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Cost of flights to rise as Rishi Sunak prepares to raise air passenger duty
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Travellers to destinations including Australia, South Africa and Japan can expect to pay more to fly, as Rishi Sunak prepares to overhaul air passenger duty in next week’s budget to reflect the environmental damage wrought by long-haul flights.
The chancellor is keen to burnish his green credentials after a week in which he was accused of failing to back Boris Johnson’s net-zero pledges with sufficient resources.
It is understood that he will announce that a reform of the tax, mooted earlier this year, will go ahead, with a higher rate levied on the longest journeys.
Air passenger duty (APD) is paid by airlines, who tend to pass much of the costs on to their customers.
It is currently charged in two bands, to destinations under 2,000 miles and
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