SAO PAULO, Brazil, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM (Bovespa: TAMM4) has moved up the starting date of its new daily flight to Madrid, Spain to December 21. This service will depart from Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, arriving at Madrid-Barajas International Airport's Terminal 1. Passengers will travel on modern Airbus A330 aircraft with a choice of Executive or Economy class.

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The flight will depart from Guarulhos International Airport at 7:10 p.m. and arrive in Madrid at 8:05 a.m. (local times). Return service will commence on December 22, leaving Madrid at 10:55 a.m. and arriving in Sao Paulo at 6:35 p.m. (local times).

Passengers in TAM's Executive Class can use the VIP lounges in the Guarulhos and Madrid airports, which have workstations and areas for rest and entertainment. The company also offers these travelers free cell phone rental for the entire period of their trip, with the customer paying only for calls made.

Madrid-Barajas International Airport is located only 12 kilometers from downtown Madrid. Furthermore, a subway station located inside the airport provides passengers with rapid access to the center of the city, offering convenience and saving travel time.

Madrid will be TAM's fifth direct destination in Europe. The airline already offers three daily flights to Paris (one departs from Rio de Janeiro and two from Sao Paulo), one daily flight to London, and one to Milan. On November 30, TAM will begin new daily flight service to Frankfurt, Germany.

In the international market, TAM also offers five daily flights to the United States (two to New York and three to Miami, with one departing from Fortaleza, with stops in Belem and Manaus). In South America, TAM offers 49 flights per week to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and one daily flight to both Santiago, Chile, and Caracas, Venezuela. On November 5, it will start daily service to Montevideo (Uruguay). With TAM Mercosur, it also serves Asuncion and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), Cordoba (Argentina), and Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Cochabamba (Bolivia), among other South American cities. In addition, it has codeshare agreements with international airlines that allow passengers to travel to a wide assortment of destinations all over the world.

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TAM (http://www.tam.com.br/) has been the domestic market leader since July 2003, closing the month of September 2007 with a 48.1% market share. The company flies to 47 destinations in Brazil. With commercial agreements signed with regional companies, it reaches 81 different destinations in Brazil alone. In September, TAM held a 69.8% market share among Brazilian airlines operating international flights. International operations include direct flights to eight destinations: New York and Miami (USA), Paris (France), London (England), Milan (Italy), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Santiago (Chile) and Caracas (Venezuela). On November 5, TAM will begin daily flight service to Montevideo.

CONTACT: Libano Miranda Barroso, TAM Investor Relations,
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