61.   Airline officials, like passengers, also expressed concern and frustration about the bomb threat.

62.   Airline officials and other defenders say the popularity of the programs speaks for itself.

63.   Airline officials and security officers quickly hustled those people into a private area where they too received counseling from therapists.

64.   Airline officials at first said there were nine.

65.   Airline officials declined to comment on the anticipated order.

66.   Airline officials have noticed the changes already in place at Logan.

67.   Airline officials said most passengers caught another flight and were expected to be back in Nashville late Tuesday night.

68.   Airline officials said negotiating sessions could continue around the clock until the strike deadline set by the pilots union for just after midnight Friday.

69.   Airline officials said operations were beginning to return to normal and the passenger backlog dwindling.

70.   Airline officials said they expected the return to normal to be slow, with only flights to Boston and New York and to major hubs starting Thursday.