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Passengers could face 50p charge to cover airline collapses - MSE News

Former_MSE_Callum Posts: 696 Forumite

9 May 2019 at 10:43AM in Flights, currency & car hire

Airlines should pay up to 50p for every passenger they fly to a Flight Protection Scheme to protect stranded travellers in case a carrier goes bust, a review has recommended...

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'Passengers could face 50p charge to cover airline collapses'

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  matelodave Posts: 9,196 Forumite

  

  9 May 2019 at 5:20PM

  A big issue about not a lot.
  
  The airport tax is vastly more expensive than a 50p surcharge so another non story

  Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large numbers

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  grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite

  

  9 May 2019 at 6:28PM

  "Passengers could face 50p charge to cover airline collapses"
  
  - yet another misleading title from MSE

  ...key recommendations are:
  

  • Proposals for a new flight protection scheme costing up to 50p per person on average

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  Cisco001 Posts: 4,218 Forumite

  

  10 May 2019 at 9:32AM

  They can just collect it through adding extra 50p on airport tax
  I doubt if anyone actually bother about extra 50p if they are rich enough to fly.

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