First Choice Airways and Thomsonfly have welcomed the announcement that Air Passenger Duty will be levied on planes and not on passengers.
The two airlines said they are keen to be involved in the forthcoming consultation into the tax and understand how it will be structured.
But, they say the money raised should be used for environmental projects to mitigate the impact of flying, not used simply as a way to generate more money from the aviation industry.
TUI marketing director Tim Williamson explained: “The current APD structure makes absolutely no sense, so we welcome the new consultation, but only if the Treasury is going to take its responsibilities seriously and ensure the money raised from APD will go to projects that have environmental benefits, not just be used to fill government coffers.”
By Bev Fearis
