1.   In its place, the U.S. wants an open skies treaty, allowing other U.S. and Japanese carriers unfettered access to U.S.-Japan routes.

2.   It also would give other U.S. carriers increased access to airports around London.

3.   Texas lawmakers sharply criticized the Clinton administration Tuesday for negotiating an airline agreement that gives a foreign carrier access to a lucrative air route to the United Kingdom.

4.   That would alleviate some of the problem and give new carriers access to phone numbers in the old area code.

5.   In particular, Switzerland hopes that its concessions on trucks will persuade the EU to give national flag carrier Swissair better access to European airports.

6.   Virgin Blue on Friday accused the administrators of collapsed Ansett Airlines of sabotage after they denied the budget carrier access to terminal space for a new service.

7.   US officials said they took the move after France had refused to accord US carriers greater access to French destinations.

8.   US officials said they decided to act against France after Paris refused to accord US carriers greater summer access to the French market.

9.   US officials have said approval of the proposed alliance could be complicated by the absence of a bilateral open skies accord giving US carriers greater access to Heathrow.

10.   Lang also said that the two airlines must give other carriers access to their joint frequent flier programme, if they do not have access to equivalent programmes.