Ryanair - do I have to pay additional air tax?

littlesaint

That's because the tax comes into force on 1st Feb - so you don't have to pay!

ceebeeby

Anyone any news yet? Have gone back into a booking I have for the 9th of Feb (booked on 1st Dec) and absolutely nothing - same with Easyjet though, again have another flight booked with them for 14th Feb booked on 1st Dec and no way whatsoever of paying anything extra with either. Have emailed them both .... seems laughable, I saw the BBC interview with O'Leary and he was completely ars*ey about saying if you haven't paid then don't bother showing up - but how the flips are you meant to pay???!!!???

gallygirl

I heard that Ryanair and Easyjet will be emailing everyone, suppose it takes them a while to sort it out, am sure they wont forget to tell us......

trets77 - sorry, I will be still using them, and Easyjet. Despite all the hyperbole I've used them both tons and had better service and fewer delays than I've had from the 'big boys'. Plus new Ryanair planes have tons of leg room.

ITFCNUT

I just found this press release on ryanairs website and from what I have read and what I was also told when I called them in Dublin,This is my take on it any flights booked after Dec 7th for travel on or after Feb 1st are liable for the charge but will already have had them taken and any booked before Dec 7th the charges will come off the card used to book the flight within the next 2 weeks.I hope I have made this clear as possible.
This is the full press release on the ryanair homepage................................

UK Air Passenger Tax Doubled for All UK Departing flights from 1 Feb 2007 Onwards
In his budget speech on 6th December 2006, the UK Chancellor, Mr Gordon Brown MP, announced his decision to DOUBLE his ridiculous and anti-consumer "Air Passenger Duty". This tax grab which will generate £1bn. in tax revenues for the UK Government, but will do nothing for the environment.

UK Air Passenger Duty Rates - applicable per person for each departing flight from a UK airport which was booked before the 7th December 2006 for travel from the 1st February 2007 onwards.

£10 (GBP) per person for each UK domestic flight (£20 on a return UK domestic flight)
£10 (GBP) per person for flights from the UK to an EU/EEA airport
£40 (GBP) per person for flights from the UK to an airport outside the EU/EEA - e.g. Morocco

We greatly regret that Ryanair has no alternative, but to act as the UK Chancellor's tax collector and in accordance with Article 4.2.2 of Ryanair's General Conditions of Carriage, all affected passengers will be advised via email of the additional tax amount that will be automatically charged to the credit card or debit card used to pay for their original booking. These credit/debit card transactions will take place over the next 2 weeks .

Please Note - If your flight booking was made on or after the 7th December 2006 then the increased Air Passenger Duty tax has already been collected by Ryanair and you have nothing further to pay.

Ryanair condemns the UK Chancellor's unfair and regressive tax on ordinary passengers. Because of the flat nature of this tax, Ryanair's passengers - who enjoy the lowest average air fares in the UK - are paying the highest rate of tax (35%) while many of "Greedy Gordon's" friends and fellow politicians are still flying business class where this tax represents less than 5% of their air fare. This is just another example of politicians using the environment to grab further taxes from the travelling public.

We urge you to:

Please write to Chancellor Gordon Brown at ministers@hm-treasury.gsi.gov.uk indicating your opposition to this tax grab which will generate £1bn. in tax revenues for the UK Government, but will not do nothing for the environment. Tell "Greedy Gordon" to keep his hands off your low fares, and stop stealing from ordinary passengers.

ceebeeby

So just to be clear - I don't have to do anything, they'll just take the money from the original booking card .... and email me to confirm

ITFCNUT

thats what I was told but if you want to ring don't call the £1.50 a min number call this one as it only costs 1/2p per minute and it takes you direct to Dublin head office go through Telesavers
the full process is to dial 0844 200 7575 wait for the message then dial 0035312497700 followed by #

it will take you to head office listen to message again and it tells you to dial 0 for a member of staff.
I hope this puts your mind at rest

stormCat99

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but it is only Ryanair that are making you pay this extra tax, or are all airlines? I'm asking as we are flying with SkyEurope on 15th Feb and this is the first I have heard of it and am getting a little worried

tele951

Sorry to be a pain,but I am going to spain on the 23rd of jan and I am on a return flight on the 2nd of feb.So will I have to pay?

gallygirl

No, it's only outbound flights so you'll be ok as you go before 1st Feb.

alanrowell

boots_babe wrote:

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but it is only Ryanair that are making you pay this extra tax, or are all airlines? I'm asking as we are flying with SkyEurope on 15th Feb and this is the first I have heard of it and am getting a little worried

It seems that airlines who deal mostly online / call centre are charging the extra because a) they run low profit margins & b) they already have your payment details so it's a 5 minute job to find out who owes what.

The likes of BA aren't because a large part of their bookings come from travel agents and as such it's too expensive for them to sort out the payment - plus as the customer will have paid the TA, BA won't have authority to take the payment without getting your permission