Originally Posted by Spiff
The tax is waived if one is on a connecting flight thru LHR (less than 24 hours).
Is the tax waived if one does a turn at LHR (less than 24 hours)?
Spiff, I think that this would apply - if you only connect international to international it is probably treated as being outside tax - a bit like "Duty Free". Now whether this applies to flights coming in from the EU I would not like to say. UK tax rules are complicated and inconsistent.
OT but we cannot open the bars on the ground as they are "bonded" but all the passengers can buy alchohol in the Duty Free (I speak of flights outside the EU) without duty or VAT (but plenty of profit! as is said in these parts "Go Figure!!")