On April 9th, the International Air Transport Association said that the SARS outbreak could have a significantly worse impact on the airline industry than the war in Iraq.

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The International Air Transport Association, or IATA, Friday said it is monitoring the outbreak of bird flu.

WSJ: Bird Flu Worries Sink Airline Shares

Worries that an outbreak of a new bird-flu strain in China will stifle domestic air-travel demand sent shares of the nation's airlines falling sharply Friday, triggering a broader selloff in airline and travel stocks world-wide.

WSJ: Bird Flu Worries Sink Airline Shares