Travelport GDS segments in the first quarter declined by nearly 18 million worldwide, or 16 percent

year over year, with Americas segments and Asia-Pacific segments both down 16 percent, and Europe, Middle East and Africa segments down 17 percent. Noting the recent impact of swine flu fears on travel bookings, CEO Jeff Clarke said, "April deteriorated a little bit, down 17.5 percent, and May is down 21 percent in the first week. But we'll get back to this 16-ish, 17-ish [percentage] decline. It seems to have stabilized."