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Travelers Face More Airline Fees and Higher Costs
Airline passengers can expect more ancillary fees and higher costs as airlines worldwide seek to expand ancillary revenues.  A new study by Amadeus and IdeaWorksCompany reports that ancillary fees by airlines grew to $22.6 billion in 2011, which represents a 66 percent increase in two years. United Continental, Delta, American and Qantas are the top ancillary revenue carriers for 2011 and 2010, the report notes.