US scheduled passenger airlines collect USD1.1bn from baggage fees in 2Q2016

US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported (19-Sep-2016) US scheduled passenger airlines collected USD1.1 billion in baggage fees in 2Q2016, 2.5% of total operating revenue, and USD755 million from reservation change fees, 1.7% of total operating revenue. The top airlines by baggage fees and reservation change fees are as follows:

• Baggage fees:
• • American: USD288.8 million;
  • Delta: 232.5 million;
  • United: USD175 million;
  • Spirit Airlines: USD111.6 million;
  • Frontier: USD71.6 million;
  • JetBlue: USD57.6 million;
  • Allegiant: USD45.9 million;
  • Alaska: USD35.0 million;
  • Hawaiian: USD21.0 million;
  • Virgin America: USD16.4 million;
  • Southwest: USD12.0 million;
  • Sun Country: USD4.1 million;
  • Island Air Hawaii: USD822,000;
• Reservation cancellation/change fees:
• • American: USD235.8 million;
  • Delta: USD214.9 million;
  • United: USD196.4 million;
  • JetBlue: USD35.3 million;
  • Alaska: USD29.0 million;
  • Spirit: USD11.4 million;
  • Virgin America: 8.9 million;
  • Frontier: USD8.8 million;
  • Hawaiian: USD5.7 million;
  • Sun Country: USD5.1 million;
  • Allegiant: USD3.6 million;
  • Island Air Hawaii: USD111,000. [more - original PR]