Tam Maintains Leadership in Domestic and International Markets

International market share in May was 86.8% and 44.9% in the domestic market

SAO PAULO, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAM (NYSE: TAM;
BOVESPA: TAMM4) announces the operating data for May 2009, as disclosed by the
Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) today.
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Our domestic demand, measured in RPKs, presented 13.9% reduction compared
to the same period last year, and 11.0% increase in domestic supply, measured
in ASK. In May, market demand decreased 5.5% and market supply increased
12.2%. We registered domestic market share (RPK) of 44.9%, a 4.4 p.p. decrease
compared to the same period in 2008. Our domestic load factor was 56.7%, 2.5
p.p. lower than the market average of 59.2%.
In the international market, we registered 10.8% growth in RPK and 25.9%
in ASK, compared to May 2008. We attained market share of 86.8%, representing
12.6 p.p. growth year on year. We attained 65.5% load factor, 3.2 p.p. higher
than the market average of 62.4%.
Please find below our operating data for May:

Operating data May-2009 May-2008 Var. %
Domestic Market
ASK (millions) - Supply 3,204 2,886 11.0%
RPK (millions) - Demand 1,817 2,110 -13.9%
Load Factor 56.7% 73.1% -16.4 p.p.
Market share 44.9% 49.3% -4.4 p.p.

International Market
ASK (millions) - Supply 2,107 1,675 25.9%
RPK (millions) - Demand 1,381 1,247 10.8%
Load Factor 65.5% 74.5% -8.9 p.p.
Market share 86.8% 74.3% 12.6 p.p.

Operating data Jan-May-2009 Jan-May-2008 Var. %
Domestic Market
ASK (millions) - Supply 16,056 14,179 13.2%
RPK (millions) - Demand 10,062 10,008 0.5%
Load Factor 62.7% 70.6% -7.9 p.p.
Market share 48.6% 49.3% -0.7 p.p.

International Market
ASK (millions) - Supply 10,279 8,386 22.6%
RPK (millions) - Demand 7,266 6,354 14.4%
Load Factor 70.7% 75.8% -5.1 p.p.
Market share 85.9% 69.8% 16.1 p.p.

SOURCE TAM

Libano Miranda Barroso, TAM Investor Relations, +011-55-11-5582-9715, fax,
+011-55-11-5582-8149, invest@tam.com.br