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August 30, 2016

August 30, 2016
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Airfare price revolution
The West Australian
In its first annual report on the subject, Ideaworks in 2008 estimated airlines around the world were charging an estimated $US13.5 billion a year in ancillary extras.  By 2015, that figure had soared to $US59.2 billion, a rise of nearly 450 per cent, with the figure still increasing by around 20 per cent a year. But now, with the oil price below $US50 a barrel, there’s no going back to the old system of inclusive fares. Airlines have sold a la carte pricing to their customers as increasing choice and, in America, customers have responded by awarding airlines with the highest ancillary revenue rates the highest profitability and growth.

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