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Heathrow increases domestic passenger discount

Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport, has announced it is increasing the discount for a UK domestic passenger by 50%. The discount was introduced to make it cheaper for domestic passengers to use Londons Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) and encourage domestic flights. It counters some of the harmful effects of the Governments [read more]

British Airways 747 G-CIVI at Cardiff Airport (Image: Nick Harding/Aviation Wales)
Cardiff Airport News

Lords back Air Passenger Duty devolution

As the Wales bill passed through the house of lords the argument regarding Air Passenger Duty (APD) was raised once again with many Lords adding their voices to the argument that at the very least, Long Haul APD should be devolved.. Air Passenger Duty is a tax imposed by the [read more]

Andrew RT Davies APD Qoute (Images courtesy of Wales Air Forum)
Cardiff Airport News

Wales United for Air Passenger Duty Campaign

Aviation Wales and Wales Air Forum have united to start a devolved Air Passenger Duty campaign called APD 4 Wales The announcement was made in a press release by the two leading Welsh Aerospace and Aviation sites which said:  Aviation Wales and Wales Air Forum have today announced that they [read more]

Cardiff Airport
Cardiff Airport News

Air Passenger Duty: Its Our Right

One of the most hotly debated topics concerning Wales and in particular, Cardiff Airport is the devolution of Air Passenger Duty (APD), the unfair tax levied by the UK Government on passengers flying from the UK. The Silk Commission report on devolved powers to Wales recommended that Air Passenger Duty [read more]