Major airlines in the UK and Irish Republic have called for Air Passenger Duty to be scrapped

'Scrap Air Passenger Duty' Say Airlines

17 November 2011

Four of the UK and Irish Republic's largest airlines (Easyjet, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Ryanair) have called for the Air Passenger Duty, which has been applied to every ticket since 1994, to be scrapped. The price of "APD" as it is known, has risen sharply since its inception.

When Airport Duty Tax was initially put in place in the UK, all passengers who had a journey originating in the UK, were expected to pay between £5 and £40 per ticket. Airlines have brought to attention the sharp rise in APD price which now sits with passengers being expected to pay a price of between £24 and £170 per ticket.

Air Passenger Duty has already been lowered for direct long-haul flights from Northern Ireland to be in direct competition with services from the Irish Republic which only charge an Air Travel Tax of 3 Euro per ticket to any destination.


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