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Taxes on long-haul flights are to rise despite airlines calling for them to be scrapped. Air Passenger Duty (APD) rates for departures from Britain will increase by £2 to £82 for travellers with economy tickets, and by £5 to £181 for those in premium cabins. The change, revealed in Treasury documents accompanying Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget, is in line with the RPI measure of inflation. Short-haul rates remain frozen. The announcement was made just hours after Ryanair boss Michael O�...

Tax on flights rises in UK budget despite industry pleas for cut Wed, 3rd Mar 2021 16:43 (Alliance News) - Taxes on long-haul flights are to rise in the UK despite airlines calling for them to be scrapped. Air Passenger Duty rates for departures from Britain will increase by GBP2 to GBP82 for travellers with economy tickets, and by GBP5 to GBP181 for those in premium cabins. The change, revealed in Treasury documents accompanying UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunaks government budget, is...

Bosses say chancellor ‘continues to ignore worst-hit sector’

WERE ALL GOING ON A SUMMER HOLIDAY - OR ARE WE? Quote: ‘You can book a summer holiday now with confidence by booking a package holiday through an Abta member’ Quote: ‘It’s too early. It’s far too early. We have to look at the data at every single stage and the roadmap outlined by the Prime Minister makes that abundantly clear’ – Home Secretary Priti Patel By Andrew Atkinson The British travel industry rounded on government ministers after Home Secretary Priti Patel said it was too...

The boss of British Airways has urged Boris Johnson to commit to lifting the tough restrictions on international travel to save the summer holiday season.  In a letter sent to the Prime Minister on Friday, BAs chief executive, Sean Doyle, blasted the Governments uncertainty and mixed messaging over whether summer holidays are possible this year.  He urged Johnson to set out a timetable for restarting travel – now that around 15million Britons have been vaccinated.  Appeal: BAs Sean Doyle,...

Updated: 8 Feb 2021, 10:21 PASSENGERS needing a vaccine passport to go on holiday will be "inevitable" according to one travel expert, following warnings that Brits may face a £30 charge from GPs for it. A string of tourist hotspots, including Greece and Spain, are considering plans to allow travellers to skip quarantine if they can show they have had the jab.  2 Holidaymakers face a £30 charge from GPs for a Covid vaccine passport allowing them to travel abroadCredit: Alamy Aviation expert ...

By Press Association 2021 Boris Johnson has urged people wanting to book a summer holiday to be a little bit more patient (Yui Mok/PA) Boris Johnson has urged people wanting to book a summer holiday to be “a little bit more patient”. The Prime Minister told the Downing Street press conference it is “too early for people to be certain about what we will be able to do this summer”. He went on: “I understand why people want to make ...

Aviation sector fears prolonged shutdown risks a new wave of job cuts after industry pinned its hopes on swift vaccine rollout

Low-cost airline Ryanair has had its defence for removing benefits from 29 striking pilots thrown out by the Employment Tribunal.

Urgent support: UK aviation industry warns of collapse following travel curbs Suban Abdulla Plane lands at an airfield at the sunset Britain’s aviation sector risks collapse without “urgent” government support if it is to survive another long travel curb, industry groups have warned. Prime minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that from 4am on Monday, arrivals to the UK from all destinations will be required to quarantine in an effort to reduce the spread of any new ...