The top 10 global airlines most dependent on extra fees
Photo Credit: Spirit Airlines is the ultra low cost pioneer, and also most dependent on extra fees for survival. Flickr.com / Adam Fagen
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The list is all low-cost airlines, but in the coming years don't be surprised if full-service legacy airlines start to creep in here.
Ancillary fees -- the extra fees passengers pay for baggage, premium seats and others -- is now one of the biggest revenue drives for the global airline industry, so much so that it has almost single handedly been responsible for airlines having a great 2013. In 2012, global airlines collectively reported about $27.1 billion in ancillaries, up about 20 percent from 2011, a huge jump by any standards in a mature industry.
But which airlines are the most dependent on these extra fees for their overall revenues
