BTS: US airlines collect USD771m in baggage fees in 2Q2013

US Department of Transportation's (DoT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) stated (30-Sep-2013) US airlines collected USD871.142 million in baggage fees in 2Q2013. BTS released the following baggage fee totals for each carrier:

• Delta Air Lines: USD217.072 million;
• United Airlines: USD158.012 million;
• US Airways: USD139.306 million;
• American Airlines: USD132.698 million;
• Spirit Airlines: USD53.499 million;
• Southwest Airlines: USD42.5 million;
• Allegiant Air: USD33.038 million;
• Alaska Airlines: USD24.249 million;
• JetBlue Airways: USD17.863 million;
• Hawaiian Airlines: USD17.752 million;
• Frontier Airlines: USD14.186 million;
• Virgin America: USD15.557 million;
• Sun Country: USD3.592 million;
• Mesa Airlines: USD0.966 million;
• Island Air: USD0.851 million. [more - original PR]