TAM To Have Daily Flights to Lima, Peru, as of October 17

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Starting October 17, TAM (NYSE: TAM and Bovespa: TAMM4) will begin to offer its new daily flight service to Lima, Peru. The flight will depart from Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo en route to Jorge Chavez International Airport in Peru's capital. This will be the 17th international destination served by TAM.

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Modern Airbus A320 aircraft, featuring 12 executive class and 144 economy class seats, for a total capacity of 156 passengers, will service the route.

The flight will take off from Sao Paulo at 8:25 a.m., and will land in Lima at 10:35 a.m. The return flight from Lima to Brazil will depart at 11:45 a.m. and arrive in Sao Paulo at 7:30 p.m. (local time).

"The start of service to Lima gives continuity to our strategy of expanding TAM's international network," says Paulo Castello Branco, TAM's Vice President of Sales and Planning. "Offering passengers new destinations and possibilities of connections is part of our search for excellence of service, one of TAM's three pillars of performance, together with management and technical-operational excellence."

The schedule for the new flights will allow for connections in Sao Paulo to destinations served by TAM in Europe (Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, London and Madrid), as well as locations served by the airline in South America, particularly Buenos Aires, Argentina. Beyond this, it will allow for domestic connections with the principal destinations served by TAM in Brazil.

Executive Class and special services

One thing that sets this route apart is the offering of seats in Executive Class, which allows passengers to fly to Peru in greater comfort. Those who fly Executive will also have VIP lounges in both airports at their disposal.

On board, travelers will have access to every one of TAM's special services, and will also enjoy additional privileges such as free cell phone rental, for which they will only be charged for calls made abroad, and, for passengers in Executive Class, executive car service in Lima from the airport to the hotel and back. These services are subject to contract conditions (available at: www.tam.com.br / Servicos Especiais TAM [TAM Special Services]) and can be requested when making reservations with at least 24 hours before flight time notice.

Promotional fares for the launch of the route will start at US$ 585.00 in economy class and US$ 2,041.00 in executive class for round trip service, not including fees. These rates are valid for tickets issued up to October 17 for flights taken by December 1.

For more information, reservations and ticket purchase, customers can get in touch with the TAM Service Center by calling 4002-5700 (from state capitals) or 0800-570-5700 (from other locations), or via www.tam.com.br