TAM International Expansion Exceeds Estimates

TAM announced an international market growth plan that surpasses estimates reported to the market at the end of 2007. In South America, in addition to the direct flight between Brasilia and Buenos Aires already in operation, TAM will initiate a flight between Sao Paulo and Lima (Peru) before the end of the year.

For long distance routes, it has already announced the start of flight service between Rio de Janeiro and Miami, departing from Belo Horizonte starting on Sept. 19. Before the end of the year, it will be initiating two flights that are now in the final phase of approval before ANAC.

The airline will begin daily flights between Rio de Janeiro and New York, and Sao Paulo and Orlando. It also adding two Boeing 767-300 aircraft to its fleet.