UK 2014 Budget long haul air passenger duty reduced in 2015

[flighty 31]

According to the Daily Mail March 20

FROM APRIL 2015 Holidays to long haul destinations are set to get cheaper thanks to a reduction in air passenger duty.

The top two tiers of the current four-zone system - costing £83 per passenger for flights of 4000 - 6000 miles, and £94 for for 6,000 miles and more are being scrapped.

We'll see...

[firth1974 2,659]

I doubt it to be honest. Didnt it get raised only a couple of years ago?

[Big_Brian 179]

I doubt it to be honest. Didnt it get raised only a couple of years ago?

It's going to happen, it was in the budget last week.

[firth1974 2,659]

It's going to happen, it was in the budget last week.

 

Do you believe everything that politicans tell you??

 

If this is true, then i would guess the price of flights will go up first, so as to compensate for the loss of tax.

[jacko 8,815]

 

Do you believe everything that politicans tell you??

 

If this is true, then i would guess the price of flights will go up first, so as to compensate for the loss of tax.

Perhaps there have been complaints from the likes of BA...... people are finding it cheaper to fly via the ME.

I am expecting there will be a rise in tax elsewhere to cancel this out.

About time VAT was reduced .........

[flighty 31]

Bit more research and it seems that yes of the four zones the furthest two are being scrapped BUT duty of zone 2 will still be applied...

so instead of paying £94 for a zone 4 flight (over 6000miles) the flight will incur the zone 2 rate, £71.00...