TAM Begins Partnership with a Company in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
September 18 2007 - 5:28PM
PR Newswire (US)
Commercial agreement with NHT begins September 24 and TAM will
offer flights to 81 locations in Brazil SAO PAULO, Brazil, Sept. 18
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A commercial agreement between TAM Linhas
Aereas and the regional company NHT will begin Monday, September
24. The partnership allows TAM to market NHT flights to the cities
of Pelotas, Rio Grande, Santa Maria, Santana do Livramento, Santa
Rosa, Santo Angelo and Uruguaiana in the state of Rio Grande do
Sul, using the JJ* code. The two companies will be able to offer
their passengers more facilities and flight options, stimulating
regional traffic. (Logo:
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Passengers wanting to travel to the new destinations offered by TAM
can fly to Porto Alegre and take immediate connecting flights
operated by NHT, purchasing only one ticket for all legs of the
journey. NHT passengers can connect to TAM flights in Porto Alegre
to any destination operated by the company in Brazil and abroad,
again, buying just one ticket. The partnership will allow
passengers to accumulate points for the TAM Fidelity Program and
use them for any flight offered by either company. Clients who have
the red TAM Fidelity Card and TAM Itau Personnalite (MasterCard
Platinum or Visa Platinum) credit card will have access to the TAM
VIP lounge at the Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto
Alegre. TAM already maintains commercial agreements with the
regional companies Pantanal, Passaredo, Trip and Total. With the
NHT partnership, TAM's network will expand and will offer flights
to 81 locations in Brazil, of which 47 will be flights on TAM. The
agreement will also allow the company to reinforce its presence in
Rio Grande do Sul, where it currently operates flights to Porto
Alegre and Caxias do Sul. 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
four years, and held a 49.3% domestic market share and 65.3%
international market share at the end of August 2007. TAM operates
regular flights to 47 destinations throughout Brazil. It serves 81
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.
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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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