According to statistics from the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the airline industry collected at least US$1.9 billion through ancillary fees in the fou
According to statistics from the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the airline industry collected at least US$1.9 billion through ancillary fees in the fourth quarter of 2009. Again, that’s for one quarter, so we are talking about nearly US$8 billion a year just in revenue from fees.
And this does not include revenue from seating assignments and on-board sales of food, drink, pillows, blankets, entertainment, or any other ancillary items. Those fees are reported in a different category called Transport Related Revenue, which supposedly cannot be identified separately. The fees that are included in the statistics are baggage fees, reservation change fees, and miscellaneous operating revenue, including pet transportation, sale of frequent f
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Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional information. This post was originally published in May 2021.
Travel is bouncing back but people with plans to vacation this summer should brace for crowds and inflated prices, as inventory struggles to keep up with the growing demand.
In April, TPG found that 50% of adults in the U.S. are at least somewhat likely to take a vacation this summer a percentage that’s comparable to pre-pandemic numbers, according to a survey by Bankrate (also owned by TPG’s parent company, Red Ventures), which found that 52% of Americans were planning a trip in the summer of 2019.