71.   Airport personnel would scan the card and verify that the passenger was the trustworthy person it described.

72.   All the passengers were ethnic Chinese who spoke Cantonese, the authorities said.

73.   Almost all the passengers were originally from the coastal province of Fujian.

74.   Air traffic is not yet back to normal, but security precautions are in place, passengers are polite and the inconvenience of long lines is tolerable.

75.   Al-Sherif said the train had emergency brakes and some fire extinguishers but the passengers were probably unable to find them in their panic.

76.   All but the tallest and widest passengers should be comfortable in the roomy front seat.

77.   All the passengers were Israeli, while the crew were Russians, said Sergei Moslayov, a duty officer at the Emergency Situations Ministry.

78.   Business passengers are also less sensitive about flight costs than leisure travelers, who tend to cut back on their discretionary spending and skip a trip, he said.

79.   But if passengers are to lose some of the carry-on privileges they now enjoy, some compromise must be reached.

80.   But here in Hamilton on Wednesday, the passengers were not in an understanding mood.