Originally Posted by
NickB
With separate tickets, UK APD is always due. It is a condition for treating the connection as a connection for APD purposes that both flights be on the same ticket. It is not like the US domestic tax where domestic tax is not due if connecting to/from an intl flight even on separate tickets as long as the tickets are cross-referenced.
Thanks. Single ticketed PNR is indeed what I thought was required but some mention of getting around it on separately ticketed PNRs had me wondering how the mechanics of getting around that requirement worked for the handful who report getting around it.