[Monty22]

One more death nail in the airline industry as a whole. Eventually we'll have to get used to living local, driving, or telecomuting as the planes will be gone. I don't fly, and am looking forward to increased alernatives to travel.

[Lessismore]

From "SARS batters Asian Economies"

Mr Brice says one of the major impacts is going to be on productivity, because people are much more conscious of how they work with other people, especially if someone coughs or sneezes.

In a human version of the computer back-up measures against the dreaded "Y2K" bug before January 1, 2000, companies are splitting up key teams and insulating them to minimise the chances of unchecked SARS contamination.

It looks like firms are activating their "Disaster Recovery" plans and going to split operations.