United sees $700 million in additional fee revenue
Story By: Associated Press
Source: AP
Minneapolis, Minnesota Published 62 day(s) ago
United Airlines says it expects to bring in an additional $700 million in revenue from charging for items like a second checked bag, and from a program which allows frequent fliers to earn miles faster by paying a fee.
United doubled its fee to $50 for a second checked bag on Monday. The airline's investor relations chief, Kathryn Mikells, says a new program allowing travelers to pay extra to earn double or triple award miles on a flight is on track to bring in an extra $1.5 million in revenue in its first month -- after sales to about 20,000 people.
That program alone could be worth tens of millions of dollars per year.
