TAM Announces Information About TAM Flight JJ3054
July 18 2007 - 9:37AM
PR Newswire (US)
SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- An Airbus A320
aircraft belonging to TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM), Flight
Number JJ3054, which left Porto Alegre at 5:16 p.m., destined for
the Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo, had an accident while trying to
land in Sao Paulo on July 17, 2007. All of us at TAM would like to
express our deepest sympathy to the families and friends of the
passengers, staff and crew that were on board. A list with the
names was made available at 1:25 a.m. on our site at
http://www.taminforma.com.br/. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO ) We list
below some of the measures that have already been taken: - Family
Assistance, counselling, transport, hotels and other needs; -
Activation of company family assistance program; - Deployment of
specialized teams to different sites where assistance is needed; -
Specific toll free number for the accident - 0800 117900; - Press
statements; - Support to investigation authorities; - Brazilian
regulation on Family Assistance IAC 200-1001 is being followed as
other national rules on accident investigation. Any relevant
information will be made available at
http://www.taminforma.com.br/. 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 held a 49.1% domestic market share and 69.6%
international market share at the end of June 2007. TAM operates
regular 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 more than 4.3
million tickets.
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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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