The Scottish Passengers Agents’ Association is hoping to get more support for its anti-APD campaign by opening up access to its online petition.
Its ‘End APD – Keep Scotland Flying’ petition is aimed at the business and leisure travel clients of SPAA members, but the association has decided to open it up UK-wide.
"The initial response to our epetition has been heartening," said SPAA president Kevin Thom.
"As we continue and re-double our efforts to raise public awareness of just how much each passenger is paying to the Government in tax each time she or he flies, we are happy to throw open access to the epetition invitation, so that anyone who wishes to sign is able to do so with minimal effort.
"We continue to urge members to get behind this initiative, pass the petition on to colleagues and help maximise its impact by gathering as many signatures as possible. By working together we will send the strongest possible message to Government that this Draconian tax is simply unacceptable, and is doing real damage to the travel sector – and the wider UK economy."
