51.   But when government-enlisted foreign carriers began flying some domestic routes Monday, union leaders reversed their position and agreed to accept the management plan.

52.   But the Air India union predicted a merger would mean the end of the road for the company, which faces fierce competition on domestic routes.

53.   But when government-enlisted foreign carriers began flying some domestic routes on Monday, union leaders reversed their position and agreed to accept the management plan.

54.   China said Wednesday its demand that transport links with Taiwan be treated as domestic routes would benefit both sides by making it easier to exclude foreign competitors.

55.   Competition authorities had said in August that they intended to block the merger because of concerns that it would create a near-monopoly on Norwegian domestic routes.

56.   Far East Air Transport recently inaugurated flights to the Philippines, in addition to its domestic routes.

57.   Foreign carriers are barred by law from serving domestic routes, and the commission has proposed no change to that law.

58.   Foreign airlines have been prohibited from regularly operating Philippine domestic routes.

59.   GrandAir started commercial operations last year, serving the domestic routes of Manila, Cebu and Davao initially.

60.   He did not say when Thai Airways started losing money on domestic routes.