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TAM Begins Flights to Frankfurt November 30
SAO PAULO, Brazil, September 17 /PRNewswire/ -- - Flights will use Airbus A340-500 aircraft, with the capacity to transport up to 267 passengers TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4 and NYSE: TAM) will begin a new daily flight to Frankfurt, Germany on November 30. The route will be operated by the modern Airbus A340-500 aircraft, which will be delivered to the Company by the end of October. The new aircraft will be dual class (Business and Economy), with 267 seats. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060418/SPTU001LOGO ) The flights to Frankfurt will be during prime time, guaranteeing greater comfort and convenience for passengers, especially business travelers. Flight JJ 8070 will depart from Guarulhos International Airport, Sao Paulo at 10:40 p.m. and will arrive in Frankfurt at 1:30 p.m. (local time). The return journey will be by Flight JJ 8071, which will begin operations on December 1, leaving Frankfurt at 10:30 p.m. (local time) and arriving in Sao Paulo at 7:40 a.m. In May, TAM singed a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Lufthansa to implement codesharing on national and international routes. The agreement links the TAM Fidelity program and the Lufthansa Miles & More; it will also allow the utilization of the VIP rooms in many airports. The companies will announce the gradual implementation of these measures in the coming months. Investor Relations: Press Agency Contact: Phone: +55-11-5582-9715 Phone: +55-11-5582-8167 Fax: +55-11-5582-8149 Fax: +55-11-5582-8155 invest@tam.com.br tamimprensa@tam.com.br http://www.tam.com.br/ir About TAM: TAM (http://www.tam.com.br) has been the leader in the Brazilian domestic market since July 2003, and held a 49.3% domestic market share and 65.3% international market share at the end of August 2007. 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. Web site: http://www.tam.com.br
