Ryanair has announced it will refund children’s air tax on UK flights from March 27, six weeks earlier than the date set by Chancellor George Osborne.
In this week’s autumn budget, the Chancellor announced that from May 1, children under 12 will no longer have to pay air passenger duty.
Ryanair said it was going one step further by refunding, at check-in, the £13 UK travel tax for all children under-12 on flights departing the UK from March 27.
It said the move, part of Ryanair’s new ‘Family Extra’ service, will cost the airline up to £2 million.
Ryanair’s chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs welcomed the Chancellor’s decision but called on the UK Government to abolish APD altogether.
"Tourist traffic in Ireland has risen by almost 10% since APD was abolished in April, with the VAT received from the additional tourist spend far exceeding the loss of APD. The UK should follow suit and axe the tax for all," he said.
