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BAGGAGE FEES CREATE WINDFALL FOR AIRLINES

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BAGGAGE FEES CREATE WINDFALL FOR AIRLINES

Official US figures from the Bureau of Transportation states that airlines earned $1.6 billion in the first two quarters for 2010 in baggage fees.

Delta Air Lines earned the most of this lucrative revenue source, with $473 million in the period. American Airlines and US Airways were the second highest beneficiaries of baggage fee revenue.