Business travellers say APD unfair
11.01.10
In a survey of 2400 business travellers, more than 57% thought the rise in Air Passenger duty (APD) in November was ‘unfair’. And 87% of people who took the Business Travel & Meetings Show (BTMS) survey are ‘strongly opposed’ to the next set of increases in November 2010.
The Government increased APD in November to £12 from £11 for a short haul economy class flight, and to £110 from £55 for a 6,000-mile plus premium long-haul flight, regardless of whether the passenger is in premium economy, business or first class. From November 2010, this highest tier will increase to £170 per flight, an increase of 112%.
The survey also revealed one of the biggest dislikes of those flying for work was phones on planes, with 82% saying they do not want mobile phones to be used on flights. The most wanted change was Wi-Fi on planes, whilst online check-in was voted as business travellers' innovation of the decade. However, although the business travellers most wanted wi-fi on planes, faster security, check-in and immigration processes topped the wish list.
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