This Route Will Strengthen Flight Offer in Santa Catarina SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM S.A. (BOVESPA: TAMM4, NYSE: TAM) will start flights to the city of Criciuma, state of Santa Catarina, as of May 21, 2007. This route will be operated from Diomicio Freitas Airport, in Forquilinha, flying straight to Florianopolis and Brasilia. TAM is expanding its network, offering flights to 49 destinations throughout Brazil. Taking into consideration commercial agreements with regional companies, TAM is now able to reach 76 domestic destinations. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO ) The flight to Criciuma will strengthen the flight offer in Santa Catarina. The company already flies to cities such as Florianopolis, Joinville and Navegantes, with flights leaving these cities for many national and international destinations. Investor Relations Contact: Phone: (55) (11) 5582-9715 Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8149 http://www.tam.com.br/ri Press Agency Contact: Phone: (55) (11) 5582-8167 Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8155 About TAM: TAM (http://www.tam.com.br/) has been the leader in the Brazilian domestic market for more than three years, and held a 51.7% domestic market share and 62.9% international market share at the end of March 2007. TAM operates regular flights to 48 destinations throughout Brazil. It serves 75 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 3.8 million subscribers and has awarded more than 4.2 million tickets. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO DATASOURCE: TAM CONTACT: TAM: Investors, +011-5511-5582-9715, fax, +011-5511-5582-8149, , or media, +011-5511-5582-8167, fax, +011-5511-5582-8155, Web site: http://www.tam.com.br/

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