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/ http://www.tam.com.br/ri

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