Partnership will allow passengers to pay for tickets at lottery ticket outlets SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Caixa Economica Federal and TAM Linhas Aereas launched a partnership today making it possible to pay for airline tickets at lottery ticket outlets. Passengers will have to make reservations online or by calling the company. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO ) CAIXA and TAM are partnering in order to make life for travelers much easier by offering an innovative service that adds greater efficiency to sales relations with customers, supplementing today's electronic payment options in an easy, safe and creative manner. CAIXA is offering Brazilians a fast and easy payment option, with online purchase confirmation, available at more than 9,000 lottery outlets throughout Brazil with staggered service hours. "Besides a high-quality, low-cost service, we have a broad distribution network with outlets in every Brazilian city and located in the best commercial locations in state capitals, which is certain to go a long way toward meeting the objectives of the partnership," says Fabio Lenza, Vice President for Banking Affairs at CAIXA. "We hope to reach an audience that does not own a credit card but can afford the promotional fares offered by TAM," says Libano Barroso, Vice President for Finance and Management and Director of Investor Relations. Company executives agree that new business could emerge from the partnership that will help leverage the country's tourism development, saying CAIXA and TAM offer strategically complementary products and services that can stimulate activities in the sector, such as those geared toward tourism for the elderly. Blazing trails in online retail transactions - Beyond its pioneering efforts in the areas of online transactions for the transfer and licensing of vehicles, as well as payment of phone, water and utility bills, CAIXA will, through the agreement, see its position consolidated even further as an innovative company in providing solutions for electronic payment for the most diverse business and governmental areas. Investor Relations Contact: Press Agency Contact: Phone: (55) (11) 5582-9715 Phone: (55) (11) 5582-8167 Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8149 Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8155 http://www.tam.com.br/ri About TAM: TAM (http://www.tam.com.br/) has been the leader in the Brazilian domestic market for more than three years, and closed April 2007 with a 50.7% domestic market share and a 69.7% international market share. The company operates flights to 49 destinations throughout Brazil. It serves 76 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 4.0 million subscribers and has awarded 4.3 million tickets in exchange for points. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO DATASOURCE: TAM CONTACT: TAM, Investors, +011-55-11-5582-9715, or fax, +011-55-11-5582-8149, or ; or media, +011-55-11-5582-8167, or fax, +011-55-11-5582-8155, or Web site: http://www.tam.com.br/

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