News in Brief podcast | Week 30 2024 | Surcharges, strikes and IATA's stressful settlements
In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone ...
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Pieter Kinds
September 05, 2018 at 6:54 pmOnline booking platforms are not able to turn a profit as indeed their margins are under pressure and they need huge volumes to make up for that, which is difficult as most companies still get the bulk of their volumes via Tender platforms.