| Letters For September 23,
2014
 RE:
e-Ruckus
As FIATA vs IATA
Dear Geoffrey,
Once again I feel I must write to highlight an erroneous
item you have published with regards to IATA activity. In your Sept 18th
issue you state under the headline “e-Ruckus as IATA vs FIATA”
the following;
“…In a special newsletter —e-flash
81 dated September 3rd, 2014—FIATA has reached out to their members
to support FIATA’s stand against the air IATA initiative to add
paper Air Waybill surcharges…”
This is completely inaccurate. As you are well aware, IATA
does not introduce surcharges and does not engage in discussions with
Members about their commercial policies which may or may not include the
introduction of surcharges.
I would therefore request you print a correction stating
that in fact IATA has not and does not engage in the activity of surcharge
introduction.
With best regards,
Glyn
Glyn Hughes
IATA Head of Cargo
Dear Glyn,
Thanks for your letter.
We have omitted “IATA led” from the piece,
and understand that surcharges are levied by carriers.
Can you provide us some information in response to the
thrust of our story?
What effort is being put forth by IATA to bring FIATA
onboard the AWB program ?
My most distinguished greetings,
Geoffrey |
