Comments on: Sign the UK Air Passenger Duty Petition http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/08/sign-uk-air-passenger-duty-petition/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/08/sign-uk-air-passenger-duty-petition/#comment-155299 John Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:11:33 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4444#comment-155299 As with petrol prices - the actual fare/price of a gallon is quite cheap but then the goverment wants its piece of the pie and slaps more tax on. Even if basic costs reduce the goverment always find a reason to add another tax. Unfortunately there shall always be people flying than staying at home. With modern technology, conference calling etc you would think that businesses wouuld be reducing air travel but it would appear not and so the taxes are being paid. As with petrol prices – the actual fare/price of a gallon is quite cheap but then the goverment wants its piece of the pie and slaps more tax on. Even if basic costs reduce the goverment always find a reason to add another tax. Unfortunately there shall always be people flying than staying at home. With modern technology, conference calling etc you would think that businesses wouuld be reducing air travel but it would appear not and so the taxes are being paid.

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]]> By: Peter Lee http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/08/sign-uk-air-passenger-duty-petition/#comment-154928 Peter Lee Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:05:43 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4444#comment-154928 Labour's Increase in the APD for long haul flights is just plain stupidity. Is labour trying to shoot their own foot? I have for sure beein flying to Paris and catch an onwards journey to the Far East. Do this I have saved a fortune in APD itself. Perhaps Labour is behaving like the Communications Worker's union for the posties. If they want the knife I will sharpen for them to hari-kiri. Poor thoughtless people. Can we see Brown and their cronies paying for APD? I quitye doubt it as we poor tax payers pick up their tabs! Labour’s Increase in the APD for long haul flights is just plain stupidity. Is labour trying to shoot their own foot? I have for sure beein flying to Paris and catch an onwards journey to the Far East. Do this I have saved a fortune in APD itself. Perhaps Labour is behaving like the Communications Worker’s union for the posties. If they want the knife I will sharpen for them to hari-kiri. Poor thoughtless people. Can we see Brown and their cronies paying for APD? I quitye doubt it as we poor tax payers pick up their tabs!

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]]> By: Robbie Shaw http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/08/sign-uk-air-passenger-duty-petition/#comment-153332 Robbie Shaw Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:03:02 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4444#comment-153332 I really must congratulate Alastair Darling on doing his best to ruin the British airline industry. In a year when most airlines are struggling badly due to recession, one would have thought he would have either cut or abolished the tax in order to stimulate business. I travel regularly, and the amount of tax I pay each year on travel is quite ridiculous. For some of my long haul travel I now travel via Amsterdam, where the airport and airlines serving it must be thanking Mr Darling for his stupidity. I really must congratulate Alastair Darling on doing his best to ruin the British airline industry. In a year when most airlines are struggling badly due to recession, one would have thought he would have either cut or abolished the tax in order to stimulate business.

I travel regularly, and the amount of tax I pay each year on travel is quite ridiculous. For some of my long haul travel I now travel via Amsterdam, where the airport and airlines serving it must be thanking Mr Darling for his stupidity.

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]]> By: John http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/08/sign-uk-air-passenger-duty-petition/#comment-149594 John Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:34:48 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4444#comment-149594 If APD is actually causing travellers to change their behaviour and not fly, then surely it is reducing greenhouse gases. Offsetting may give those that buy them a warm feeling in their stomach, the carbon dioxide has been produced and may take up to 100 years to be mitigated by some schemes. Do some research www.cheatneutral.com is a fun place to start but also has a serious message and links to learn more about offsetting. If APD is actually causing travellers to change their behaviour and not fly, then surely it is reducing greenhouse gases. Offsetting may give those that buy them a warm feeling in their stomach, the carbon dioxide has been produced and may take up to 100 years to be mitigated by some schemes.
Do some research http://www.cheatneutral.com is a fun place to start but also has a serious message and links to learn more about offsetting.

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/07/08/sign-uk-air-passenger-duty-petition/#comment-149195 Darren Cronian Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:57:55 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=4444#comment-149195 I think its worth pointing out that the rates I included are for economy class and per person, so for a family travelling to the US, the tax greatly increases the cost of a flight. I think its worth pointing out that the rates I included are for economy class and per person, so for a family travelling to the US, the tax greatly increases the cost of a flight.

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