TAM Will Operate Flights to Criciuma, Brazil
May 08 2007 - 10:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
This Route Will Strengthen Flight Offer in Santa Catarina SAO
PAULO, Brazil, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM S.A. (BOVESPA:
TAMM4, NYSE: TAM) will start flights to the city of Criciuma, state
of Santa Catarina, as of May 21, 2007. This route will be operated
from Diomicio Freitas Airport, in Forquilinha, flying straight to
Florianopolis and Brasilia. TAM is expanding its network, offering
flights to 49 destinations throughout Brazil. Taking into
consideration commercial agreements with regional companies, TAM is
now able to reach 76 domestic destinations. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO ) The
flight to Criciuma will strengthen the flight offer in Santa
Catarina. The company already flies to cities such as
Florianopolis, Joinville and Navegantes, with flights leaving these
cities for many national and international destinations. Investor
Relations Contact: Phone: (55) (11) 5582-9715 Fax: (55) (11)
5582-8149 http://www.tam.com.br/ri Press Agency Contact: Phone:
(55) (11) 5582-8167 Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8155 About TAM: TAM
(http://www.tam.com.br/) has been the leader in the Brazilian
domestic market for more than three years, and held a 51.7%
domestic market share and 62.9% international market share at the
end of March 2007. TAM operates regular flights to 48 destinations
throughout Brazil. It serves 75 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 over 3.8
million subscribers and has awarded more than 4.2 million tickets.
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DATASOURCE: TAM CONTACT: TAM: Investors, +011-5511-5582-9715, fax,
+011-5511-5582-8149, , or media, +011-5511-5582-8167, fax,
+011-5511-5582-8155, Web site: http://www.tam.com.br/
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