DEPRISA - UPS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

Deprisa, AviancaTaca’s cargo, courier and parcel unit and UPS, United Parcel Service Inc., today announced the signing of a strategic alliance designed to offer a complete courier service to customers in Colombia and the region who want to send documents and/or packages from Colombia to almost anywhere on the five continents and vice versa.

Besides offering global coverage, the joint Deprisa-UPS operation seeks to offer customers greater reliability, opportunities, quality and new international products supported by the delivery compliance guarantee program. To meet these demands the companies count on a wide range of destinations including more than 220 countries and territories around the world, a wide Deprisa-UPS product portfolio, as well as optimum delivery times to points in the U.S., Europe and the Andean region.

Both firms are recognized for their infrastructure, knowledge and experience in customs processes in their respective areas of influence, and by the professionalism and commitment of their staff.

The AviancaTaca Executive President, Fabio Villegas Ramirez noted, "The Deprisa-UPS alliance is a strategic step in our goal of providing a superior courier service to customers in Colombia and abroad that require an efficient service before, during and after shipments. Our goal is to offer reliable and time-definite deliveries. With the support of UPS – one of the most important couriers in the world – we hope to increase our participation in the domestic and international express courier markets. "

Camilo Angarita, General Manager of UPS Colombia said "This new relationship with Deprisa will make the UPS capabilities in the country even stronger. Colombia is a strategic market for UPS and this alliance demonstrates our commitment to providing local businesses unrivaled access to international markets ".