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Article: Asian airlines say business is continuing as normal.
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- September 20, 2001
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Airlines in Asia suggested on Wednesday (19 September) that they could recover quickly from the damage caused by terrorist attacks in the USA on 11 September.
Cathay Pacific Airways of Hong Kong has indicated that it has not experienced a dramatic drop in passenger traffic, while China Airlines of Taiwan also stated that traffic was not overly reduced.
A spokesperson for China Airlines stated, "Most passengers postponed but did not cancel their scheduled flights after the US attacks. We expect our passenger flights to remain nearly fully booked until mid-October, when the ...