APD Tax extra charges

Consumer travel advice: Air passenger duty or APD tax is adding extra charges from November 2009, plus the TAX is more than doubling from 2010, adding extra charges to your holiday or flight only.

So for example a family of 4 flying to say the Red sea in Egypt will pay, £240 in APD – £80 more than the current figure. And the same family traveling to Spain will pay £52 more in 2010

Here is the full APD run down showing current charges and the future extra charges to be paid.

What passengers will have to pay in Air Passenger Duty
Band A (0 – 2000 miles from London)
Includes: Europe, Algeria, Greenland, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

Currently
Economy cabins £10 Premium cabins £20

November 2009
Economy cabins £11 Premium cabins £22

November 2010
Economy cabins £12 Premium cabins £24

Band B (2001-4000 miles)
Includes: Bermuda, Canada, Egypt Red sea Cairo Luxor, Gambia, Jordan, Oman, Russia (east of Urals), Syria, UAE, US

Economy cabins Premium cabins

Currently
Economy cabins £40 Premium cabins £80

November 2009
Economy cabins £45 Premium cabins £90

November 2010
Economy cabins £60 Premium cabins £120

Band C (4001-6000 miles)
Includes: Botswana, Brazil, Caribbean, China, India, Japan, Kenya, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Seychelles, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Economy cabins Premium cabins

Currently
Economy cabins £40 Premium cabins £80

November 2009
Economy cabins £50 Premium cabins £100

November 2010
Economy cabins £75 Premium cabins £150

Band D (more than 6000 miles) Includes: Argentina, Australia, Chile, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peru, Singapore

Economy cabins Premium cabins

Currently
Economy cabins £40 Premium cabins £80

November 2009
Economy cabins £55 Premium cabins £110

November 2010
Economy cabins £85 Premium cabins £170