LESLIE MILLER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - U.S. airlines on Wednesday again asked Congress for help, saying Hurricane Katrina and record fuel costs as well as taxes and fees imposed after the Sept. 11 attacks were driving some of the oldest carriers into bankruptcy. <snip>
"The airlines have been in crisis in the past, but I don't think I've ever seen anything like this," said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. "I don't think we should ignore any option."
Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday, bringing 47 percent of the major airlines' capacity into Chapter 11, industry representative James May told lawmakers.
May, president of the Air Transport Association, said airlines want a one-year reprieve from the 4.3-cent federal tax on jet fuel. <snip>
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