The UK government is planning to boost tax revenues from long-haul flights as part of the country’s commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now A consultation on potential changes to the UK’s Air Passenger Duty (APD) would increase the number of international travel distance bands used as a proxy for the emissions of respective flights from London. “This would reinforce the ‘polluter pays principle,’ by ensuring that those who travel furthest internationally, and consequently have the greatest impact on the environment, incur the most duty,” the UK’s finance minister said March 23. Already considered as one of the highest aviation tax levies in Europe, APD is charged on seats for passengers over 16 […]