TAM Has International Market Share of 84.4% in January

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM (NYSE: TAM, BOVESPA: TAMM4) announces operating data for January 2009, as disclosed by the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) today.

According to ANAC, TAM registered 11.8% growth in domestic RPK (demand) compared to the same period last year, and 13.8% increase in domestic ASK (supply). In January, market demand increased 9.6% and market supply increased 9.8%. TAM registered domestic market share (RPK) of 49.5%, a 1.0 p.p. increase compared to the same period in 2008. TAM's domestic load factor was 72.1%, 0.6 p.p. higher than the market average of 71.5%.

In the international market, TAM registered 16.0% growth in RPK and 18.9% in ASK, compared to January 2008. The company attained market share of 84.4%, representing 17.4 p.p. growth year on year. TAM attained 77.9% load factor, 4.1 p.p. higher than the market average of 73.8%.

    Please find below our operating data for January:

    Operating data                          Jan-09      Jan-08      Var. %
    Domestic Market
         ASK (millions) – Supply               3,389       2,978       13.8%
         RPK (millions) – Demand               2,443       2,185       11.8%
         Load Factor                           72.1%       73.4%    -1.3 p.p.
         Market share                          49.5%       48.6%     1.0 p.p.

    International Market
         ASK (millions) – Supply               2,100       1,766      18.90%
         RPK (millions) – Demand               1,636       1,411      16.00%
         Load Factor                           77.9%       79.9%    -1.9 p.p.
         Market share                          84.4%       67.0%    17.4 p.p.