Air Passenger Duty- list of tariffs

TomLikesSausages

Is there a web site of a list of tariffs for Air Passenger Duty. Is there the same charge if you fly to anywhere in the Caribbean from a UK airport. Are the Canary Islands classified as Spain as they come under the Spanish government. I do not know how the tariffs are calculated but it does seem to be most unfair. We can understand high charges/tariffs for flights within the UIK as there is an alternaive means of transport i.e Rail and Road

Mr_Wang

TomLikesSausages wrote: »

Is there a web site of a list of tariffs for Air Passenger Duty. Is there the same charge if you fly to anywhere in the Caribbean from a UK airport. Are the Canary Islands classified as Spain as they come under the Spanish government. I do not know how the tariffs are calculated but it does seem to be most unfair. We can understand high charges/tariffs for flights within the UIK as there is an alternaive means of transport i.e Rail and Road

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageExcise_ShowContent&propertyType=document&id=HMCE_CL_000505

APD is government speak for = Scam.

Martin85

The document mentioned above is very lengthy andthere is a lot to wade through. Could anyone possibly answer simply if the air passenger duty to all Caribbean islands is the same and if so how much is it. Otherwise can you direct me to the specific web page that gives a list of places and charges. Interesting point about the Canary Islands as they are governed by Spain from Madrid

aveylee

The caribbean Islands are all in band C for Air Passenger Duty.

The band an airport is in depends on the distance of the Capital city of that country's capital from the UK.

All European countries, due to EU restrictions, have to be the same band, as to do otherwise would distort the internal market. This means all European countries are rated in the lowest band (Band A).

Given this, as the Canary Islands are part of Spain, the band journeys to the Canary Islands are is Band A. This is currently £12 for economy ( £13 from April) or double that if you fly in a higher class than economy.

This can lead to bizarre inconsistencies as a trip to Hawaii is based on the distance between London and Washington DC, and ignores the extra couple of thousand miles involved.

Heliflyguy

aveylee wrote: »

Given this, as the Canary Islands are part of Spain, the band journeys to the Canary Islands are is Band A. This is currently £12 for economy ( £13 from April) or double that if you fly in a higher class than economy.

You must have written that a year ago as its been £13 for about the same amount of time and will not increase for band A come April 2013.

Mr_Wang

Martin85 wrote: »

The document mentioned above is very lengthy andthere is a lot to wade through. Could anyone possibly answer simply if the air passenger duty to all Caribbean islands is the same and if so how much is it. Otherwise can you direct me to the specific web page that gives a list of places and charges. Interesting point about the Canary Islands as they are governed by Spain from Madrid

Give me your address and I'll come make your dinner and tidy your house too if you like...

Wishful_Thinker

From the above posts my understanding is that the Air Passenger duty to all Caribbean Islands from the 1st April 2013 will be £166 per person. Is that correct?. Is the duty only payable on outbound flights or is the same duty applicable to flights into the UK. Thank you

Doshwaster

Wishful_Thinker wrote: »

From the above posts my understanding is that the Air Passenger duty to all Caribbean Islands from the 1st April 2013 will be £166 per person. Is that correct?. Is the duty only payable on outbound flights or is the same duty applicable to flights into the UK. Thank you

UK duty is only payable on flights from the UK. On the return flight you have to pay whatever taxes the other country charges.

On a dummy booking to KIngston, Jamaica on BA the charges breakdown as follows

Fare		Taxes, fees	Total price**
1 Adult	£ 457.00	£ 368.61 	£ 825.61

Government, authority and airport charges	Per adult
Air Passenger Duty - United Kingdom 		GBP83.00
Passenger Service Charge - United Kingdom 	GBP11.21
Airport Improvement Fee - Jamaica 		GBP6.60
Passenger Facility Tax - Jamaica 		GBP2.00
Airline Passenger Levy - Jamaica 		GBP13.10
Travel Tax - Jamaica 				GBP12.40
Passenger Service & Security Fee - Jamaica 	GBP9.00
Tourism Enhancement Fee - Jamaica 		GBP13.10
Total government, authority &airport charges*	GBP150.41

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British Airways fees and surcharges	Per adult
Fuel Surcharge** 	GBP213.00
Miscellaneous 		GBP2.60
Miscellaneous		GBP2.60

Total British Airways 
fees and surcharges	GBP218.20
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Total taxes, fees and surcharges per person	

Martin85

The post from Doshwaster is most helpful. When airlines quote the price for a flight is there somewhere on their websites one can find a breakdown of the costs like above. I was amazed at how high a proportion of the cost was for the fuel surcharge. Are all airlines the same?

Caz3121

Martin85 wrote: »

The post from Doshwaster is most helpful. When airlines quote the price for a flight is there somewhere on their websites one can find a breakdown of the costs like above. I was amazed at how high a proportion of the cost was for the fuel surcharge. Are all airlines the same?

Some airlines give you the total taxes then you can click to see a breakdown. Alternatively try http://www.itasoftware.com/

Caz3121

Wishful_Thinker wrote: »

From the above posts my understanding is that the Air Passenger duty to all Caribbean Islands from the 1st April 2013 will be £166 per person. Is that correct?. Is the duty only payable on outbound flights or is the same duty applicable to flights into the UK. Thank you

Band C for Caribbean from April 2013 will be £83 for economy and £166 for business/first