TAM Announces New Domestic and International Flights
July 04 2006 - 5:44PM
PR Newswire (US)
SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM S.A.
(BOVESPA: TAMM4, NYSE: TAM), Brazil's largest airline company, will
start to operate new domestic flights, as of July 17, 2006 and new
international flights as of July 10, 2006. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO) In the
domestic market, the flights will connect the Guarulhos
International Airport in Sao Paulo to the cities of Maceio, Manaus,
Porto Velho, Brasilia and Goiania. With this, TAM makes the traffic
of passengers among these cities easier and increases the offering
of seats in such routes. One of the new flights will be the daily
and direct one connecting the Guarulhos Airport (Sao Paulo) to
Maceio (Alagoas). This route will be operated on a non-stop basis,
allowing passengers to reach their destination more rapidly.
Another domestic route will connect Sao Paulo to Manaus (Amazonas)
and Porto Velho (Rondonia). This route will have daily flights and
will be operated by the Airbus A320. Between the cities of Sao
Paulo and Brasilia, a daily frequency will be extended to the city
of Goiania (Goias). This change will allow passengers coming from
Goiania to travel to the Guarulhos International Airport without
connections. Also on July 17, 2006, TAM will start to operate new
flights to the city of Boa Vista (Roraima). These flights, operated
by the Airbus A320, will connect Boa Vista to the cities of Manaus,
Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro. With these new routes, the Company
offers more efficiency to its customers traveling abroad,
facilitating their transit to the international airports of Sao
Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Manaus. In the international market, as
of July 10, TAM Mercosur, TAM's subsidiary headquartered in
Assuncion (Paraguay), will start to operate two new daily
international flights connecting the Galeao airport, in the city of
Rio de Janeiro, to the cities of Assuncion and Buenos Aires. The
expansion of the Company's network comes to meet the demand of
passengers for these routes. The flight, that will connect the
Galeao International Airport to the Ezeiza International Airport,
in Buenos Aires (Argentina), will be non-stop. One of the flights
operated by TAM Mercosur between Assuncion and Sao Paulo will be
extended to Rio de Janeiro. Check the new flights*: Domestic
flights: Guarulhos (SP) / Maceio (AL) Flight Guarulhos Maceio
frequency JJ 3164 10:00 pm 12:50 am daily Flight Maceio Guarulhos
frequency JJ 3165 5:20 pm 8:10 pm daily Guarulhos (SP) / Manaus
(AM) / Porto Velho (RO) Flight Guarulhos Manaus Porto Velho
frequency JJ 3748 9:00 am 11:50 am - 1:40 pm daily 12:20 pm Flight
Porto Velho Manaus Guarulhos frequency JJ 3749 2:05 pm 3:25 pm -
8:40 pm daily 3:55 pm Guarulhos (SP) / Brasilia (DF) / Goiania (GO)
/ Congonhas (SP) Flight Guarulhos Brasilia Goiania Congonhas
frequency JJ 3464 8:50 am 10:26 am - 11:35 am - 1:26 pm daily 11:00
am 12:00 pm Flight Congonhas Goiania Brasilia Guarulhos frequency
JJ 3465 4:34 pm 6:05 pm - 7:08 pm - 9:23 pm daily 6:30 pm 7:40 pm
Galeao (RJ) / Brasilia (DF) / Manaus (AM) / Boa Vista Flight Galeao
(RJ) Brasilia Manaus Boa Vista frequency JJ 3744 7:30 am 9:20 am -
11:50 am - 1:35 pm Mon 10:00 am 12:20 pm to Sat Flight Boa Vista
Manaus Brasilia Galeao (RJ) frequency JJ 3745 2:00 pm 3:15 pm -
7:26 pm - 9:40 pm Sun 3:45 pm 8:02 pm to Fri Brasilia (DF) / Manaus
(AM) / Boa Vista Flight Brasilia Manaus Boa Vista frequency JJ 3752
10:00 am 11:50 am - 1:35 pm Sunday 12:20 pm Flight Boa Vista Manaus
Brasilia frequency JJ 3753 2:00 pm 3:15 pm - 7:26 pm Saturday 3:45
pm International flights: Galeao (RJ) / Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Flight Galeao (RJ) Buenos Aires frequency JJ* 8037/ 10:30 pm 2:00
am daily PZ 705 Flight Buenos Aires Galeao (RJ) frequency JJ* 8036/
5:00 am 8:00 am daily PZ 704 Galeao (RJ) / Guarulhos (SP) /
Assuncion (Paraguay) Flight Galeao (RJ) Guarulhos (SP) Assuncion
frequency JJ* 8035/ 8:30 am 9:30 am - 11:00 am daily PZ 713 10:00
am Flight Assuncion Guarulhos (SP) Galeao (RJ) frequency JJ* 8034/
5:30 pm 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm daily PZ 712 9:00 pm * Local time About
TAM: TAM (http://www.tam.com.br/) has been the leader in the
Brazilian domestic market for more than two years, and had a
domestic 45.6% market share and international 28.6% market share at
the end of May 2006. TAM operates regular flights to 47
destinations throughout Brazil. It serves 72 different cities in
the domestic market through regional alliances. Additionally, it
maintains code-share agreements with international airline
companies that allow passengers to travel to a large number of
destinations throughout the world. TAM was the first Brazilian
airline company to launch a loyalty program. Currently, the program
has 3.0 million subscribers and has awarded more than 3.3 million
tickets. About TAM Mercosur: TAM Mercosur (http://www.tam.com.py/)
is TAM S.A.'s subsidiary, headquartered in Assuncion, Paraguay. The
company was established in 1993, named as Lineas Aereas Paraguayas
S.A. - LAPSA. As of 1997, its corporate name was changed to
Transportes Aereos del Mercosur S.A. In September 2003, it was
fully incorporated by TAM. With the acquisition of TAM Mercosur,
TAM increased the synergy of its network by creating feeder flights
for its routes. This project is aligned with TAM's integration
policy, in South America. Currently, TAM Mercosur operates regular
flights in Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia and Brazil.
Provision on future information: This notice may contain estimates
for future events. Such estimates merely reflect the expectations
of the Company's management, and involve risks or uncertainties
that may or may not have been predicted. The Company is not
responsible for investment operations or decisions taken based on
information contained herein. These estimates are subject to
changes without prior notice.
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