31.   It also banned low-level flights by news teams over the areas where the animals were slaughtered, saying the disease could spread through the atmosphere to airplanes.

32.   It may make another dozen flights by the end of February.

33.   Japan has its own proposals to ban flights by Northwest and Memphis-based Federal Express Corp. if the U.S. acts first with sanctions.

34.   Japan has retaliated by vowing to ban cargo flights by Federal Express and Northwest Airlines.

35.   Last month, Northwest asked the U.S. government to retaliate by refusing to permit certain additional flights by Japan Airlines Co. to the Hawaii.

36.   Last month, Northwest asked the U.S. government to retaliate by refusing to permit certain additional flights by Japan Airlines Co. to Hawaii.

37.   Last year, there were several European press reports about mysterious flights by American-made transports into the Tuzla airfield in Bosnian government territory.

38.   Most of these systems are designed to allow passengers to reserve a seat on a flight by using a credit card.

39.   Northwest also saves as much as an hour on its Seattle-Hong Kong flight by flying over airspace near the border between Russia and China.

40.   Passengers heading home will usually find a Change for the Good envelope on their meal tray or seat-back pocket on flights by the participating airlines.