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JUL 05, 2005 (newstodate): The air cargo industry in Lithuania has been talking about the cargo GSA issues for several years, but nothing has really changed: there are still problems with lack of neutrality and integrity.
-Even if a GSA company is established under an own name, seemingly separate from any other market player, we still cannot know which capital is actually behind it and what relations it may have to freight forwarders, says a leading Lithuanian freight forwarder in the market for more than ten years, who prefers not to be named.
-Lack of transparency in the industry leaves everyone open to suspicion. But there really is a problem, and our company will also include the issue of GSA when there is a choice between alternative airline carriers in specific cases.
-If it of course detrimental to fair competition if information on rates, shippers and other sensitive issues is shared between a GSA and a forwarding company not involved in the shipment. But this is what happens in the Lithuanian market - and the situation has not improved over the years, he says.
-Unfortunately even airlines do not care if they are satisfied with actual sales in Lithuania. Only a carrier that sells, say, only half of the capacity will maybe show interest and feel obliged to investigate the situation with its GSA.
-Even if a GSA company is established under an own name, seemingly separate from any other market player, we still cannot know which capital is actually behind it and what relations it may have to freight forwarders, says a leading Lithuanian freight forwarder in the market for more than ten years, who prefers not to be named.
-Lack of transparency in the industry leaves everyone open to suspicion. But there really is a problem, and our company will also include the issue of GSA when there is a choice between alternative airline carriers in specific cases.
-If it of course detrimental to fair competition if information on rates, shippers and other sensitive issues is shared between a GSA and a forwarding company not involved in the shipment. But this is what happens in the Lithuanian market - and the situation has not improved over the years, he says.
-Unfortunately even airlines do not care if they are satisfied with actual sales in Lithuania. Only a carrier that sells, say, only half of the capacity will maybe show interest and feel obliged to investigate the situation with its GSA.