21.   Airline officials argue that new laws are unnecessary and would result in higher ticket prices.

22.   Airline officials declined to be more specific.

23.   Airline officials defend CAPS and say profiling remains a valuable line of defense.

24.   Airline officials insisted that the dumped fuel evaporated at high altitude and caused neither environmental damage nor flying hazards.

25.   Airline officials responded to a slew of calls from nervous passengers Wednesday by loosening their usually strict ticketing policies.

26.   Airline officials said some flights had been canceled or delayed.

27.   Airline officials said that federal authorities had barred them from disclosing the names of the victims.

28.   Airline officials said that they did not know what flights might be added and that no timetable has been set for construction.

29.   Airline officials said the escort may have thought he was supposed to look after only the husband, who uses a wheelchair.

30.   Airline officials said they were already busy working on designs to fit the new standards.