Tourism and airlines attack 'unfair' UK passenger duty

AIRLINES and tourism are disappointed with a hike in air passenger duty in the UK.

Both Flybe and Aurigny have criticised the UK Government's decision to go ahead with the tax increase, which will see passengers pay even more when they fly out of a British airport.

The first of two increases came into effect on 1 November and the second, due this November, will take the long-haul rate to double what it was for some flights.

Under the new four-tier banding system (based on the distance from London to the destination's capital city), the duty in economy class will further rise by £1 to £11 per person on short-haul flights and will go from £40 to £45 or £50 on medium-haul flights and from £40 to £55 on long-haul.

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