TAM Commemorates its First Year of Operations to Milan with More than 131 Thousand Passengers Carried
April 01 2008 - 5:58PM
PR Newswire (US)
SAO PAULO, Brazil, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This
week, TAM Linhas Aereas completes a year of operations to Milan,
Italy. The company's third direct destination in Europe, this daily
flight has carried more than 73.2 thousand passengers on the Sao
Paulo/Milan route and 58.6 thousand on the return leg, with a 70%
average load factor, in one year of operation. "Our Milan flight
has been integrated. It is a destination that attracts tourism and
business, as well as being an important entry point into Europe,"
stated Paulo Castello Branco, Vice-President of Planning and
Alliances. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080221/SPTH002LOGO ) The
flight uses MD-11 aircraft, with a carrying capacity of up to 289
passengers in three classes (First, Business and Economy). One of
the differences of this TAM flight is the in-flight entertainment
service for First and Business Classes. All video and audio
programming, as well as games, are available on a small portable
device known as a PEA (Personal Entertainment Appliance).
Programming includes 10 movies, three variety channels, nine games,
100 music albums and various video clips. Fares between Sao Paulo
and Milan start at US$ 919 (round trip). The flight leaves
Guarulhos Airport - SP for Milan at 7:10 p.m. local time. The
return flight leaves Malpensa Airport at 1:30 p.m. local time.
Investor Relations: Phone: (55) (11) 5582-9715 Fax: (55) (11)
5582-8149 http://www.tam.com.br/ir Press Agency: Phone: (55) (11)
5582-8167 Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8155 MVL Comunicacao Phone. (11)
3594-0302 / 0304 / 0305 About TAM: TAM (http://www.tam.com.br/) has
been the leader in the Brazilian domestic market for more than four
years, and closed February 2008 with a 50.6% market share. The
company operates flights to 42 Brazilian destinations. It serves 79
different destinations in the Brazilian market through commercial
agreements with regional companies. Among Brazilian airline
companies, TAM's international market share was 67.2% in February.
Its international operations include direct flights to 17
destinations: New York and Miami (USA), Paris (France), London
(England), Milan (Italy), Frankfurt (Germany), Madrid (Spain),
Buenos Aires and Cordoba (Argentina), Santiago (Chile), Caracas
(Venezuela), Montevideo and Punta del Este (Uruguay), Asuncion and
Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), and Santa Cruz de la Sierra and
Cochabamba (Bolivia). Additionally, it has code share agreements
with international airlines, which allow passengers to travel to
another 64 destinations in the United States, South America and
Europe. TAM was the first airline company to launch a loyalty
program in Brazil; TAM's program currently has 4.5 million members
and has redeemed more than 5.2 million tickets in exchange for
points. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080221/SPTH002LOGO
DATASOURCE: TAM Linhas Aereas 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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