Airlines Made $4.2 Billion From Baggage Fees In 2016

Airlines charging for bags probably won’t go away anytime soon. What’s interesting, is how little it is of their total revenue.

Here’s more from Fortune.com:

Airlines in the United States made more than $4.2 billion in baggage fees, accounting for 2.5% of revenue last year, though the industry still saw overall profits significantly decrease.

Baggage fees were the highest area of profit growth, according to a release Tuesday from the Department of Transportation. Baggage-fee profit went up 10% in 2016 compared to 2015, an increase of about $372 million, according to the DOT.

The airline with the highest baggage-fee profits, American Airlines, made more than $1 billion in 2016, according to the report.

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