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Four major airlines have joined forces to call for the Government to scrap Air Passenger Duty which is passed onto travellers through inflated ticket prices. A letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne signed by Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways parent company IAG, easyJet chief Carolyn McCall, Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary and Virgin Atlantic chief executive Steve Ridgway, said passenger numbers at UK airports had fallen consecutively for the last three years to a level lower than 2004. In 2010, there were 7.4 million fewer passengers in the UK while numbers using European airports grew by 66.3 million.....Read more here---> Airline bosses call for Osborne to scrap Air Passenger Duty to promote growth | This is Money
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Re: Airline bosses call for Osborne to scrap Air Passenger Duty to promote growth
Comtel Air cancels Amritsar to Birmingham flights
An airline accused of asking passengers to pay extra for fuel to fly home has cancelled UK flights at the weekend.
A Comtel Air flight from Amritsar to Birmingham was grounded in Vienna on Tuesday by its Spanish carrier Mint Lineas Aereas due to financial issues. Passengers said they were "held to ransom" and asked to pay a total of £23,000 to continue their journey.....Read more here---> BBC News - Comtel Air cancels Amritsar to Birmingham flights
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