New TAM Air Network to Take Effect October 1
September 20 2007 - 8:38PM
PR Newswire (US)
Operations at Brazil's Congonhas airport will adhere to CONAC
resolutions SAO PAULO, Brazil, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4; NYSE: TAM) will operate a new domestic air
network beginning October 1 in accordance with provisions of
Resolution 6 of the National Civil Aviation Council (CONAC).
Flights departing from Congonhas Airport will observe a 1,000
kilometer distance limit, and connections between airports will be
direct, eliminating stopovers and connections, within a limit of 33
movements per hour (landings and takeoffs) for regular flights.
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With these changes, TAM will operate direct flights from Congonhas
to 19 airports: Santos Dumont and Tom Jobim (Rio de Janeiro);
Brasilia; Campo Grande; Confins; Curitiba; Caxias do Sul;
Florianopolis; Goiania; Foz do Iguacu; Joinville; Londrina;
Maringa; Navegantes; Porto Alegre; Ribeirao Preto; Sao Jose do Rio
Preto; Uberlandia and Vitoria. Destinations located in the northern
and northeastern regions and Cuiaba, state capital of Mato Grosso,
will be served by Guarulhos Airport. The new air network is subject
to approval by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). The
changes at the Congonhas airport should impact daily airplane use
by half a flight hour approximately of the total air network, which
will not compromise the guidance cost reduction for 2007, that is,
the 7% minimum CASK reduction, excluding fuel in BR GAAP. Investor
Relations: Phone: (55) (11) 5582-9715 Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8149
http://www.tam.com.br/ir 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 four years, and held a 49.3% domestic
market share and 65.3% international market share at the end of
August 2007. TAM operates regular flights to 47 destinations
throughout Brazil. It serves 81 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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