Frequent flyers of both airlines will enjoy mileage or points accrual and redemption, airlines will offer codeshare flights between Brazil and the U.S. SAO PAULO, Brazil, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Customers from TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) and United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAUA), a founding member of Star Alliance, will gain increased service to North and South America under a new codeshare agreement that begins today. Customers from both airlines may now earn and redeem frequent flyer miles or points on the partner carrier. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO ) The partnership enables both companies to offer more flight options to customers traveling between Brazil and the United States. United Mileage Plus members will earn and redeem miles on all TAM and TAM Mercosur operated flights, and TAM's Fidelidade members will earn miles and redeem points on United, Ted, which is United's low fare carrier that serves leisure destinations, and United Express regional jet flights. By combining the two networks, TAM customers may now purchase tickets on United Airlines operated flights between Brazil and the United States, departing Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo to Washington, D.C. and Chicago. The agreement will also enable passengers to connect to several destinations in the United States, including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, among others. United Airlines will offer service on flights operated by TAM from Miami and New York to the cities of Sao Paulo and Manaus, enabling passengers to connect to several points in Brazil. 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 four years, and held a 46.6% domestic market share and 71.2% international market share at the end of October 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. About United United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAUA) operates more than 3,600(1) flights a day on United, United Express and Ted to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 855 destinations in 155 countries worldwide. United's 55,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at united.com. (1) Based on the flight schedule between Jan. 1, 2007 and Dec. 31, 2007. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO DATASOURCE: TAM CONTACT: Libano Miranda Barroso, TAM Investor Relations, +011-55-11-5582-9715, fax, +011-55-11-5582-8149,

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