Once again, travel is the target — Can airlines keep bouncing back?

This is the time of year when millions of travellers are making summer vacation plans. Analysts expected record numbers to book flights to international destinations. Their outlook was so optimistic because global passenger traffic had shot up 7.1% in January, compared with last year, according to IATA. But then explosions hit in Brussels Tuesday. At least 30 people were killed and hundreds wounded in attacks at Brussels' main international airport and on a subway. Travellers, once again, were the victims of barbarism. For now at least, that dims the outlook for travel and tourism. All of that put a damper on the European tourism sector at a critical time: This Sunday is Easter, a peak travel period for Europeans enjoying a spring break. <br/>