81.   All European airlines stopped flying over Afghanistan after the terrorist attacks in the United States, but most continued with their flight schedules.

82.   Bangkok is blessed as a regional centre for air transportation and this will particularly benefit a major European airline looking for ongoing flights.

83.   Bisignani is president and chief executive of Opodo, an online travel portal operated by a group of European airlines.

84.   British Airways is expected to appeal of the basis that it is being singled out for prosecution, as other leading European airlines operate similar incentive programs.

85.   British Airways announced in November that it would challenge the new generation of low-cost European airlines by starting its own no-frills carrier.

86.   By denying European airlines the right to serve US destinations from anywhere in the EU, the deals thwart internal European liberalization.

87.   EU Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert on Thursday dismissed charges he is overregulating European airlines and vowed to continue to inject more competition into the industry.

88.   European airline representatives raised the insurance issue Thursday with EU Transport Commissioner Loyola de Palacio in Brussels.

89.   European airlines appealed Tuesday for governments to extend soon-to-expire insurance coverage for war and terrorism, claiming proposals from private companies were still too expensive.

90.   European airlines are said to back the plan.