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Aug 11, 2012 | 11:32 pm

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znke252

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Airlines Make Billions From Extra Fees

Here is why all of those extra fees are here to stay and probably more to come:

http://travel.sympatico.ca/hot_topic...mExtraFees.htm

"Airlines make record $22.6 billion from extra fees by Jelena Djurkic
Airlines are finding creative news ways to squeeze money from travelers and generating big bucks. Airlines are raking in big bucks from your extra baggage—$22.6 billion to be exact.

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The top ten airlines who made big ancillary revenue in 2011 were:

•United Continental ($5.2 billion)
•Delta ($2.5 billion)
•American ($2.1 billion)
•Qantas ($1.4 billion)
•Southwest ($1.2 billion)
•easyJet ($1.1 billion)
•Ryanair ($1.1 billion)
•US Airways ($1.1 billion)
•TAM ($667 million)
•Alaska ($610 million)"

Last edited by Ocn Vw 1K; Aug 11, 2012 at 11:59 pm Reason: To comply with FT Rules barring quote of full text of copyrighted material.

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