I haven't heard that it was rammed down the throats of the GTAA. What I have heard is that not all the parties were at the table when the negotiating took place, particularly the airlines, which are in fact paying the freight. Is that the case here? Are the airlines driving the issue? In some respects, all you're doing is turning around and passing on your increased costs to the users.
On October 5th, 2006. See this statement in context.