What's keeping the airline industry alive

Updated July 25 2014 - 10:13am, first published July 21 2014 - 4:12pm
US-based Spirit Airlines tops the list of airlines whose ancillary fees form a large chunk of their revenue. Photo: Richard Sheinwald
US-based Spirit Airlines tops the list of airlines whose ancillary fees form a large chunk of their revenue. Photo: Richard Sheinwald

The flying business has a cute name for it: “a la carte”. That’s how the airline industry now dresses up all the extras airline passengers are hit with in its latest marketing fad.

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