We Expanded Our Codeshare with TRIP
By Tam Linhas Aereas Sa, PRNEThursday, January 7, 2010
The partnership enlarges TAM's domestic network from 79 to 82 destinations
SAO PAULO, January 8 - TAM (NYSE: TAM and Bovespa: TAMM4) and TRIP Linhas Aereas will expand the
codeshare agreement signed between the two companies starting January 11.
With it, TAM is able to sell flights operated by TRIP, under the code JJ*, to
the cities Bonito (MS), via Campo Grande (MS) and Lencois (BA) and Petrolina
(PE), via Salvador (SA). The two companies currently maintain a codeshare
agreement for the operation of flights to 39 destinations within Brazil.
"We are expanding the scope of our domestic network through this new
stage of our partnership with TRIP. With the three new cities involved in
this agreement, we now serve a total of 82 destinations in Brazil, either
through our own flights or through agreements with regional companies.
Through the agreement, we are able to offer more convenience and better
services to our passengers," stated TAM's Commercial and Planning Vice
President, Paulo Castello Branco.
The partnership enables passengers to benefit from simplified flight
reservations, convenient connections with a single airline ticket and baggage
check until the final destination.
About TAM (www.tam.com.br):
We have been the leader in the Brazilian domestic market for more than
four years, and held a 43.9% domestic market share and 85.4% international
market share in November 2009. We operate regular flights to 42 destinations
throughout Brazil and we serve 82 different cities in the domestic market
through regional alliances. Operations abroad include our flights to 18
destinations in the United States, Europe and South America: New York, Miami
and Orlando (USA), Paris (France), London (England), Milan (Italy), Frankfurt
(Germany), Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), La Paz, Cochabamba and
Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), Santiago (Chile), Asuncion and Ciudad del
Este (Paraguay), Montevideo (Uruguay), Caracas (Venezuela) and Lima (Peru).
We have code-share agreements that make possible the sharing of seats on
flights with international airlines, enabling passengers to travel to 72
other destinations in the U.S., Europe and South America. We were the first
Brazilian airline company to launch a loyalty program. Currently, the program
has over 6.4 million subscribers and has awarded more than 9.2 million
tickets.
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