31.   Gregg Kenyon, a Valujet spokesman, said he was not aware of any drop-off in passenger traffic on the airline on Sunday.

32.   He said he had recommended to an independent safety committee that partial passenger traffic resume early next week.

33.   Instead, Japan would take control of an ever greater portion of passenger traffic within Asia.

34.   International passenger traffic fell last year at the second-busiest field after Narita, Kansai International in Osaka.

35.   It all depends on how quickly airline passenger traffic returns to near normal levels, they say.

36.   Its operating costs were higher than expected, however, and the company warned that severe winter weather in the U.S. caused a reduction in January passenger traffic.

37.   Like other carriers, US Airways responded to the decline in passenger traffic by cutting the number of flights.

38.   Merrill Lynch analyst Candace Browning said increased passenger traffic and lower fuel costs could boost the earnings of several airlines.

39.   Northwest Airlines Corp. said its fourth-quarter profit rose sevenfold, less than analysts expected, amid increases in passenger traffic and costs.

40.   Now that the economy is strong and passenger traffic is at record levels, they believe they should be able to reap the benefits.