Cheaper Avios redemptions as Air Passenger Duty cut in budget

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• Morgs says:

  20 Mar20 March 11:03

  I think this makes a difference to those using a 2-4-1 from Amex on long haul premium seats as it makes it cheaper to fly from London than head to, say, Jersey, to lower the APD element of the charges imposes on top of the abios.

• Nun says:

  20 Mar20 March 14:01

  Now BA can raise their YQ to match the difference and customers won’t notice.

• Brian says:

  20 Mar20 March 15:43

  Slightly off-topic – there seems or seemed to be increased reward flight availability to the States today, for some reason.

• Will You Pay Delta More to Earn More Miles, Pay the UK Lower Taxes, and Fly Airline Partners for a Better Experience? (Bits 'n Pieces for March 20, 2014) - View from the Wing - View from the Wing says:

  20 Mar20 March 22:02

  […] U.K. intends to reduce its draconian ‘Air Passenger Duty’ (aka ‘premium cabin departure tax’) for long haul […]

• Simon says:

  20 Mar20 March 22:37

  I read the Brazilian government does not allow airlines to charge for the fuel surcharge, I’ve never tried booking one but if you go on the Brazilian Expedia site there are some really cheap fares e.g. London return to Perth (Australia) £422.

  • Rob says:

    20 Mar20 March 22:54

    Correct. However, tickets are meant to start in Brazil – the current fares are mistakes.

  • Trevor says:

    21 Mar21 March 08:48

    I’ve done some redemptions in/from Brazil, and they were cheap. On their local ff programs, the cost after points was negligible and when doing a long haul to London, a single on half points, half cash still only cost £160 – £80 each for ticket portion and for fees. Double that for a return and it’s still far less than you’d pay on BA for a full points redemption.

    As for the new “savings”, fares move around so much there is no way you’d be able to see if a fare is cheaper tomorrow than yesterday, and so while BA and pals may claim to pass on savings, you know you won’t see them. But it’s ok, cos instead you can stay home and save your 1p per pint at the local!

    • david says:

      21 Mar21 March 08:53

      Hi Trevor…

      Did you use avios for internal flights in Brasil…would be interested to here how that worked out?
      regards
      newtownards@hotmail.com

      • Trevor says:

        21 Mar21 March 09:03

        Not Avios, I was a member of their local ff programs as stated above, for GOL and TAM. At the time TAM was still a Star Alliance member, but since it’ll be Oneworld in 10 days time, it’ll be interesting to see what redemptions cost there using Avios.

        • david says:

          22 Mar22 March 18:00

          thanks Trevor

• Ken says:

  21 Mar21 March 16:32

  I just refuse to fly into or out of a country that is so tax happy. I’ll arrive by train instead.

• ADS says:

  23 Mar23 March 10:42

  No doubt I’ll be shot down in flames, but I take issues with your claim that APD charges are crazy!

  I’m a regular traveller, so pay my fair share of the tax … but I accept that flying causes pollution, and is therefore something that should be taxed (especially as we don’t pay VAT on our tickets).

  Whilst leaving aside the minority of people who take an extra trip to Amsterdam to avoid the UK APD rates, it does work in that we either pay it, or we reduce our travel to avoid it.

  • Ken says:

    23 Mar23 March 16:50

    How does taxing air travel reduce pollution? It’s a money grab, plain and simple. If anything the tax increases pollution as people fly further to avoid the tax.

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