Parents due partial refunds on their children's air tickets face a variety of ways to claim the money.

Air passenger duty (APD) for children under the age of 12 on economy travel will be abolished from 1 May. That means some passengers who have already booked and paid for flights that take off after 1 May are due a refund of the duty. Some airlines are giving refunds automatically, but others require passengers to fill in a claim form.

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"[Some airlines] are operating a refund by request system and this could be one extra job that many parents never get around to doing, leaving much of the money stuck in APD limbo," said Hannah Maundrell, of comparison website Money.co.uk, which has a guide to the changes. "Airlines are already awash with consumers trying to reclaim money for delays, these new applications for APD refunds could simply add to the administrative nightmare.....Read more here