How U.S. Airlines collect almost $7 billion a year from checked bags

Bags have turned into a cash cow for U.S. airlines.

U.S. airlines had baggage fee revenue of more than $6.7 billion last year, according to the DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. 

American Airlines had almost $1.4 billion in revenue from checked bags.

Southwest Airlines had the least.

Read the full report from NBC:

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/business/money-report/how-u-s-airlines-make-7-billion-a-year-from-checked-bags/3561347/