Increase in UK Air passenger duty coming April 1

From what I understand from reading other sources if your ticket is already purchased, they do not have to collect the additional taxes. If you make a change to that ticket, however, they will be collecting the additional taxes.

Thought I read it was £1-3 per ticket based on class. Hardly worth writing the article about? I knew the uk had high transport fees; didn’t know France was so much less. Now to get from Paris to London for €50 ……..

The new amounts range from £88-92 ($112-117) for economy class and
£194-202 ($247-258) for any class higher than economy, such as premium
economy, business, or first.

That is sensationalized journalism, as the increase is only a few dollars per ticket. I guess no good journalism left, if there ever was any.

It is an article in an online travel magazine. Does that count as journalism?

maybe not. but do appreciate you posting it.

Technically the carrier only pays the APD to the Government when the passenger travels, so the airline seems to have to pay the current rate, but they will absorb any difference between the duty paid at the date of ticket purchase and that in force at the date of travel.
The difference is probably covered by the interest paid on the APD deposited in the carrier's bank account meantime!

That is why APD can in theory be refunded if the flight is cancelled by the passenger.

That is sensationalized journalism

And

It is an article in an online travel magazine. Does that count as journalism?

Sadly there's alot of bad journalism, but there was nothing wrong with that article. It got straight to the point and was short. Nothing sensationalized. It's the headline -- "New Tax Increase Means Flying to the U.K. Is About to Get More Expensive". -- that's obnoxious and intended to emotionally hook a reader to get them "rage click". But would anyone read the article if the headline were "£1-£7 Tax Increase for UK Flights"? I certainly don't like to see taxes going up, but with a $245 UK air passenger duty on a $1700 ticket, $2 kind of gets lost in there. That was my take on the piece.

I appreciate that Lola posted the article.

To be of any service they would have said the 248 was 2 more than last year. Otherwise the reader is left with the impression that this was all new cost. And that was the intent i belive. To rile people up. They are just yanking strings.

Interesting that the increase is only for flights south of Portland and west of Salt Lake City.

It is not only bad journalism, it is downright wrong.

The article says that Band C kicks in at 5,000 miles. It actually kicks in at 5,500 miles.

Also this rise was announced 1 year ago so there is zero surprise here.

The actual rise in Bands B and C is £1 in economy (so no difference in the bands) and in other cabins by £3 in Band B (2,000 to 5.500 miles) but £2 in Band C (5,500 miles +) .

Also the 2025 rises have already been announced- The 2025/26 APD rates for economy passengers will increase in line with forecast RPI [Retail Price Index], rounded to the nearest pound.

“Rates for those flying premium economy, business and first class, and for private jet passengers, will also increase by forecast RPI and will be further adjusted for recent high inflation to help maintain their real-terms value.

And APD can be avoided by flying out of Inverness, Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles with a direct connection at any other UK airport- eg- Glasgow or Heathrow.