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Article: ATTACKS GROUND AIRLINES' HOPE OF BUDDING RECOVERY.(BUSINESS)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- October 9, 2001
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Byline: Associated Press
NEW YORK -- The U.S. air strikes on Afghanistan could prove harmful to the fragile airline industry just as carriers were beginning to lure back travelers with tighter security and lower fares.
Preliminary industry data show worldwide demand for air travel rose all week long until Sunday, when the United States took its first retaliatory military action since the Sept. 11 terror attacks in New York and Washington.
''In the immediate future, people are going to be wary of flying,'' said Bob Abrams, a travel agent at Valerie Wilson Travel Inc. in New York. ''But I've seen this stuff go away in a month. Thanksgiving is ...