Taxes on your airfare.....
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Taxes on your airfare.....
Can someone answer this for me?
I buy a return ticket from London to New York but I miss the flight and I'm unable to travel.
Can I claim back the airport taxes I paid when I bought the ticket?
If not what happens to this money? Does the airline keep it or do they still have to pay the airport operators?
I buy a return ticket from London to New York but I miss the flight and I'm unable to travel.
Can I claim back the airport taxes I paid when I bought the ticket?
If not what happens to this money? Does the airline keep it or do they still have to pay the airport operators?
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The airline charges you the tax price (as part of the ticket) and they in turn have to pay the airport, I think. If there are no refunds on your particular ticket and you miss the flight then this charge, being part of the ticket, is non-refundable.
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You will have to ask them.
This quote from the UK CAA website:-
"Refunds of Taxes, Fees and Charges
Most airlines list certain taxes and other charges separately from the basic fare on their tickets or internet booking confirmations. In many cases they will refund any taxes, fees or charges listed separately in this way if you do not use your ticket - even if your ticket is otherwise non-refundable.
Unfortunately, however, there is no specific law under which they are required to refund these charges. Nor is there any law that prevents them from charging an administration charge for processing the refund. We have seen cases where the administration charge exactly equals the amount of tax being refunded!
In any event, airlines do not routinely refund taxes, fees and charges to passengers who do not travel. You have to ask.
UK Air Passenger Duty (APD)
The UK's Air Passenger Duty (APD) (usually listed in a box labelled ''UK'' on the ticket or confirmation) is payable on all sectors of a journey originating from a UK airport, with certain exemptions for connecting journeys and for the Scottish Highlands and Islands. The legislation that brought in the Duty does not deal with the issue of refunds when passengers do not use their tickets. But the AUC has long argued that, as an airline is required to pay the money over to the Government only for passengers who actually travel, passengers who do not travel should get their duty back. Most airlines now refund the duty on request."
This quote from the UK CAA website:-
"Refunds of Taxes, Fees and Charges
Most airlines list certain taxes and other charges separately from the basic fare on their tickets or internet booking confirmations. In many cases they will refund any taxes, fees or charges listed separately in this way if you do not use your ticket - even if your ticket is otherwise non-refundable.
Unfortunately, however, there is no specific law under which they are required to refund these charges. Nor is there any law that prevents them from charging an administration charge for processing the refund. We have seen cases where the administration charge exactly equals the amount of tax being refunded!
In any event, airlines do not routinely refund taxes, fees and charges to passengers who do not travel. You have to ask.
UK Air Passenger Duty (APD)
The UK's Air Passenger Duty (APD) (usually listed in a box labelled ''UK'' on the ticket or confirmation) is payable on all sectors of a journey originating from a UK airport, with certain exemptions for connecting journeys and for the Scottish Highlands and Islands. The legislation that brought in the Duty does not deal with the issue of refunds when passengers do not use their tickets. But the AUC has long argued that, as an airline is required to pay the money over to the Government only for passengers who actually travel, passengers who do not travel should get their duty back. Most airlines now refund the duty on request."
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You should get the APD back (£10), as mentioned in the previous post the carrier only pays this charge to the Government for passengers who actually travel.
I have got the APD back before, even with easyJet. You don't get if you don't ask though - they must make a fortune out of the 90% of no-shows / cancellatios who simply don't bother asking.
Ryanair, I believe, will refund you the £10 APD, for a £10 admin fee
I have got the APD back before, even with easyJet. You don't get if you don't ask though - they must make a fortune out of the 90% of no-shows / cancellatios who simply don't bother asking.
Ryanair, I believe, will refund you the £10 APD, for a £10 admin fee
