TAM Launches New Flight to Caracas, Venezuela
September 28 2007 - 9:57AM
PR Newswire (US)
Passengers can travel in Executive or Economy class SAO PAULO,
Brazil, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4 and
NYSE: TAM) today (September 28) launched a daily flight to Caracas,
Venezuela. This service will be provided out of Tom Jobim
International Airport (Galeao) in Rio de Janeiro, with stops in Sao
Paulo (Guarulhos) and Manaus. Passengers will land at Maiquetia
"Simon Bolivar" International Airport, the main entry point into
Venezuela. These flights will have Executive and Economy Class
service. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO )
Executive Class service for this new route comes with various
amenities, as with TAM's other international flights. TAM will
provide a VIP lounge at Caracas, Galeao and Guarulhos airports. The
flight will depart from Rio de Janeiro at 9:15 p.m. and will stop
at Guarulhos International Airport (Sao Paulo), taking off again at
11:25 p.m. The plane will make a brief stop in Manaus, departing at
3:25 a.m., and arriving in Caracas at 6:05 a.m. (local time). The
return flight will depart from Caracas at 8:20 a.m. (local time),
arriving in Manaus at 11:00 a.m. It will arrive in Guarulhos at
4:40 p.m. and proceed to Rio de Janeiro, arriving at Galeao airport
at 6:20 p.m. Return flights will begin operating September 29. The
stop in Manaus is in line with TAM's strategy of decentralizing air
traffic and prioritizing other hubs, mainly for the benefit of
passengers from northern and northeastern Brazil, who will not need
to travel to Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro airports for flights to
international destinations. Investor Relations: 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/ir 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 4.3 million subscribers and has awarded more than 4.7
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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