-5700 (for state capitals), and 0800-570-5700
(other locations) or go to http://www.tam.com.br.

Flights to the United States

TAM already operates two daily flights to New York from Sao Paulo
(Guarulhos). All legs of the trip are on A330 aircraft in both directions.
With the start of the new service from Rio, TAM will now offer 18 weekly
flights between Brazil and New York.

TAM operations include four daily flights (28 per week) to Miami,
Florida. One of the flights starts in Confins, in Belo Horizonte (MG),
continues to Rio de Janeiro and then on to Miami. TAM also offers two daily
flights from Sao Paulo (Guarulhos) — one of them stopping in Salvador (BA)
on Sundays on the outbound and return legs — and another from Manaus. All
flights receive and offer connections.

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