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Airlines Worldwide Fly High on Ancillary Services --
2009 Revenues Jump 43 percent to €11 billion ($13.5 billion)

Analysis from IdeaWorks, supported by Amadeus, shows United, American,
Delta, Qantas, and Ryanair are top ancillary revenue earners for 2009

Madrid, Spain & Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA, July 21, 2010 – IdeaWorks, the foremost consultancy focused on airline ancillary revenues and Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, today announce preliminary results of the Amadeus Guide to Ancillary Revenue by IdeaWorks. Findings show the airline industry’s ancillary revenue tidal wave continued in 2009 with more carriers disclosing millions ‒ and billions ‒ in ancillary receipts in financial reports. The 43 percent increase over 2008 also reflects new a la carte fees and commission-based services.

Click here to read the results overall rankings from the global analysis.