TAM will Operate Flights from Congonhas to Ilheus, Porto Seguro, Salvador and Cuiaba During the Holiday Season
November 28 2007 - 7:56AM
PR Newswire (US)
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.
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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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