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Nov 03, 2021 (newstodate): Are airlines unfairly pressing the last drops of blood out of the already over-heated cargo market to fill their own pockets?
   This is at least the opinion of Christos Spyrou, CEO and founder at Neutral Air Partner, posting on LinkedIn.
   -Narcissism and lack of empathy on the global supply chain crisis are soft words to describe the way some airlines behave and treat their long-term clients, writes Mr Syrou.
   -I guess with cargo, counting close to 40 percent of airline revenue is not enough. They need more and more and more like the vampires. From November 1, 2021, some carriers are now implementing GRIs and extra fees on Block Space Agreements from three to four dollars per kilo above the base contract rate, and are canceling freighter flights while at the same time introducing new flight numbers with same type of aircraft to avoid claims of breach of contract.  What else are we going to witness this year?.
   In a comment to a call from newstodate, Mr Spyrou adds:
   -At this stage, I would like to refrain from mentioning names. It is certainly happening, not only in Asia but worldwide; but in Asia, the rate increase is huge and that is where most of the freighters operate and biz is coming from.
   Mr Spyrou however stresses that so far he is not aware that Finnair has taken similar unfair steps.