AIR PASSENGER DUTY IS A TAX ON TRADE

Today, (14th November) leading businesses and business groups including the Federation of Small Businesses and Institute of Directors have backed the call by the A Fair Tax on Flying for a reduction in Air Passenger Duty. In a letter to the Times the businesses urge the chancellor to deliver on the government’s vision of a …

Figures released today by the A Fair Tax on Flying Campaign show that UK Air Passenger Duty (APD) had the effect of adding 25%, or one quarter, to the cost of the average one-way short haul ticket price from the UK in the year to August 2017. The figures come as campaigners call on the …

The A Fair Tax on Flying Campaign turned out in force in Westminster on Tuesday (7 November 2017) to press the call for a significant cut in Air Passenger Duty (APD) in the forthcoming Budget. Representatives of Airlines UK, the AOA, BAR-UK, ABTA, Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines and Bristol Airport supported the Rt Hon Grant …

The ‘A Fair Tax on Flying Campaign’ has welcomed the report from A4E (a European trade body for airlines) that abolishing aviation taxes would boost European economies by 215 Billion Euros and create over 110,000 jobs by 2030.   Dale Keller, spokesman for the A Fair Tax on Flying Campaign that is campaigning for at …

The ‘A Fair Tax on Flying’ campaign took its call for an urgent cut in Air Passenger Duty (APD) to the heart of Westminster on Wednesday 11th October.  Over thirty parliamentarians attended the campaign event held in the House of Commons.  Leading members of the campaign explained that the UK’s high level of APD was a …

Our campaign received a boost from the Sun on Sunday who reported that the Chancellor plans to cut airport taxes in his Budget scheduled for November 22nd. The full story can be read here

In a move that demonstrates the growing clamour for a significant cut in Air Passenger Duty (APD) to help get Britain Brexit ready in the November Budget, American Airlines and Emirates have joined the ‘A Fair Tax on Flying’ campaign. Campaign representative Dale Keller from airline trade organisation BAR UK said: “Air Passenger Duty is …

Research released today by the ‘A Fair Tax on Flying’ Campaign reveals that business travellers flying from the UK are facing an additional tax burden of over £325 million compared to comparable economies such as Italy and France, over £275 million compared to Germany and over £450 million compared to the Republic of Ireland as …

Britain Open for Business: The case for reducing APD in the UK Dear Chancellor, UK Air Passenger Duty (APD) is by far the highest tax of its kind in Europe and is one of the highest rates across the world. The Government has rightly recognised the opportunity Brexit provides to show that Britain is open …

From Travel Weekly:Consumers in England and Wales are backing industry calls for Air Passenger Duty to be halved on all short and long-haul flights. A new poll by independent polling company ComRes reveals that three quarters of adults think that the amount of APD in the UK should be same, regardless of which airport flown from. …