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 the year before and $67.4 billion in 2016, thanks to an increase in the number of passengers and the rise in economy fares among the premium carriers that pay for the seat only.