POLITICAL UNREST HITS AIR TRAVEL, CARGO GROWTH.

from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 (Bernama) -- The political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa has slowed growth in scheduled international air traffic in February 2011.

In a statement today, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said the unrest has reduced growth to six per cent in February, down significantly from the revised 8.4 per cnt expansion in the previous month.

"As such, it is responsible almost entirely for the slippage in passenger demand growth," it said.