"It was essentially a protectionist thing, so each country could have its own airline, " said Harbison.

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Peter Harbison, boss of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation in Sydney, is optimistic.

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Joan Harbison, of the Equality Commssion, said people with learning difficulties should make their views known to the Northern Ireland Office.

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"The one thing that can keep a negative halo around an airline is bickering by relatives over compensation packages or lawsuits, " says Harbison.

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"Bangkok's always been a destination despite rather than because of its airport, " says Peter Harbison, the head of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation in Sydney.

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"The impact, whatever happens, will be very significant, " Harbison said.

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Its threat to build a private airport managed to put some pepper on the tail of policymakers, says Peter Harbison, of the Center for Asia Pacific Aviation in Sydney.

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Asian carriers may gain some business if fliers favor them over American counterparts that fly in Asia, said Peter Harbison, managing director of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation in Sydney.

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Peter Harbison, executive chairman of the Center for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) also said further consolidation was likely, as the industry was "coming to the end of an evolutionary cycle" in which air travel had been dominated by national carriers subsidized by governments.

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" Adds Sydney-based Peter Harbison, who heads the regional airline consultancy Center for Asia-Pacific Aviation: "Partly because we all quickly forget accidents and partly because people need to fly, the impact on the bottom line is fairly limited, unless the airline has a history of problems.

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