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July 23, 2012

July 23, 2012
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Economist
Ancillaries.  €18 billion and counting.
AIRLINES earned €18.23 billion ($22.6 billion) in ancillary revenues in 2011, a 66% increase on 2009. Analysis by IdeaWorks, a consulting organisation, and Amadeus, a company that provides technology to the travel industry, of the 50 airlines that disclose ancillary earnings (three more than last year) highlights the profound importance of ancillaries to an industry that often struggles to make profits. Several carriers earned over 20% of total revenues from these add-on charges in 2011, and several earned over €30 per passenger.

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