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The billion-dollar business behind your airline luggage fees

Articles about IdeaWorksCompany / By Jay Sorensen

The Times Sunday – London These extras, which include things like seat selection, priority boarding and baggage, are what airlines call “ancillary revenue” and they are making carriers a packet. In November the American aviation consultancy IdeaWorksCompany forecast that airlines globally generated $157 billion (£116 billion) in ancillary revenue in 2025, up from $148.4 billion

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Airlines profit from extra charges

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El Universal This year, airlines are estimated to receive $157 billion globally in ancillary or complementary services, which is 5.7% more than last year, according to the consultancy IdeaWorksCompany. Ancillary services are those services that a passenger pays for to have a more comfortable trip, such as checked baggage under the plane, extra baggage, seat

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Basic Economy Remakes the Airline Business: Consumers Pay More to Avoid Air Travel Misery – Press Release

News & Research, Press Releases, Reports / By Jay Sorensen

The 2025 Yearbook of Ancillary Revenue reveals a cashflow shift: ancillary revenue increased while fares dropped. The 2025 edition of the Yearbook of Ancillary Revenue by IdeaWorksCompany, released today, describes ancillary revenue activities and results for 61 airlines in 2024, continuing the publication’s role as the industry’s singular voice for 18 years. The results in

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Moneybags

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Low Fare and Regional Airlines – LARA Passengers are often confused by airlines’ baggage policies, but many simply game the system. Alan Dron investigates what low-fare airlines can do to protect a valuable ancillary revenue stream and considers an alternative that may well introduce another. “We’ve identified a desperate need for solutions for the baggage

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Eight Ideas We Admire to Boost Airline Revenue – Report

News & Research, Reports / By Jay Sorensen

This report spotlights successful ancillary strategies from leading global carriers. Airlines chasing the next revenue breakthrough need look no further. IdeaWorksCompany, the world’s leading authority on airline ancillary revenue, has released an 18-page report: Eight Ideas We Admire to Boost Airline Revenue. The study reveals how these creative practices from airlines around the world are

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Eight Airline Revenue Strategies That Actually Work – Press Release

News & Research, Press Releases / By Jay Sorensen

Airlines chasing the next revenue breakthrough need look no further. IdeaWorksCompany, the world’s leading authority on airline ancillary revenue, has released an 18-page report: Eight Ideas We Admire to Boost Airline Revenue. The study reveals how these creative practices from airlines around the world are reshaping the way carriers increase profits while improving the passenger

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How airline fees have turned baggage into billions (18-minute audio)

Articles about IdeaWorksCompany / By Jay Sorensen

BBC World Service From extra bags to choosing a seat, airline passengers are faced with an array of extras, for a fee. And stricter limits for luggage in particular have turned ‘compatible’ suitcases and bags into big business. From bag manufacturers, racing to design the next travel bag innovation, to the travel influencers building audiences by sharing

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How airline fees have turned baggage into billions (article)

Articles about IdeaWorksCompany / By Jay Sorensen

BBC World Service There was a time when checked bags, seat selection and your meals all came as standard on commercial flights. But that all changed with the rise of the budget airlines, says Jay Sorensen of US aviation consultancy IdeaWorks. It was in 2006 when UK low-cost carrier FlyBe became what is believed to

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Baggage Compliance is the #1 Problem Facing Airlines

News & Research, Press Releases / By Jay Sorensen

IdeaWorksCompany is the first to offer on-site consulting and specialized reports to generate millions in new ancillary revenue. The chaos occurring at departure gates around the world is now too obvious to ignore. Some passengers follow the rules for the fares they have purchased; they pay fees to check large bags and only bring smaller

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Paid Seating Becomes Most Prevalent Offer in the Booking Paths of 25 Airlines – Press Release

News & Research, Press Releases / By Jay Sorensen

The 2025 Almanac of Airline Retail navigates booking complexity and is the first Pro Series Report by IdeaWorksCompany. The standard boarding instruction airline passengers hear is now the #1 item they find in online ticket booking paths, according to the new Almanac of Airline Retail. Paid seating tops the list of a la carte items for

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