Originally Posted by
Rt Hon Jim Hacker MP
If we are going to get pedantic then let’s be clear about this argument. FlyBe do not pay the APD. They collect it from the customer and pass it on to HMRC. It is not their money.
Correct. Ultimately the customer pays. Or perhaps chooses not to buy a ticket due to its total price. FlyBe would certainly benefit on the domestic front with a cessation of APD. UK international carriers, including FlyBe would also become more competitive with their fare offerings on flights from the UK.
The industry has been lobbying for many years on this issue. Hopefully this unpleasant situation will end up with a positive outcome in all UK airlines' favour, and ultimately their customers, whether they are flying from or in transit through the UK.
Come on, Boris. Help the UK airlines. (Nationalisation of them would help no-one IMHO)