Air Passenger Duty Rates

Class of ticket and travel destination		Duty per UK flight departure
Passengers flying to EEA destinations and certain other European countries	In lowest class of travel	£10
	In other classes	£20
Passengers flying to other destinations	In lowest class of travel	£40
	In other classes	£80

Change from 1 November 2008

Currently carriers who offer a single class level of service to passengers qualify for the lower rate of APD. The current definition is to be amended in relation to any carriage of passenger which begins on or after 1 November 2008 so that single class flights offering a business class service will attract the standard rate of APD.

The effect? This will result in an increase of £10 for all flights within EEA destinations and certain other European countries and for flights to other destinations the increase will be £40.

Change from 1 November 2009 - 2008 Pre Budget Report

The Government have decided to abandon the basis for increasing air passenger duty from 1 November 2009. The 2008 Pre Budget Report announced that the duty will be based on the mileage travelled away from the UK

Did you know?

That the Government expect to raise almost £240,000 an hour from air passenger duty. The total this year is £2.1 billion.