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Airlines begin planning for the next generation of profit-driving fees

Hugo Martin

Photo Credit: Passengers wait to check bags at a Delta counter at Atlanta International Airport. Flickr.com / James Emery

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Airlines will likely fish for a fresh source of revenue as fees have proved a successful buffer to economic hardship that arose from high fuel costs and a drop in passenger numbers.

The amount airlines are pocketing on passenger fees continues to rise, prompting the question: What new fees can carriers think up? The world's biggest airlines are expected to collect $36.1 billion in passenger fees in 2012, including charges to check bags, buy food and drinks, and use onboard wireless Internet, according to a study released last week by IdeaWorksCompany, a Wisconsin consultant on airline revenu

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