SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- An Airbus A320 aircraft belonging to TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM), Flight Number JJ3054, which left Porto Alegre at 5:16 p.m., destined for the Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo, had an accident while trying to land in Sao Paulo on July 17, 2007. All of us at TAM would like to express our deepest sympathy to the families and friends of the passengers, staff and crew that were on board. A list with the names was made available at 1:25 a.m. on our site at http://www.taminforma.com.br/. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO ) We list below some of the measures that have already been taken: - Family Assistance, counselling, transport, hotels and other needs; - Activation of company family assistance program; - Deployment of specialized teams to different sites where assistance is needed; - Specific toll free number for the accident - 0800 117900; - Press statements; - Support to investigation authorities; - Brazilian regulation on Family Assistance IAC 200-1001 is being followed as other national rules on accident investigation. Any relevant information will be made available at http://www.taminforma.com.br/. Investor Relations Contact: Press Agency Contact: Phone: (55) (11) 5582-9715 Phone: (55) (11) 5582-8167 Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8149 Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8155 http://www.tam.com.br/ri 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 49.1% domestic market share and 69.6% international market share at the end of June 2007. TAM operates regular flights to 49 destinations throughout Brazil. It serves 76 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 4.0 million subscribers and has awarded more than 4.3 million tickets. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO DATASOURCE: TAM CONTACT: Libano Miranda Barroso, TAM Investor Relations, +011-55-11-5582-9715, fax, +011-55-11-5582-8149, Web site: http://www.tam.com.br/

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