Today’s the day Britain’s Air Passenger Duty ends for under-12s in economy, reducing the cost of flying by £11-97 ($17-150) per ticket.
The tax, hated by families and blamed by travel industry companies and airlines for shooing away business, still applies in premium seats. Next may, it will be dropped for all cabins, and all under-16s.
The tax, which is collected by airlines as part of ticket sales, will not be automatically refunded for tickets already purchased; passengers will have to request a refund through the airline, which will keep the money if it isn’t claimed.
