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Air Passenger Duty: Refunds Issued
Ryan Boyd February 25, 2016
Starting March 1, air passenger duty – a tax paid in the U.K. on airline tickets – will be removed for everyone under 16, which will save passengers £13 per child on short-haul flights and up to £71 a child for longer flights. This refund can also apply to previously purchased tickets, so if customers purchased a ticket prior to March 1, they will be due up to £142 by using online applications at services like Ryanair, KLM and Flybe. Some refunds will be applied automatically applied, as with EasyJet, Thomas Cook and Thomson. A full list of airlines is available, including what customers have to do to reclaim their refunds.
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Both this article and the original link fail to mention that this only applies for economy flights and not those taking PE, business or first. The charge for economy is £72 whereas PE etc is £142 which will still apply.