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With Seats Empty, Passenger Airlines Fill Them With Cargo

Air shipping costs rose 65% in April. We talk to Seth Kaplan, Here & Now‘s transportation analyst, about how some airlines are taking advantage of the excess shipping demand by converting empty passenger planes into cargo carriers.

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