Global airline industry expected to generate sales of €82bn

The global airline industry is expected to generate nearly $93bn (€82bn) in ancillary revenues this year, a new study claims. The total would represent a 312% rise in revenues from non-air fare sources in the past eight years.

“Nearly $93bn in revenue indicates that good merchandisers are selling products desired by a vast number of customers”, said Aileen McCormack, chief commercial officer at car hire software firm CarTrawler, which compiled the study on behalf of aviation research group IdeaWorks.