The airlines' cash crunch

I wonder how many people will be charging the baggage fee on their credit cards and if the hold of funds will still apply? I guess that explains why it couldn't just be an increase in ticket price up front.
 
Something else:

"In the past 7 years (between 2000 and 2007), the average one-way passenger fare has only increased by $18 (+11%) going from $153 to $171. (Note: This is the passenger revenue kept by the airlines and does not include large increases in taxes, fees security charges etc. that airlines are required to charge but do not keep.)"

and

"The fuel cost of the average one-way passenger fare increased by $34 (+154%) going from $22 to $56."

and

"The labor cost of the average one-way passenger fare decreased by $25 (-41%) going from $60 to $35."

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I read somewhere that the average US airline loses $60 on every roundtrip passenger currently.
 
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