Airlines rake in billion$ in ancillary income

Topping the top-10 list is United Airlines, with US$6.2bil earned in ancillary income in 2016, followed by Delta at US$5.1bil. About half of United Airlines

THE two American airlines embroiled in separate tussles over the way they handled passenger seating recently are also earning big bucks in ancillary income.

Topping the top-10 list is United Airlines, with US$6.2bil earned in ancillary income in 2016, followed by Delta at US$5.1bil. About half of United Airlines’ amount was from frequent flyer programmes, meaning it sold travel miles or points to banks that had co-branded credit cards.