61.   Since the Asian economy went into a tailspin last summer, airline passenger traffic in the region has plunged as well.

62.   So month-to-month comparisons are less useful in gauging passenger traffic.

63.   Since the terrorist attacks last month, the airline industry has experienced its largest decline in passenger traffic.

64.   Tempe Mayor Neil Giuliano has pressed Phoenix to look at Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa as a potential reliever of passenger traffic.

65.   The airlines say higher fares are the result of the strong economy which has boosted passenger traffic across the country.

66.   That would be especially bad in light of the recent flattening of passenger traffic.

67.   The airport does foresee a prosperous future hauling cargo, as its efforts to bolster passenger traffic have failed.

68.   The company suspended flights to South Korea this month and cut back its services to Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia because of falling passenger traffic.

69.   The company blamed the decline on a price war and a sharp fall in passenger traffic.

70.   The difference then was that fuel soared at the same time as the economy slowed and passenger traffic slumped.