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(16-Apr-2003) Cathay Pacific has announced a substantial decline in passenger numbers, thanks to the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and war in Iraq

(15-Apr-2003) Kuwait Airport Duty Free said it suffered a dramatic drop in passengers during March owing to the war in neighbouring Iraq

(9-Apr-2003) Cathay Pacific Airways warned yesterday that the outbreak of SARS "had shattered tourist confidence" in Hong Kong and said it might have to cut up to one-third of its flights

(12-Mar-2003) BAA's seven UK airports handled 8.7m passengers in February, up 6.3% against the same month last year

(14-Feb-2003) The China National Tourism Administration has said that the increase in foreign arrivals last year was helped by the global downturn in tourism elsewhere, as the fear of terrorist attack dissuaded visitors to other destinations

(11-Feb-2003) The International Air Transport Association(IATA) welcomed 2002 international traffic results as a sign of recovery, with an increase of 0.06% in passenger traffic over 2001 despite a 4.3% drop in passenger capacity

(30-Jan-2003) Tourist arrivals in Hong Kong jumped 20.7% in 2002 to a record 16.6m, 41% of whom were mainland Chinese, according to the territory's Tourism Board

(29-Jan-2003) Irish airports operator Aer Rianta has announced that a record 19.3m passengers travelled through Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports during 2002. Passenger numbers through the three airports were 4% higher than 2001

(23-Jan-2003) Singapore Changi airport handled 29m passengers in 2002, up 3.2% on 2001 and surpassing the previous record of 28.6m set in 2000

(18-Jan-2003) Frankfurt-Hahn, the small airport west of Frankfurt operated by authority Fraport AG, saw 1.5m passengers in 2002, an increase of 226% on 2001