Long-haul flights face duty rise under plans to make passengers on higher-polluting plane journeys pay more The Treasury is considering introducing higher taxes for long-haul flights Holidaymakers would see increased flight tax to Australia, New Zealand & Peru Would help cut taxes for domestic flights, currently charged at £26 for return By Daniel Martin and … Read more
Long-haul flights face duty rise under plans to make passengers on higher-polluting plane journeys pay more The Treasury is considering introducing higher taxes for long-haul flights Holidaymakers would see increased flight tax to Australia, New Zealand & Peru Would help cut taxes for domestic flights, currently charged at £26 for return By Daniel Martin and … Read more
Foreign holidays have been dealt a fresh blow after British Airways and easyJet scrapped more summer flights. Passengers were left dismayed by the latest round of cancellations that include trips in July and August – after overseas travel is scheduled to resume on May 17. Europe is grappling with surging cases and yesterday a UK health … Read more
Foreign holidays have been dealt a fresh blow after British Airways and easyJet scrapped more summer flights. Passengers were left dismayed by the latest round of cancellations that include trips in July and August – after overseas travel is scheduled to resume on May 17. Europe is grappling with surging cases and yesterday a UK health … Read more
British-Asian businessman who calls himself ‘the Sikh Michael O’Leary’ to launch Ryanair-style airline offering cut-price flights to India as soon as July By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 20 March 2021 A British-Asian businessman who calls himself ‘the Sikh Michael O’Leary’ will launch a … Read more
Many people say the enjoyment went out of flying long ago, but Marilyn Hartman hasn’t let the nightmare of airports and airlines dampen her passion for aviation. She doesn’t worry about having all her documents and passport with her because she doesn’t carry any. And she doesn’t fret about the cost of the ticket because … Read more
Some type of vaccine passport for overseas flights will be required, but not for U.S domestic flights, according to the CEO of the world’s second-biggest airline, Delta. Ed Bastian says in an exclusive interview airing tonight, Tuesday, on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt: ‘I don’t see that happening in the U.S, but I think … Read more
Grant Shapps today hailed plans to cut Air Passenger Duty for domestic flights – but hinted that foreign travel costs might have to rise as a result. The Transport Secretary said the current system where return journeys within the UK could face a higher levy than trips abroad was ‘bizarre’. In a round of broadcast … Read more
Air passenger duty on domestic flights could be slashed under plans to boost connectivity in the UK – as Boris Johnson’s ambitious proposals for a tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland move a step closer. The Prime Minister is set to launch a consultation this spring on reforming the tax – paid on all passenger … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has admitted it did not perform contact tracing on flights that some of the earliest patients with the UK and Brazil coronavirus variants were on. In one weekly report, the federal health agency discussed a patient who traveled to the UK and came back infected with the … Read more