U.S. Airlines Lead the World in Ancillary Revenue as Total Tops $38 Billion in 2014
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You would think with all the fees and the lower taxes the airlines are paying in the U.S. that they wouldn't have to spend their time colluding on prices.
The three major U.S. airlines are top performers even as airlines around the world increase their ancillary revenues by nearly 21%.
IdeaWorks Company has released the numbers on airline ancillary performance for 2014, which reveals airlines earned $38.1 billion dollars in ancillary revenue, compared to the $31.5 billion earned in 2013.
The company's report, sponsored once again this year by CarTrawler, considers the performance of 63 airlines around the world—both major flag carriers and low-cost—which disclose ancillary revenue in their financial reports.
“Ancillary revenue is an increasingly important indicator of commercial success, and a major contributor to the bottom line of a
