Bags, boarding and booking fees: Ancillary revenues grew 43% in 2009
Airlines’ ancillary revenues grew 43% in 2009 over the previous year, to $13.5 billion worldwide, according to a study by IdeaWorks, a consultancy focused on airline ancillary revenues, that was underwritten by Amadeus. Overall, airlines worldwide lost somewhere in the neighborhood of $16 billion in 2008 and nearly $10 billion in 2009. The study noted that some of the additional revenue last …
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Government brokers talks in Philippine Airlines dispute
Manila – The Philippine government brokered Tuesday a dialogue between the management and pilots of Philippine Airlines (PAL) aimed at resolving flight disruptions affecting thousands of passengers.
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Spirit Airlines May Start Charging To Talk To A Human [ABCnews.com]
p.copyright {display:none !important;} From ABCnews.com: Spirit Airline might someday add a fee for getting some help from one of its employees at the airport, Spirit CEO Ben Baldanza told ABC News.
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