A new holiday tax starting this year will see families hit with record-breaking flight taxes, reaching around £400. The increases to Air Passenger Duty (APD), planned by the Labour Party government, will affect travellers flying with major airlines like Ryanair, Easyjet, Jet2 and TUI.
Travel lers flying with Ryanair, Easyjet , Jet2 and TUI are being warned about a new holidays tax starting this year. Under the Labour Party government's planned increases to Air Passenger Duty ( APD ), families are set to face record-breaking flight taxes which are being set at around £400.
According to a new study, a family of four travelling to Florida's Walt Disney World will be charged £408 in flight taxes by April 2026 and for long-haul destinations outside the European Union, the tax will rise to around £424 or £106 per person, reports Birmingham Live. Darwin Friend, of TaxPayers' Alliance, said: 'While the Prime Minister is able to swan off around the world without the need to pay APD from his own pocket, the taxpayers funding his travel have to work even harder to be able to afford an annual holiday.' How much would you pay for a holiday? Have your say in our poll. Former British Airways boss Willie Walsh, now chief of the International Air Transport Association, warned: 'British passengers are rightly fed up with paying ever-higher rates of APD.' Band A flights, covering destinations up to 2,000 miles, will charge £15 for reduced rate and £32 for standard rate tickets. Long-haul Band B flights will cost £102 for reduced rate and £244 for standard rate passengers. Ultra-long-haul Band C destinations will face charges of £106 for reduced rate and £253 for standard rate travel. Private jets and premium cabins face the highest rates, with charges reaching £1,141 for ultra-long-haul flights. Mr Walsh questioned Labour's growth priorities, noting that aviation 'supports 1.6million jobs, generates £127billion pounds in GDP.' Tim Alderslade, boss of Airlines UK, added ahead of the planned tax hike for passengers that 'APD already makes the UK less competitive and the increases will hit working people in the pocket and make it harder for airlines to put on and sustain new routes.
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