easyJet continues campaign to make air tax a fair tax

easyJet taking out advertisements in the national newspapers as part of its long-running campaign to make air tax greener and to cut out the subsidies. Last year, the Government announced that it will scrap the current structure of Air Passenger Duty (APD) and replace it with a flight tax, i.e. a tax on planes.

easyJet argues that:

- Everyone should pay their fair share, proportionate to their aircraft emissions – and no more
- Dirtier planes should pay more
- This should not be a Trojan horse for the Government to raise a further £500m

Andy Harrison, easyJet Chief Executive, said:

“Any airline that wants a free ride for its transfer passengers is expecting someone else to subsidise them. This is not right. We have a one-off opportunity to make air tax a greener tax, and to cut out the subsidies that make the current Air Passenger Duty such a poor tax.

“Air tax must be a greener tax which encourages airlines to behave more responsibly, not a mechanism to support the weak parts of the airline industry – and no-one should get a free ride.”