Dal sito Ryanair
In his budget speech on 6th December 2006, the UK Chancellor, Mr Gordon Brown MP, announced his decision to DOUBLE his ridiculous and anti-consumer "Air Passenger Duty". This tax grab which will generate £1bn. in tax revenues for the UK Government, but will do nothing for the environment.
UK Air Passenger Duty Rates - applicable per person for each departing flight from a UK airport which was booked before the 7th December 2006 for travel from the 1st February 2007 onwards.
£10 (GBP) per person for each UK domestic flight (£20 on a return UK domestic flight)
£10 (GBP) per person for flights from the UK to an EU/EEA airport
£40 (GBP) per person for flights from the UK to an airport outside the EU/EEA - e.g. Morocco
We greatly regret that Ryanair has no alternative, but to act as the UK Chancellor's tax collector and in accordance with Article 4.2.2 of Ryanair's General Conditions of Carriage, all affected passengers will be advised via email of the additional tax amount that will be automatically charged to the credit card or debit card used to pay for their origin
Please Note - If your flight booking was made on or after the 7th December 2006 then the increased Air Passenger Duty tax has already been collected by Ryanair and you have nothing further to pay.
Ryanair condemns the UK Chancellor's unfair and regressive tax on ordinary passengers. Because of the flat nature of this tax, Ryanair's passengers - who enjoy the lowest average air fares in the UK - are paying the highest rate of tax (35%) while many of "Greedy Gordon's" friends and fellow politicians are still flying business class where this tax represents less than 5% of their air fare. This is just another example of politicians using the environment to grab further taxes from the travelling public.
We urge you to:
Please write to Chancellor Gordon Brown at ministers@hm-treasury.gsi.gov.uk indicating your opposition to this tax grab which will generate £1bn. in tax revenues for the UK Government, but will not do nothing for the environment. Tell "Greedy Gordon" to keep his hands off your low fares, and stop stealing from ordinary passengers.
In buona sostanza chi ha già autorizzato un addebito sulla propria carta di credito si vedrà automaticamente addebitato un altro importo.
Beh, non so come si comportino le altre compagnie, am non mi sembra molto corretto.
D'altra parte si tratta di un'improvvisa e inaspettata ulteriore schifosa tassa.