Originally Posted by
jbalmuth
Unfortunately I don't think that there's any way to in fact link two separate tickets together to avoid the APD. If the two flights are on separate PNRs I don't think that there's any way to accomplish this.
Actually there should be a way. Rule 4.4 deals with separate tickets which are read in conjunction and then qualify as a transit and don't attract APD.
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsP...505#P272_15506
4.4 Tickets
In addition to the time related criteria, the agreement for carriage must be evidenced by a ticket which must show the:
■airport from which the passenger intends to depart
■date and time of his intended departure, and
■airport at which he intends to arrive.
The connected flights must be detailed on the same ticket or conjunction tickets to qualify for the exemption. Tickets can only be regarded as conjunction tickets if:
a. they are in one booklet, or
b. where they are in separate booklets:
■each refers to the other and states that they are to be read in conjunction, or
■there is a summary of the flights constituting the passengers journey including the flights in question.
c. where the tickets are purchased online, they are purchased at the same time through the same portal.
Although the flights may meet all the other criteria for determining whether two flights are connected, they will only qualify for the exemption if the connection is evidenced on the ticket or a flight summary.
'Scheduled time' means the time indicated in the operator’s timetable for the flight at the time of issue.
'Scheduled day of arrival/departure' means the day of arrival/departure indicated in the operator’s timetable when the ticket was issued.