air passenger duty

amandamacg

I booked tickets to Florida in August 2014, travelling in June 2015. After government announcement that they were abolishing tax for under 12's travelling after May, I queried getting refund from airline. They have advised I am not eligible as I booked my tickets too early. Can anyone verify the refund is only applicable for tickets booked after a certain date?...thanks

fifeken

No. The airline will just pocket the money themselves in the circumstances you describe. More info here:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/travel/2014/12/how-to-reclaim-air-passenger-duty-airline-by-airline

photome

As I understand it you should be able to claim it back

DTDfanBoy

fifeken wrote: »

No. The airline will just pocket the money themselves in the circumstances you describe. More info here:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/travel/2014/12/how-to-reclaim-air-passenger-duty-airline-by-airline

Did you even read the page you linked to, just the title is a bit of a hint that all airlines don't just pocket the tax

"How to reclaim Air Passenger Duty airline-by-airline"

callum9999

DTDfanBoy wrote: »

Did you even read the page you linked to, just the title is a bit of a hint that all airlines don't just pocket the tax

"How to reclaim Air Passenger Duty airline-by-airline"

Did you even read the first post?

"They have advised I am not eligible as I booked my tickets too early."

alanrowell

The airline pays APD to the government when the flight is taken. If the flight isn't taken then they don't pay APD and it can be claimed back by the non-flying passenger (subject probably to an admin charge by the airline).

When APD rates have increased airlines have in the past collected the additional APD from the passenger at the airport.

THEREFORE if APD is reduced or removed then it should be refunded to the passenger.

callum9999

alanrowell wrote: »

The airline pays APD to the government when the flight is taken. If the flight isn't taken then they don't pay APD and it can be claimed back by the non-flying passenger (subject probably to an admin charge by the airline).

When APD rates have increased airlines have in the past collected the additional APD from the passenger at the airport.

THEREFORE if APD is reduced or removed then it should be refunded to the passenger.

They've collected the extra because the conditions of carriage say they can. Some airlines announced that they won't refund the difference quite a while ago and nothing's happened. The treasury also only said they "expect" airlines to refund it, which implies they don't have to. After all, your contact is for £X overall, and not a series of sperate transactions.

fifeken

DTDfanBoy wrote: »

Did you even read the page you linked to, just the title is a bit of a hint that all airlines don't just pocket the tax

"How to reclaim Air Passenger Duty airline-by-airline"

Indeed, not all airlines.

As per my post though, the circumstances described indicate that this one in particular intends to.