In recent years the main hope for restoring airline profitability has been ancillaries: all those extra charges for meals, checked bags, less-cramped seats and the like.

ECONOMIST: The travel business

Not included are such ancillaries as ongoing lease obligations, any seismic or other geoscience disbursements, or any general and administrative burden at the field or corporate levels.

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