51.   But the flights never took off from the airport in Skopje, Macedonia.

52.   But on Wednesday, without any explanation, another foreign ministry spokesman, announced that such flights were taking place.

53.   By midmorning, a search flight took off from Ecuador, crossing the border into Colombia as the flight crew tried to peer through breaking clouds for any wreckage.

54.   By nightfall, there was no word on whether any flights had taken place.

55.   Dorr advised passengers to call their airlines before going to the airport, to make sure flights are taking off on time.

56.   Few U.S.-bound flights took off Thursday, however, and officials said it would take days to approach normal flight schedules at Canadian airports.

57.   Flights will only take place when NATO is unable to fly over Austria, Transportation Ministry officials said Friday.

58.   Flights were reportedly taking off on schedule early Sunday and reports over the weekend said the computer breakdowns, caused by faulty phone lines, would soon be improving.

59.   His flight took him through Amsterdam, where the National Police apparently planted the devices without notifying the Schiphol Airport, Northwest Airlines, pilots or Holloway.

60.   However, all airports remained open, flights are taking off on schedule and government offices are functioning as normal.