APD TO CLIMB AGAIN DESPITE COVID HIT

AIR Passenger Duty is to rise next year on medium- and long-haul flights, despite widespread calls for a 12-month suspension of the tax due to the pandemic's impact on the travel sector.

From April 1, Economy travellers on medium- and long-haul flights will pay £82 each way, a rise of £2.

Premium class passengers – which includes Premium Economy, Business Class and First - will pay £180, an increase of £4.

But APD on short-haul flights will stay the same.