27 on the list, earned $300 million in ancillary revenue last year. Air Canada didn't respond to a request for comment on this story. "The economic boon of ancillary revenue has proven to be a highly useful tool to fix airline finances," he says in a report. In the case of Spirit Airlines, nearly half of its 2016 earnings came from extra fees, according to IdeaWorksCompany. Canada has two domestic low-cost carriers: Rouge, an arm of Air Canada; and Flair Airlines, formerly NewLeaf, a domestic carrier.

Source: CBC News December 03, 2017 09:56 UTC