That should sound warning bells for Scotland's transport connections - the lack of air links representing a major problem for Scotland's economy.
"We must not forget that visas are only one of the factors that deter Chinese tourists from visiting us - lack of air routes and high aviation taxes also depress demand, " he added.
But the airline's chances of surviving in some form have been helped by a ruling by America's Federal Aviation Administration on July 30th, which downgraded Mexico's flight-safety rating a notch, owing to a lack of air-traffic controllers.
Least reassuring of all, the government continues to bang on about Heathrow's lack of capacity, apparently unaware that air-traffic projections made during the longest period of sustained economic growth since British statistics have been comprehensively collected might need to be updated.
In the case of the Lion Air incident, it appears both lack of experience and poor training may have played a part.
An estimated 8.9 billion animals a year are raised in confinement where cramped conditions, a lack of exercise (or fresh air), and high stress environment necessitate the use of antibiotics.
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This I deduced from the temporary seats and lack of creature comforts, such as air-conditioning.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has even fretted about the MacBook Air's lack of an optical drive.
The MacBook Air's lack of an optical drive could also be a problem for people visiting customers, Werner pointed out.
In addition, the game allows players to fortify towns and strong points, forcing the enemy to either clear them out or try and go around their flanks - although the lack of cover leaves them vulnerable to air attack.
Although the growth of the broadcast media has been hindered by a lack of capital investment, dozens of private FM radio stations are on the air, most of them in cities.
That refers to Air Lingus's lack of any link into long-haul services, unlike the global alliances to which most other large airlines belong.
He also says that Apple (AAPL) has set the stage for mainstream adoption of Flash in SSD applications, a reference to the lack of a hard drive in both the iPad tablet and the new versions of the MacBook Air notebooks.
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As with any minimalist device -- especially one without a screen -- the Zeppelin Air's biggest drawback is the lack of control over its performance.
But scientists fear air travellers could be more at risk because of the lack of opportunity to move about on a plane.
In the early 1990s, Congress asked questions about its poor serviceability record but the air force complained that this was mainly due to a lack of funding for maintenance.
Opponents have cited the existence of a special needs school next to the site, potential noise and air pollution, the increase in lorry movements it would bring and a lack of infrastructure.
They are said to lack air support, which seems peculiar: if you can stream across desolate reaches of the cosmos, you should, as a rule, be able to rustle up a couple of choppers.
The congressman apologized Thursday for his "lack of civility" and said he had been directed to call the White House to clear the air.
He is now employing a vision test used by the US Air Force which checks the ability to discriminate between white, black and grey - the lack of which is another symptom often seen in chronic ciguatera.
Other passengers reported no air-conditioning inside cabins and an increasing stink inside the ship from sick passengers and a lack of food refrigeration.
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