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Air Passenger Duty

Asked by Jerome MayhewConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 11 December 2025UIN 96796

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of passengers who will pay more than £1,000 in Air Passenger Duty on a long-haul Premium Economy family flight by 2027.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

Air Passenger Duty is levied on the airline on a per passenger basis. The charge in respect of any individual passenger does not exceed £1,000 on a long haul flight in premium economy class.

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