Airlines could boost revenue 0.1%‑2% by optimizing payments, says industry estimate

At the T2RLEngage conference in London in September 2026, Greg Toussaint of Edgar, Dunn and Company estimated that payment optimisation could increase passenger and ancillary revenues by between 0.1% and 2%, while noting that the industry incurs roughly USD 22 billion in annual payment costs and that payment problems affect about one in four customers.