Entrepreneur
A new study from IdeaWorks examined how much customers paid for baggage-related fees last year across 20 airlines. Paying a fee to check a bag seems like an unnecessary added cost, especially when you have no choice — you need your luggage to travel with you. And according to a new report, those baggage fees really add up for the biggest airlines that reported major earnings on the fees alone. A study by ancillary revenue and travel industry specialists IdeaWorks suggests that, in 2023, the top 20 airlines in the world made $33 billion in baggage fees, up 15% from the same time last year when airlines made $29 billion in 2022.