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TAM Begins New Direct Flights from Brasilia to Buenos Aires

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

August 6, 2008

thomas

Company will also restart operating flights from Curitiba to the
Argentinean capital

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TAM (NYSE: TAM;
Bovespa: TAMM4) will begin operating direct flights from Brasilia (DF) to
Buenos Aires, Argentina, as of August 8. With the launch of this new route,
TAM will become the only airline to offer non-stop flights between the
Brazilian and Argentinean capitals, allowing passengers to reach their
destination more quickly. The new flights will be operated by Airbus A320
aircraft, configured for Business and Economy classes.

The flights will leave Brasilia at 11:00 a.m.* and arrive at the Ezeiza
International Airport, Buenos Aires, at 2:45 p.m.* In the opposite
direction, the flights will leave Buenos Aires at 3:40 p.m.* and will
arrive in Brasilia at 7:15 p.m.*

This new route will allow passengers coming from Buenos Aires to make
immediate connections in Brasilia, with easy access to the destinations
served by TAM in the North and Northeast regions. From Brazil, passengers
will also have a new option for travel to Buenos Aires, as well as a faster
and more convenient journey.

The company will also restart flights from Curitiba to Buenos Aires as
of August 8. The flights will leave Curitiba at 11:00 a.m.*, stop in Porto
Alegre, and will arrive at the Ezeiza International Airport at 2:20 p.m.*
In the opposite direction, the flights will leave Buenos Aires at
3:30p.m.*, stop in Porto Alegre, and land in Curitiba at 6:40 p.m.*

Currently, TAM has 56 flights weekly between Brazil and Buenos Aires,
seven of which are flights operated by TAM Airlines, a subsidiary with its
Headquarters in Asuncion, Paraguay. With the new routes, TAM will have 63
flights weekly to Buenos Aires, offering direct flights from Brasilia,
Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Sao Paulo. In
addition to serving these cities directly, the company has convenient
connections with its entire network in Brazil and abroad, allowing the
transit of passengers from other destinations.

About TAM:

TAM (http://www.tam.com.br) has been the domestic market leader since July of
2003, and closed June 2008 with 48.6% of market share. The company flies to
42 destinations in Brazil. Through business agreements signed with regional
companies, it reaches 79 different destinations in Brazil. TAM’s market
share among Brazilian companies that operate international flights stood at
75.3% in June. Operations abroad include TAM flights to 15 destinations in
the United States, Europe and South America: New York and Miami (USA),
Paris (France), London (England), Milan (Italy), Frankfurt (Germany),
Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires and Cordoba (Argentina), Santa Cruz de la
Sierra (Bolivia), Santiago (Chile), Asuncion and Ciudad del Este
(Paraguay), Montevideo (Uruguay), and Caracas (Venezuela). It has
code-share agreements that make possible the sharing of seats on flights
with international airlines, enabling passengers to travel to 64 other
destinations in the U.S., Europe and South America.

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