Submitted by Cianan Kelly on Saturday 16th November 2024
Published on Monday 23rd December 2024
Current status: Closed
Closed: Monday 23rd June 2025
Signatures: 31
Scrap the APD increase for essential regional flights and consider a reform
Reverse the increases made in the Budget to Air Passenger Duty (APD) on regional air routes which are essential to connectivity in the UK, whilst also considering a reform which will safeguard these routes for future generations with lower APD offered on a case-by-case basis.
APD disproportionately affects regional flights as it is levied on both legs of a return journey. This means that regional airline operations become financially unsustainable.
Regional flights can massively benefit small communities where other modes of transport are not viable for day returns either for business or visiting friends and relatives.
APD is not and never has been an environmental tax. We believe that the UK regional sector is already at the forefront of decarbonisation efforts.
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