If you thought that the airlines are hurting, just hanging on by a thread, think again.
Travelpulse.com has an article that shows the airlines made over $30 billion in ancillary fees in 2013.
They wrote:
Checked bags, onboard food, the ability to pick your seat, seat upgrades... As long as revenue growth continues like this, expect the airline industry to not only maintain their ancillary fee programs but to also find new and innovative ways to charge passengers even more.
Airlines made a whopping $31.5 billion globally in ancillary fees last year according to a new report, up 11 percent from the $28.1 billion they earned in 2012 and up more than 1,200 percent from 2007, generally considered the year ancillary fees first began.
"What began as a trickle has grown to a flood,” the report stated.Do you know which U.S. airline made the most in ancillary fees last year? United Airlines led the pack as they raked in $5.7 billion in ancillary fees last year.
Small wonder travelers feel like they're being fleeced. Because they are.
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