TAM Sets Record of 100,500 Passengers Transported in a Single Day
March 26 2008 - 8:07AM
PR Newswire (US)
High point reached Monday on the return from the Easter holiday;
load factor reached 81.2% on domestic and international flights SAO
PAULO, Brazil, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM Linhas Aereas
reached a record of 100,500 passengers transported on their
domestic and international flights (including regular scheduled
flights and charters) in a single day on Monday, March 24,
following the Easter holiday, according to preliminary company
data. The aircraft total load factor was 81.2% for the day. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080221/SPTH002LOGO ) "We are
happy to have reached this point, which strengthens our market
leadership and stimulates us still further in our constant striving
for excellent service for our customers - a public commitment we
have undertaken," said Captain David Barioni Neto, president of
TAM. The previous single day record was recorded by the company on
December 22, 2007, when 93,757 passengers were transported on TAM's
domestic and international flights. The average occupancy for TAM
flights on that date was 84.2%. TAM is retaining its leadership
position in the domestic market with respect to the segment of
international flights operated by Brazilian airlines. Cumulatively
for the first two months of this year, TAM's market share for
domestic flights stood at 49.4%, while the company's international
flights reached a market share of 67.1% during the same period.
About TAM: TAM Linhas Aereas (http://www.tam.com.br/) has been
leading the domestic market for more than four years and it closed
this past month of February with a 50.6% market share. The company
flies to 42 destinations in Brazil. With business agreements signed
with regional companies, it reaches 79 different destinations in
the national territory. TAM's market share among Brazilian
companies that operate international flights stood at 67.2% in
February. Operations abroad include direct flights to 17
destinations: New York and Miami (USA), Paris (France), London
(England), Milan (Italy), Frankfurt (Germany), Madrid (Spain),
Buenos Aires and Cordoba (Argentina), Santiago (Chile), Caracas
(Venezuela), Montevideo and Punta del Este (Uruguay), Asuncion and
Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Cochabamba
(Bolivia). It has code-share agreements that make possible the
sharing of seats on flights with international companies, enabling
passengers to travel to 64 other destinations in the USA, South
America and Europe. A pioneer in Brazil's airline industry with the
launch of its Programa Fidelidade frequent flyer program, TAM today
has more than 4.5 million members and has by now has issued more
than 5.2 million tickets redeemed with frequent flyer points.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080221/SPTH002LOGODATASOURCE:
TAM Linhas Aereas CONTACT: Investor Relations: Phone: +55 11
5582-9715, Fax: +55 11 5582- 8149, , Press Agency: Phone: +55 11
5582-8167, Fax: +55 11 5582-8155, Web site: http://www.tam.com.br/
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