SAO PAULO, Brazil, September 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- Commercial agreement with NHT begins September 24 and TAM will offer 
flights to 81 locations in Brazil

A commercial agreement between TAM Linhas Aereas and the regional company
NHT will begin Monday, September 24. The partnership allows TAM to market NHT
flights to the cities of Pelotas, Rio Grande, Santa Maria, Santana do
Livramento, Santa Rosa, Santo Angelo and Uruguaiana in the state of Rio
Grande do Sul, using the JJ code. The two companies will be able to offer
their passengers more facilities and flight options, stimulating regional
traffic.

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Passengers wanting to travel to the new destinations offered by TAM can
fly to Porto Alegre and take immediate connecting flights operated by NHT,
purchasing only one ticket for all legs of the journey. NHT passengers can
connect to TAM flights in Porto Alegre to any destination operated by the
company in Brazil and abroad, again, buying just one ticket.

The partnership will allow passengers to accumulate points for the TAM
Fidelity Program and use them for any flight offered by either company.
Clients who have the red TAM Fidelity Card and TAM Itau Personnalite
(MasterCard Platinum or Visa Platinum) credit card will have access to the
TAM VIP lounge at the Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre.

TAM already maintains commercial agreements with the regional companies
Pantanal, Passaredo, Trip and Total. With the NHT partnership, TAM's network
will expand and will offer flights to 81 locations in Brazil, of which 47
will be flights on TAM. The agreement will also allow the company to
reinforce its presence in Rio Grande do Sul, where it currently operates
flights to Porto Alegre and Caxias do Sul.

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About TAM:

TAM (www.tam.com.br) has been the leader in the Brazilian domestic market
for more than four years, and held a 49.3% domestic market share and 65.3%
international market share at the end of August 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 4.0 million subscribers and has awarded more
than 4.3 million tickets.

Web site: http://www.tam.com.br