Airline Offering Daily Departures from Sao Paulo in Airbus A330 Aircraft with Executive and Economy Classes SAO PAULO, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) is today beginning daily flights to its new international destination: Madrid, the capital of Spain. Flight service will be offered on modern Airbus A330 aircraft with Executive and Economy classes - both booked to full capacity for the first flight. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO ) Flight departs from Guarulhos International Airport at 8:00 p.m. and will arrive in Madrid at 8:55 a.m. (local time). The return trip will begin operating on December 22. The aircraft will take off from Madrid at 10:55 a.m. (local time) and land in Sao Paulo at 6:35 p.m. TAM's Executive Class passengers will have special services, with VIP lounges at Guarulhos and Madrid airports offering areas for rest, entertainment and work stations. The airline is also offering free cell phones for the duration of the stay. Customers pay only for calls made. Madrid is the fifth destination TAM offers in Europe. On November 30, the Company began operations to Frankfurt, Germany, a route that has been in heavy demand with customers. Also in Europe, TAM offers three daily flights to Paris, France, a daily flight to London, England, and one to Milan, Italy. 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 49.9% domestic market share and 73.2% international market share at the end of November 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 5.0 million tickets. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO DATASOURCE: TAM CONTACT: Investor Relations, +55-11-5582-9715, or Fax, +55-11-5582-8149, or , or Press Agency Contact, +55-11-5582-8167, or Fax, +55-11-5582-8155, or Web site: http://www.tam.com.br/ http://www.tam.com.br/ir

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