TOKYO/SAO PAULO, September 21, 2010 - ANA and TAM Airlines announced today that the two Star Alliance carriers will strengthen their relationship through a new code-sharing agreement beginning October 15, 2010, which is subject to government approval.

Both carriers will cooperate through code sharing to connect Tokyo and Sao Paulo via London. TAM Airlines will place its JJ flight code on ANA flights between Narita, Tokyo and Heathrow, London. ANA will place its NH flight code on TAM flights between Heathrow, London and Guarulhos, Sao Paulo.

The code sharing will increase both airlines’ presence in each other’s market, as well as provide seamless travel to their customers to various cities in Asia and South America via Tokyo and Sao Paulo, respectively. Since May 2010, members of both airlines’ frequent flyer programs, “ANA Mileage Club” and “TAM Fidelidade”, have already begun to accrue and redeem miles with either airline.

“The cooperation with TAM Airlines will enable us to connect Sao Paulo, South America’s largest business market, and ANA’s major international hub in Tokyo, enhancing our position in the South American market. Through code-sharing service, both ANA and TAM Airlines will be able to offer their customers a greater opportunity to travel between Asia and South America,” said Keisuke Okada, ANA’s Executive Vice President, Alliances and International Affairs.

“We are strengthening our presence in Asia and we are very pleased with this partnership with ANA, allowing us to offer our customers a smooth and integrated travel experience”, said Paulo Castello Branco, TAM Airlines’ Vice President, Commercial and Planning, adding that recently TAM announce the expansion of its presence in the region through a new back office in Hong Kong.

About ANA
Established in 1952, ANA is a leading Japanese provider of air transportation services, carrying almost 50 million passengers every year to 50 destinations in Japan and 27 cities throughout Asia, Europe and the US on its fleet of 216 aircraft. It is the tenth largest airline in the world by passenger load, according to IATA rankings and the largest domestic carrier in Japan. ANA has won awards in all categories for its products and services and was voted Airline of the Year for 2007 by Air Transport World Magazines. ANA joined the Star Alliance in 1999 and celebrated its 10th year Star Alliance membership in October, 2009.

About TAM Airlines
TAM Airlines (www.tam.com.br/), a member of Star Alliance, leads the Brazilian domestic market since July 2003 and has ended the month of July with a 43% market share. The company flies to 44 destinations in Brazil. With the business agreements signed with regional companies, it goes to 88 different destinations in national territory. TAM’s market share among Brazilian airlines that operate international flights was of 82.7% in July. International flights include direct flights to 17 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), Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), Santiago (Chile), Asuncion and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), Montevideo (Uruguay), Caracas (Venezuela) and Lima (Peru). Furthermore it has codeshare agreements that allow sharing seats in flights with international companies, thus allowing passengers to travel to another 78 destinations in the USA, South America, Europe and Asia. The Star Alliance network, in turn, offers flights to 1172 airports in 181 countries. TAM is a pioneer in launching a loyalty program for the airline in Brazil. TAM Fidelidade has already distributed 10.8 million airplane tickets through point redemption and is part of the Multiplus, which now has 7.2 million members.