Formerly known as CollegeFlyer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: JRA
Programs: UA 1K MM, AA PLT, Hyatt Diamond, Marriott Gold, Hertz 5*
Posts: 6,716
Did PMUA ever charge increased APD on upgrades?
The issue, being obscured by some, is not whether UA charges APD! The issue is whether UA charges the difference in Y-cabin APD and F/C-cabin APD on a SWU upgrade.
I don't think UA was paying the extra tax for the passengers; instead, I think UA was simply not collecting the extra tax because it did not apply.
Unless UK law has been amended, the last time I checked, the laws governing the higher APD on premium-cabin fares exempts upgrades that the passenger does not pay for in cash. The laws even stated that, for example, if a passenger was upgraded from Y to C as a thank-you for purchasing a bottle of champagne, no additional APD was required to be collected for the C seat.