TAM Begins Flights to Orlando in November
October 10 2008 - 11:44AM
PR Newswire (US)
The new daily flight will depart from Guarulhos Airport in Sao
Paulo SAO PAULO, Brazil, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM
(Bovespa: TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) will begin operating its new daily
flight to Orlando, Florida, on November 21. This will be the
company's 18th international destination, which also has flights to
the U.S. cities of New York and Miami. (Logo:
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modern Airbus A330 aircraft, with a total capacity of 213
passengers, will fly the new route. The configuration will offer 42
executive class and 171 economy class seats. The flights will
depart daily from Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo at
11:30 am (local time) and arrive in Orlando at 5:00 pm (local
time). The return flight will depart from Orlando at 6:50 pm (local
time) and arrive in Sao Paulo at 6:35 am (local time). TAM
currently operates 18 weekly flights between Brazil and New York
City, as well as 28 flights to and from Miami. All flights receive
and offer connections. The new route is part of the company's
strategy for selective growth in the international market. "Orlando
is one of the destinations most sought after by Brazilians, both
for holidays and for business trips," said Paulo Castello Branco,
Vice President of Commerce and Planning. The availability of new
destinations is part of a focus on service excellence, one of TAM's
three pillars of action, along with technical/operational and
management excellence. The fare for the launch of the new route
begins at US$929 for economy class and US$4,583 for executive
class, round trip, not including taxes and fees. For more
information, reservations and to purchase tickets, clients may
contact the TAM Service Center, using the phone numbers
55-11-4002-5700 (for capital cities) and 55-11-0800-570-5700 (other
locations) or through the website http://www.tam.com.br/.
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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, Web site: http://www.tam.com.br/
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