The tax will increase by 8% from April, just in time for the Olympics. Tour groups will save a lot of money if they were to arrive in France and then take the EuroStar train to London. This country certainly knows how to shot its self in the foot.
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EuroWings From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2011, 238 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (3 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 703 times:
It was to be expected, but I can't say many people will be happy about it (but that's usually the case with any tax increase). It's not even a green tax either, it's purely a revenue generator.
Quoting readytotaxi (Thread starter): The tax will increase by 8% from April, just in time for the Olympics. Tour groups will save a lot of money if they were to arrive in France and then take the EuroStar train to London.
It depends on how much the Eurostar or bus+ferry is: I doubt there will be too many cheap fares during the Olympics! It may still be cheaper, but then it could be cheaper regardless of the increase in APD!
Plus, APD is only charged on departures and not on arrivals or transits, so a savvy passenger, if possible, might fly to London and fly out of Paris/Brussels/Amsterdam using surface transport.
fiscal From Australia, joined Oct 2009, 199 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 664 times:
Quoting EuroWings (Reply 1): Plus, APD is only charged on departures and not on arrivals or transits, so a savvy passenger, if possible, might fly to London and fly out of Paris/Brussels/Amsterdam using surface transport.
airportugal310 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 2744 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 660 times:
It doesn't seem to me, at least to my untrained eye, that air pax in the UK can get a break with taxes...
jwhite9185 From United Kingdom, joined May 2007, 225 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (3 months 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 605 times:
Quoting airportugal310 (Reply 3): It doesn't seem to me, at least to my untrained eye, that air pax in the UK can get a break with taxes...
Not just air passengers. The price of petrol has gone up again in the last couple of weeks, food has gone up etc etc. Basically everything is increasing except for wages!
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Maverick623 From United States of America, joined Nov 2006, 3807 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (3 months 3 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 511 times:
Quoting EuroWings (Reply 1): It's not even a green tax either, it's purely a revenue generator.
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