Hundreds of flights axed this year
22.06.09
Hundreds of flights a week from leading UK airports have been cancelled over the last year. And the situation could get worse when rises in air passenger duty (APD) tax take effect, private aviation firm Jet Republic said.
The company said that between March 30 2008 and October 24 2009, up to 969 weekly direct flights will have been axed at the 10 leading UK airports, representing a total of nearly 131,000 seats. The APD rises are planned for November this year and November 2010, and Jet Republic said the increases could lead to a reduction in the number of people flying which could, in turn, lead to more routes becoming loss-makers and airlines axing them.
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