21.   Airlines say the fees are higher than is needed to pay for the cost of operating the airport.

22.   Airlines say the system will boost safety and save money.

23.   Airlines say they are taking precautions, up to a point.

24.   Airlines said it was unclear how schedules would be affected on Tuesday morning.

25.   Airlines say that flights are sold out until October, and hostels in Toronto are filled with Czech Gypsies awaiting refugee status.

26.   Airlines say the U.S. Customs Service has already used profiling extensively.

27.   Airlines say there are many benefits to simplified fleets, including reduced costs for maintaining an inventory of spare parts, as well as for training pilots and mechanics.

28.   Airlines have said that if parents were compelled to buy tickets for infants, too, they might drive instead of flying.

29.   Airlines say the agreements let them cut costs and fares.

30.   All but nine passengers and one flight attendant have been released, the airline said.