The temporary increase of Congonhas' operating limit to 1,500 km will allow the company to serve these destinations SAO PAULO, Brazil, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) will operate flights linking Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo to the cities of Ilheus, Porto Seguro, Salvador and Cuiaba during the period of December 1 to March 15, 2008. The operation of these flights is within the new limit of 1,500 km authorized for flights from Congonhas during the end-of-year holiday season, in accordance with Resolution No. 21 of CONAC (Brazilian Civil Aviation Council), dated November 8, 2007. With these flights, TAM hopes to cater to the growing demand from passengers wishing to travel during this period. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO ) From December 1, TAM will begin operating two flights leaving Congonhas for Salvador. Flight JJ 3602 will leave at 11:45 a.m.* and arrive in Salvador at 2:05 p.m.*, Monday through Friday. Flight JJ 3600 will takeoff from Congonhas daily at 10:10 p.m.*, landing in Salvador at 12:25 a.m.* The return from Salvador to Congonhas will be by flights JJ 3601 (daily) and JJ 3603 (Monday through Friday), leaving at 6:05 a.m.* and 3:00 p.m.*, respectively. The route between Congonhas and Ilheus will be operated by JJ 3660, leaving Sao Paulo at 9:00 a.m.* and arriving at its destination at 11:05 a.m.* The return flight, JJ 3661, will takeoff from Ilheus at 6:40 p.m.* and land in Congonhas at 8:51 p.m.* The two flights will be daily. The connection between Congonhas and Porto Seguro will be operated on flight JJ 3662, leaving Sao Paulo daily at 1:30 p.m.* and arriving at its destination at 3:30 p.m.* The return flight, JJ 3663, will takeoff from Porto Seguro at 2:15 p.m.* and will arrive in Congonhas at 4:15 p.m.* The company will also recommence direct flights between Congonhas and Cuiaba during the end-of-year holiday season. Flight JJ 3800 will leave Sao Paulo at 9:57 p.m.* and land in Cuiaba at 12:05 a.m.*, Sunday through Friday. The return will be operated by flight JJ 3801, leaving Cuiaba at 4:55 a.m.* and arriving in Congonhas at 7:02 a.m.*, Monday through Saturday. TAM will also operate flights between the cities of Ilheus, Porto Seguro, Salvador and Joao Pessoa, to cater to the end-of-year demand. * Times are expressed in local Brasilia time and are subject to minor adjustments due to the reorganization of the slots at Congonhas Airport. 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 46,6% domestic market share and 71,2% international market share at the end of October 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 4.3 million subscribers and has awarded more than 4.7 million tickets. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: TAM CONTACT: Libano Miranda Barroso, TAM Investor Relations, +011-55-11-5582-9715, fax +011-55-11-5582-8149, , or Press Agency Contact, +011-55-11-5582-8167, fax +011-55-11-5582-8155, Web site: http://www.tam.com.br/

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