SINGAPORE: Several Asian carriers yesterday moved to cut services and slash costs ahead of an expected air travel and cargo slump, but airline shares rose on hopes that a US-led assault on Iraq would be brief.
An overnight buying spree in battered European airline stocks spread to Asia, even as worries over a severe type of pneumonia spread by air travellers deepened amid warnings from various governments against unnecessary visits to mainland China, Hong Kong and Vietnam.
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