IATA chief slams UK APD rise as ‘cash grab’ and ‘height of political hypocrisy’
The UK government’s decision to increase air passenger duty on ultra-long-haul flights originating in the country has drawn strong criticism from airline association IATA. “Masquerading this cash grab as a green tax the week before COP26 is the height of political hypocrisy that people are fed up with,” says IATA DG Willie Walsh of the Wednesday announcement by UK chancellor Rishi Sunak. Walsh cites the global airline industry’s recent commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, saying: “A tax hike does not help.” He further suggests that “placing an even larger APD financial barrier between the UK and the world makes a mockery of the Global Britain ambition by dealing yet another blow to the UK’s competitiveness”.<br/>
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IATA chief slams UK APD rise as ‘cash grab’ and ‘height of political hypocrisy’
The UK government’s decision to increase air passenger duty on ultra-long-haul flights originating in the country has drawn strong criticism from airline association IATA. “Masquerading this cash grab as a green tax the week before COP26 is the height of political hypocrisy that people are fed up with,” says IATA DG Willie Walsh of the Wednesday announcement by UK chancellor Rishi Sunak. Walsh cites the global airline industry’s recent commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, saying: “A tax hike does not help.” He further suggests that “placing an even larger APD financial barrier between the UK and the world makes a mockery of the Global Britain ambition by dealing yet another blow to the UK’s competitiveness”.<br/>
