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.


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DATASOURCE: TAM



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