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New Airport Duty Tax
eslick
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Couple of weeks ago there was a thread about the new tax and different airlines and what they would be doing. Had a search and cant find it and just saw the below.
Not all airlines are listed at present, hope it help.
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=416420&in_page_id=2&ct=5
British Airways
No extra charge as the airline has agreed to absorb the tax.
Ryanair
Passengers will be sent an email and if they have not paid by the day before their flight, they will not be able to fly.
EasyJet
Passengers will be sent up to two emails telling them to pay or will be forced to pay at check-in.
Jet2
Passengers are being contacted by email to warn them that the additional tax will be taken from their credit cards.
Virgin Atlantic
Will charge passengers but has not decided how to collect it.
Lufthansa
Has alerted travel agents by letter, but has not contacted passengers. Holidaymakers will have to pay the tax at the check-in desk.
Bmi
Is yet to decide whether it will charge passengers for the tax.
Thomas Cook
Is yet to clarify whether it will collect the tax from passengers. The company is awaiting advice from its legal team.
Monarch
Passengers will be sent an email telling them to pay through an online booking system. Those that fail to pay will be charged at checkin or prevented from boarding and offered a refund.
First Choice
Those who booked a flight-only will have to pay the tax at the check-in desk. Those who booked a package holiday will not have to pay as travel regulations say operators have to absorb the first two% of surcharges once a booking is made.
Not all airlines are listed at present, hope it help.
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=416420&in_page_id=2&ct=5
British Airways
No extra charge as the airline has agreed to absorb the tax.
Ryanair
Passengers will be sent an email and if they have not paid by the day before their flight, they will not be able to fly.
EasyJet
Passengers will be sent up to two emails telling them to pay or will be forced to pay at check-in.
Jet2
Passengers are being contacted by email to warn them that the additional tax will be taken from their credit cards.
Virgin Atlantic
Will charge passengers but has not decided how to collect it.
Lufthansa
Has alerted travel agents by letter, but has not contacted passengers. Holidaymakers will have to pay the tax at the check-in desk.
Bmi
Is yet to decide whether it will charge passengers for the tax.
Thomas Cook
Is yet to clarify whether it will collect the tax from passengers. The company is awaiting advice from its legal team.
Monarch
Passengers will be sent an email telling them to pay through an online booking system. Those that fail to pay will be charged at checkin or prevented from boarding and offered a refund.
First Choice
Those who booked a flight-only will have to pay the tax at the check-in desk. Those who booked a package holiday will not have to pay as travel regulations say operators have to absorb the first two% of surcharges once a booking is made.
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Comments
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The "This Is Money" website states :-
"Those flying into the UK could also be stopped on arrival and prevented from entering the country unless they pay what has been dubbed the 'poll tax of the skies'."
I thought that was just a departure tax. The only taxes you pay if you are an incoming passenger are those levied by the airport or government in the departing country.What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?0
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