Originally Posted by
JDiver
Why would that be? The APD is charged to passengers departing the United Kingdom, not arriving. Of course, if the OP is considering using BA, the fees (YQ) will be sky high.
Sorry, I forgot that step in logic. All of the awards I saw on my search involved BA to LHR. If OP can find a non-BA routing, then the YQ won't be an issue, at least on the way there (it wasn't clear, but it did sound like for return it would be domestic since it's a TATL cruise).