The Drip Report · November 2026 · so far
Who added the most?
How much each airline's real price, with a cabin bag, a checked bag, a seat and the card fee, sat above the fare it advertised. The typical fare from our live searches in November 2026 (the latest 600 fares per airline at most): 924 fares in all.
1Fiji Airways324 fares · 1 route
+4%typically $49 more than advertised
2Singapore Airlines600 fares · 1 route
+0%typically $0 more than advertised
City by city.
Across the 924 fares we fully priced in November 2026, getting a cabin bag, a checked bag and a seat added $40,212 on top of what was advertised. Here's where the trip starts.
From Brisbane+4%
Typically $49 more per fare (average $91) · $29,490 across 324 fares · most added: Fiji Airways (+4%)
About $330 million a year across Brisbane's 3.6 million international departures*
From Sydney+0%
Typically $0 more per fare (average $18) · $10,722 across 600 fares · most added: Singapore Airlines (+0%)
About $160 million a year across Sydney's 8.7 million international departures*
* An estimate, not a measurement: the average extra per fare we priced from that city (counting fares that already include everything as $0), times the international departures from that city in July 2025 to June 2026 (BITRE). Each departure is one return trip. It assumes everyone bought a cabin bag, a checked bag and a seat; people who travel light pay less. Shown once a city has 100 priced fares.
A 0% means the advertised fare already includes the basics. Fares we can't fully price (an airline that doesn't publish a fee) aren't counted, so no airline looks better for hiding a price. The rolling drip index · how the sums work · help stop the drip.
Other months: October 2026