TAM and United Airlines Begin Codeshare and Frequent Flyer Partnership Today
November 14 2007 - 1:34PM
PR Newswire (US)
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.
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DATASOURCE: TAM CONTACT: Libano Miranda Barroso, TAM Investor
Relations, +011-55-11-5582-9715, fax, +011-55-11-5582-8149,
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