Mega corporate travel agency air transactions processed through ARC in March dropped 2.3 percent from a year earlier,

the second consecutive month of decline. Including American Express, BCD Travel, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Egencia, HRG and Omega World Travel, the mega agencies' aggregate transaction decline, including refunds and exchanges, bettered a 3.3 percent decrease recorded by ARC for all agencies. Online agencies as a group again underperformed the rest, with aggregate March transactions down about 6 percent, the 13th consecutive month of shrinking volume.