TAM is the Most Punctual Brazilian Airline in 2008
August 15 2008 - 7:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Based on a survey by Anac, the company registered delays of 30
minutes or more on only 15.43% of its flights, a percentage similar
to this year's average in the United Kingdom SAO PAULO, Brazil,
Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- During the first seven months of 2008, TAM
(Bovespa: TAMM4; NYSE: TAM) had the best punctuality rate of all
the domestic flights operated by Brazilian airlines, according to a
survey by the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac). Between the
months of January and July of this year, TAM had an average monthly
84.57% on-time rate, whereas the market average was 80.71% for
domestic flights. (Photo:
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survey takes into account flights that take off with a delay equal
to or more than 30 minutes. TAM's average from January to July 2008
was 15.43%. According to the agency, this percentage in the UK has
been varying from 15% to 18% in 2008. "These numbers demonstrate
the efforts of the company's employees, who are increasingly
striving for greater efficiency in our operations, based on three
pillars of action: Service Excellence, Technical-Operational
Excellence and Management Excellence, to the benefit of our
clients," said Captain David Barioni Neto, president of TAM.
Investor Relations: Phone: (55) (11) 5582-9715 Fax: (55) (11)
5582-8149 http://www.tam.com.br/ir Press Agency Contact: Phone:
(55) (11) 5582-8167 Fax: (55) (11) 5582-8155 MVL Comunicacao Phone:
(55) (11) 3594-0302 / 0304 / 0305 About TAM: TAM Linhas Aereas
(http://www.tam.com.br/) has been the domestic market leader since
July of 2003, and closed July 2008 with 51.1% of market share. The
company flies to 42 destinations in Brazil. Through business
agreements signed with regional companies, it reaches 79 different
destinations in Brazil. TAM's market share among Brazilian
companies that operate international flights stood at 72.5% in
July. Operations abroad include TAM flights to 15 destinations in
the United States, Europe and South America: New York and Miami
(USA), Paris (France), London (England), Milan (Italy), Frankfurt
(Germany), Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Santa Cruz de
la Sierra (Bolivia), Santiago (Chile), Asuncion and Ciudad del Este
(Paraguay), Montevideo (Uruguay), and Caracas (Venezuela). It has
code-share agreements that make possible the sharing of seats on
flights with international airlines, enabling passengers to travel
to 64 other destinations in the U.S., Europe and South America.
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DATASOURCE: TAM CONTACT: Libano Miranda Barroso, TAM Investor
Relations, +011-55-11-5582-9715, fax, +011-55-11-5582-8149, Web
site: http://www.tam.com.br/
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