11.   Britain, Ireland and Germany have gone much further than other nations in deregulating their domestic airline industries and have pushed their airlines to become more competitive.

12.   But four of the top five domestic airlines have installed special lanes to put elite passengers in shorter lines.

13.   But critics are already charging that it would lead to unacceptable concentration of the domestic airline industry, especially on the East Coast.

14.   But the only situation that is covered by law is when you lose your seat on a domestic airline flight because of overbooking.

15.   Delta was quickly followed by the six other major domestic airlines -- American, Continental, Northwest, Trans World, United and USAir.

16.   Domestic airlines have usually said that banning smoking on routes between Tokyo and the United States would put them at sharp competitive disadvantage.

17.   Domestic airlines cannot compete against foreign carriers with one hand tied behind their backs.

18.   Domestic airlines doubled their fares overnight, and expenses for everything from buses to groceries to newspapers have skyrocketed within the last week.

19.   For instance, he said, Northwest and United are the only major domestic airlines that allow frequent fliers to redeem their miles and book those flights online.

20.   He pushed through a bill that banned smoking on domestic airline flights and another that prohibited ocean dumping of sewage and plastics.