Airlines call on government to scrap air passenger duty Chief executives at British Airways, Easyjet and Ryanair claim that removing the air tax will boost GDP by 1.7 per cent and create 61,000 jobs by 2020 Tuesday, November 22, 2016
PM concedes ‘unfair’ APD if Scotland abolishes tax David Cameron said that, if re-elected, he will protect Newcastle and Durham Tees airports by looking into how to vary APD rates by region. Willie Walsh seized on his comments Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Walsh calls for APD to be scrapped Air passenger duty was introduced 20 years ago on November 1, 1994 and has since increased seven-fold Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Air Passenger Duty reforms announced Chancellor George Osborne today announced the abolition of APD bands C and D in his Budget Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Unhappy anniversary The 20th birthday of APD is nothing to celebrate, says Alex McWhirter Thursday, January 30, 2014
Airlines’ dismay at Treasury APD statement The bosses of Easyjet, Ryanair, IAG and Virgin have called the government’s response to the consultation on reform of Air Passenger Duty “a sham and a waste of taxpayers’ money” Tuesday, December 6, 2011
UK government to go ahead with APD hike Four of the UK’s major airlines have called on the government to “Axe the tax”, in response to today’s Autumn Statement confirming that APD rates will increase next April Tuesday, November 29, 2011
BA, Virgin, Easyjet and Ryanair join forces against APD The chiefs of four British airlines have joined forces to launch a united campaign against Air Passenger Duty Thursday, November 17, 2011
UK cuts APD on long-haul flights from Northern Ireland Air Passenger Duty has been slashed on long-haul flights departing Northern Ireland, as the UK government attempts to address competition for services from Dublin Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Crunch time for government’s consultation on APD With the UK government’s consultation on the reform of Air Passenger Duty due to close tomorrow, airlines and airports are making their voices heard Thursday, June 16, 2011
