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AIRLINE BAGGAGE FEES TOP $2.5 BILLION THIS YEAR!

Airline baggage fees may irritate us, but, nevertheless, we are still paying them big time. Airlines have collected more than $2.5 billion so far this year in baggage fees alone. That’s up 22.5% from this time last year, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. At the top of the baggage fee revenue list is [...]

WHAT WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PAY MORE FOR ON AN AIRPLANE?

More and more airlines are finding clever ways to charge us extra to fly these days. The latest trend it to charge us more for greater comfort and convenience. Last week American Airlines announced an add-on fee for booking the front rows in coach class. American’s new Express Seats will start at $19 per flight [...]

HOW MUCH DOES THE AIRLINE MAKE FROM THOSE EXTRA FEES?

If you’re infuriated by those extra fees that airlines charge, I’m about to add fuel to that fire. In 2009, U.S. airlines collected $2.7 billion in charges for checked baggage. They collected an additional $2.4 billion in reservation change fees.

BLAME THOSE NEW AIRLINE BAG FEES ON FUEL COSTS

There has been a lot written about the airlines’ new bag fees and you can blame them on the fuel costs. Fuel used to account for 15% of the cost of an airline tickets. Today fuel accounts for 40% of the cost of a tickets, which reflects a 150% rise in fuel costs.

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