Air Passenger Duty
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Air Passenger Duty
Hi,
Can anyone tell me if passengers are entitled to collect back the APD on flights they book but do not use? Is the policy different for each airline/country or are airlines obliged to refund in full? Obviously flights would be cancelled in advance.
Interested to know.....
Gary
Can anyone tell me if passengers are entitled to collect back the APD on flights they book but do not use? Is the policy different for each airline/country or are airlines obliged to refund in full? Obviously flights would be cancelled in advance.
Interested to know.....
Gary
If APD means airpoints dollars, (or probably even if it doesn't) it depends on the conditions of each ticket. These should be viewable on the airline's website when booking.
Often the lowest fares are not refundable if canceled, even with notice; I would assume that would apply to airpoints also.
Often the lowest fares are not refundable if canceled, even with notice; I would assume that would apply to airpoints also.
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Gary:
Some airlines will refund Air Passenger Duty for cancelled flights, since they collected it from you on behalf of the government but don't have to pass it to the government if the flight is cancelled.
Others (e.g. Ryanair) claim they will do so but apply an administration charge which is coincidentally
similar to the amount of APD you'd get back.
Some airlines will refund Air Passenger Duty for cancelled flights, since they collected it from you on behalf of the government but don't have to pass it to the government if the flight is cancelled.
Others (e.g. Ryanair) claim they will do so but apply an administration charge which is coincidentally
similar to the amount of APD you'd get back.
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I asked this question in another thread which I started which only drew a few replies, the gist of which were that the admin fee would equal the refund. However, I got a refund from Ryanair yesterday but the circumstances are not quite related to the question being asked.
Well in advance I bought tickets for 2 people on a Ryanair flight.
Some weeks later they altered one of the flights by more than 2 hours and offered me alternative flight times or a full refund.
I accepted the new flight times.
I then didn't wish to fly and rang to ask about refund of the taxes and charges but not the actual flight cost.
I think that because of the earlier timing change I got a full refund.
Well in advance I bought tickets for 2 people on a Ryanair flight.
Some weeks later they altered one of the flights by more than 2 hours and offered me alternative flight times or a full refund.
I accepted the new flight times.
I then didn't wish to fly and rang to ask about refund of the taxes and charges but not the actual flight cost.
I think that because of the earlier timing change I got a full refund.
Last edited by A2QFI; 27th Feb 2007 at 09:13. Reason: typos
