THE FRIENDLY SKIES — The world's greediest and biggest airlines raked in around $44.6 billion in passenger fees and commissions last year. <br /> <br />Some budget airlines get over half their total revenue from charges for bags, food, entertainment and other extras — aka — things that used to come with your flight. <br /> <br />Airlines around the world are increasingly making more and more money from fees, frequent flier programs and commissions for directing customers to hotels and car rental companies, according to a new study from IdeaWorksCompany, the LA Times reported. <br /> <br />The $44.6 billion bamboozled by the 66 biggest airlines was a 10% increase over 2015, according to the study. <br /> <br />Over the past 10 years, airlines have increasingly turned to charging you for stuff that used to come with your flight. <br /> <br />The biggest airlines made an estimated 9.7% of their revenue from B.S. charges. <br /> <br />Budget airlines derived an even bigger chunk of their cash from fees and commissions. For example, Spirit Airlines was at 46.7% while Frontier Airlines was at 42.4%. <br /> <br />Spirit actually charges you for almost 40 different extras, such as 2 buck to print a boarding pass at an airport kiosk and up to $50 to choose a seat. <br />Word is, Spirit is looking into getting passengers to pay extra for engines and even pilots. Okay, maybe not. But who knows. <br /> <br />Anyone know when that Hyperloop gets finished?
