UK to raise passenger tax on long-haul flights

The UK announced another increase in its Air Passenger Duty (APD)—a departure tax—on the same day the country’s transport minister emphasized how important airports are to the nation’s future prosperity. In his annual budget speech Oct. 29, finance minister Philip Hammond said long-haul flights from...

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