Budget - rise in flight taxes - 'catastrophic for travel industry?'

rtddci


Joined: 29/12/2007
Posts: 842

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 21:35

Yet another stealth tax increase (up to 112% over next 2 years) in the latest budget. Is NC within 2000 miles of the UK to be at least in the lowest band A tax increase?



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/5214881/Budget-2009-APD-rise-could-be-catastrophic-for-travel-industry.html

rtddci


Joined: 29/12/2007
Posts: 842

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 21:41

A further article says Europe is within Band A with only a £2 increase. I assume Cyprus falls within that?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/5200324/Budget-2009-how-changes-to-Air-Passenger-Duty-will-affect-passengers.html

Turtle


Joined: 28/05/2007
Posts: 2669

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 21:47

North Cyprus is not recognised so it does not count !!

rtddci


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Posts: 842

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 21:58

I wonder if the stop over in Turkey counts as within Europe and the second leg doesn't count for UK tax? Will also be interesting if the UK counts NC as within Europe for tax purposes won't it.

Cyprusquest


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 428

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 22:24

If they see Cyprus as Europe than they have to see TRNC as Europe as they say it is part of Cyprus!

bachelibelly


Joined: 04/09/2008
Posts: 275

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 23:00

Monarch seem to be miles ahead with their own stealth taxes, £25.98 EACH PER SUITCASE return and £5.60 PER PERSON BOOKING FEE even on a debit card, taking le piss i think £110 flight becomes £230 with all the fees and taxes and fiddles and stealths and add ons , oh and of course you have to pay for everything on the plane and £2.50 just to BORROW THE HEADSETS.Flights are now dearer than when you paid normal prices with everything include me thinks.......

sylvie


Joined: 12/03/2008
Posts: 1081

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 23:34

you are still very lucky for such prices because we did pay so much from france to come ever year to cyprus - only turkish airlines - 600 TO 700 E each pers - since 2003 we can flight to larnaca for half price direct or 180 E 1 stop in frankfurt !!!!

clarets



Joined: 08/01/2009
Posts: 752

Message Posted:
26/04/2009 10:33

Cyprus (all of it) is counted as European for travel tax purposes.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
26/04/2009 10:37

Seems like they want everybody to stay in the UK. What a blow for the travel industry. Bachei you are so right about Monarch way ahead of the game xxxx

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
26/04/2009 11:51

Msg 6 - that is a classic example of why I push Turkish Airlines, Pegasus and CTA to North Cyprus.



Tom

http://www.flightholiday.co.uk

Coachie



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
26/04/2009 12:28

You should see some of the departure taxesyou have to pay to leave other countries.Mexico 50$ each,India 40£ for a visa so its not just this country who hammers you.Will have to start going to Cornwall again,no departure taxwes there...

lobylud


Joined: 14/10/2007
Posts: 242

Message Posted:
26/04/2009 13:05

Re: message 4,



This is not a comment on the thread because I don't know too much about it.



My comment is about the stopover, I always understood that Turkey was in two continents, the Istanbul area was in Europe and the rest of the country was in Asia.