23-Jun-2015 1:23 PM
US carriers collected USD1.6bn from baggage, reservation change fees in 1Q2015, Delta tops list
US Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported (22-Jun-2015) US scheduled passengers airlines collected USD864 million in baggage fees, 2.2% of total operating revenue, and USD768 million from reservation change fees, 2.0% of total operating revenue, in 1Q2015. The US BTS also reported the following airline rankings by baggage fee revenue and reservation change revenue for 1Q2015:
- Baggage fee revenue: USD864 million;
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- Delta Air Lines: USD228,891;
- United Airlines: USD201,407;
- American Airlines: USD151,758;
- US Airways: USD151,758;
- Spirit Airlines: USD151,758;
- Frontier: USD42,011;
- Allegiant Air: USD40,444;
- Alaska Airlines: USD23,686;
- JetBlue: USD21,992;
- Hawaiian Airlines: USD18,212;
- Reservation change revenue: USD768 million;
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- Delta: USD228,891;
- United Airlines: USD201,407;
- American Airlines: USD153,378;
- US Airways: USD80,431;
- JetBlue: USD42,647;
- Alaska Airlines: USD24,252;
- Spirit Airlines: USD10,686;
- Virgin America: USD8227;
- Hawaiian Airlines: USD5497;
- Frontier: USD5224. [more - original PR]